Results Day

I returned home from Egypt on Wednesday 13th of August and I think everybody in the country knows what came the next day...A level results day.

This is an important day for Year 12s and 13s all over the country as it is the day that you find out if all of your hard work has paid off. For year 12s it is important to find out if you are able to carry on into the next year. And for year 13s they either find out if they have the grades that they need to carry on to university or have the grades they need to get themselves a full time job. 

This year I have been a year 12 so I woke up extremely early nervous to find out if I'd worked hard enough and my grades were good enough to get me into year 13. And they were! I was thrilled to get an A in both maths and further maths, high Bs in both biology and chemistry. I know that I need to put a lot more work in if I'm going to get into the university of my choice next year but also feel quite proud of what I have achieved! 

I'm so glad that I don't have to worry anymore about results and I hope everyone else did as well as they deserve (including GCSE students who only got their results a week later)! Feel free to let me know how proud you all are of your results because you deserve to be. And let me know what's next for you up the education ladder.

Keep smiling, 

Kathryn x

Egypt

Ghana wasn't the last of my aeroplane journeys for the summer. In fact, twenty four hours after landing, I found myself at exactly the same airport (terminal two this time) in another aeroplane taking off towards Egypt on a family holiday!  

I was extremely excited to be getting some time to just relax and very grateful of my parents for taking me away. However, on arrival I had a little bit of a messy start to the holiday. I was quite unwell on the aeroplane over there (as a result of my allergy to maleria tablets). This didn't really improve when I arrived at the hotel reception only to have a sudden collision with the floor after passing out. I don't remember too much about that but after a good nights rest I was feeling slightly better and ready to enjoy the sun! 

I spent most of the time sunbathing, book in hand, and enjoyed a little bit of time swimming with the fish in the sea. Towards the end of the holiday, when I was back to feeling like myself again, I even had fun on the water slides! 

We had a fantastic holiday and a much-needed break from reality! There may well be pictures uploaded soon. I hope you're all having a fantastic break and I want to hear what you've all been up to!

Keep smiling, 

Kathryn x