My future…

I received my acceptance letter from Asterhof today – it’s a residence at Tukkies…

I applied to go study at the University of Pretoria next year in March of this year – and shortly there after I received an acceptance letter. I was overjoyed, even more than I ever expected to be – it’s an amazing feeling.

So far I’m going to study Quantity Surveying at Tukkies next year and I’m going to life in Asterhof. All these plans and decisions just kind of happened. Doors opened and, what I believe to be signs, showed. I’m really quite overjoyed about my future. How it all worked out. I wrote my Afrikaans essay in the Record exams about how blessed I am to have a sure future. Lots of matrix these days still have no idea what the want to do with the rest of their lives. It isn’t always a negative thing – it’s just sometimes scary for them, then again, some don’t really care.

My parents are really supportive, and I really appreciate that of them because it makes me more sure about what I want to do. All my friends at Tukkies approve of the choice as well – hehe, not like they wouldn’t. Deciding on a Res was not hard, but everybody has an opinion and of course you’ll love the Res you were in or the one your friends are in. In the end I went to the Open Day and from the moment I walked in the door, I knew that this was where I wanted to be. Call in intuition, luck or destiny.

I really just can’t wait and I’m glad that I’ll have the chance to have a real student life and that I get the chance to experience Res life as well. I think it builds character, and I’m sure it’s a whole lot of fun.

I realized that I’m ready to finish matric and high school. Three months ago I wasn’t ready at all, even though being headgirl exhausted me. It was a personality growth experience and I think that I made a success of that. I did my best and I’m proud of that. It’s one of the reasons I wasn’t ready to finish. But my works done now and I have one more goal - distinctions in the end exams. 5 year’s work is hopefully going to pay off. Matric was the best year ever – by far. I just never thought it would go by so fast. It feels like it was only yesterday that I was in st.6.

Enjoy your years in high school and don’t wish them to pass faster – believe me, you might just miss it to death when you’re older!