Lock downs and Spirit Week!!!

Dear Blog . Lol ;
Okay . Love it here . Actually have begun eating salads ! Hahaha . There's a first ? Anyway , we had a lockdown drill yesterday and I didn't know what it was about, or why we did lockdowns until one of the other students told me that it was for if like if criminals are on the loose nearby ? FREAKY ! The closest Tamaki has gotten to a drill is like , Fire drill ? :) . Problems :- there is a huge culture difference here , and after coming from a place where everyone is mainly Christian, its weird to come here and have a majority of people here believe in Darwin's Theory of Evolution and most people do not even believe in God. I'm actually pretty much a minority here and it feels soooo different. Anyway , I've moved out of Sarah Roseblats house and I'm now staying with Cara Neel , which is awesome for me ! Cara , isn't the person coming back to New Zealand though ? I actually dont know if there is anyone coming back to NZ ? I shall keep you posted. Updates for BranksomeHall ? Next week is SPIRIT WEEK ! It is going to be a blast, there are competitions all through out the week and crazy dress-upss . :) Cant wait! Also , next week is the ball (formal) & I'll be taking waaaay more photos to keep you all updated on that !
Take Care . Good luck with the first weeks of school .
(message for both teachers and students)

Keep you updated .
:)

Oh ! and I forgot to mention the weather ! Before I came to Canada , I fully packed sooo much clothing and wore sooo many layers ? Everyone saying I would freeze my face off . Liars :( It's not as cold this year ! Which is lucky for me . The temperature has only been between -3 degrees and 7degrees . Its not that bad and I'm loving the snow ! There's not much though. sadly ! :)



Great uniform eh???

When I first got here......

I wrote this when I first got here.

Day one ! I can not believe that I actually made it. After practically creating a waterfall with the amount of tears I've shed. I can very well say that I have settled in. Hello Tamaki. Well today is JANUARY 4TH, also the same day that one of the most important people you'll ever know was born . MEE ! Today is my birthday, but instead of being happy about it, I have to get ready for a new day tomorrow. I start up at Branksome ! Excited? try the words terrified ! Attached are photos of the snow, because right now that's all I have to offer. I went shopping today at Yorksdale? It makes Sylvia Park look TINY ! literally. I have been eating a lot of bagels ! :D good food here, good food. Anyway, its nearly dinner time, so I best be off. I might go and make myself a cupcake and sing happy birthday to myself. sweet. Good bye !

Christine's First Post from Canada...

Dear Blog . Lol ..
its been approximately , 15days since I set foot in the land of all snow - Canada .. and its been 10 days since i started school at Branksome Hall . it is fully different ! Toronto Canada looks nothing at all like Glen Innes , there's tons of snow ! so everything looks purely painted white . The houses are much bigger , ( i haven't seen a single one floor house yet ) . Its like living in the city , being surrounded by buildings which are like sky tower high . Its kind of ridiculous .. Missing the comforts of home . School is soooo different , let me list the differences - There are no boys (most obvious difference) , the library is quiet ! all the time . There are about four levels to the school and they have half floors too ! (Honestly why would you need a half floor!) They only have one lunch :( and there are four classes in the day , all one hour and 20 minutes long ! Time passes really quickly though , and school starts at 8.30 finishes at 3.30 .. no tutor time ? .. The buzz at Branksome Hall at the moment is the Formal (Ball) and Spirit Week (a week where all grades battle it out against each other in games, lipsyncs, dances . Its crazy and even I cant wait for it .. Oh yeah , and the school is fully student run ! The prefects do everything , set up things for up coming events , run the entire assembly , they are the backbone of the school. Its kind of inspiring in a way ? lol .
Anyway , visited the McMichael Art Gallery ! sooo pretty , the Inuit art is something sooo different. Haven't done much , other then that . BUT ill keep you posted on everything that occurs while i am here in Canada..

See Yaa
- Chrisitne :)