Hello (it's me!). This is an update post about the (near) future of this blog. Last year, I made a series called "People who made my 2014" and, as 2015 is coming to an end soon, I decided to do it again, because it's been an incredible year for me and I want to thank everyone who contributed to that. My blog has never been popular and the posts have been read by my close friends, and that's the reason why I stopped posting. But this series is really important for me and I want to write it for myself. If you read it and like it to, then it'd make me super happy!
Hello everyone! For most students, back-to-school period has already come, but for me starts this Friday. Whether we like it or not (most likely we don't), we have to attend classes, get graded and sit exams. The main thing we should all focus on is to not freak out over everything.
I am in the 2nd year in high school, which means that next year will be my last as a student (and to be quite honest, I can't wait). Also, for more people at my age, it's the period we feel pressured to figure out what we want to do in the future, so questions like "in which uni should I go?" and "what job is suitable for me?" are always in our minds. I am not an expert on how not to get even an existensial crisis because of this overwhelming situation. What I try to do is to take care of myself and put my physical and mental health as a priority. Remember that nothing matters more than having a healthy organism to keep you going. To achieve that, you should not lose sleep to study and have a balanced diet/not skip meals. Even when you have after-school-lessons, you should have regular snacks and the most important, drink a lot of water. The greek educational system is not well-organized and it doesn't give opportunities to all students. For example, we don't have art lessons, we don't learn languages other than greek and english, P.E. is a free hour and sex ed does not exist. Also, here are not fun activities we can enter nor clubs (except for the physics club which has like 4 students). So, how do they expect us to enjoy school when all we do is study for 9 months straight?
For those who are going to high school for the first time this year, I have some things to tell you.
If you're scared, don't worry. Everyone is as scared as you are and no one is better than you.
It's nothing like the movies. Nothing exciting happens and it's the truth. Do not expect big changes.
You will find people who will be your best friends, even if you don't believe it. Last year I found some of the greatest friends I've ever had in my whole life.
Having crushes is stupid and pointless. You may disagree and I can respect that, but all they do to you is destructing you from the real fun and wasting your time. Having friends is more important than sticking on a human and claim to have a crush on them.
Teachers may seem strict but you should have in mind that they are people too and they have a life outside the school. Don't start fights with them and try to understand.
There will be immature people. Don't even give a fuck about them. Their insults and bad comments mean nothing about you.
What I always try to remember that high school may seems the end of the world but it's definitely not. It will end and we may even miss it sometimes. Make memories, go out with friends, join school trips, meet new people and visit new places. Deep inside, we all know which our dreams are and where we are aiming with our lives. Concentrate to stuff that you enjoy and make the most out of every situation. Most important, be a kind human. That's what's missing from this world and we need it. Plus, you don't need many people around you, just 3-4 close friends. Lastly, never change yourself to fit in. Neither you nor other people will gain something from this. There are teens who are like you and you share the same interests. Don't try to impress others by someone you're not. Stay true and people who like you for who you are, will come for you.
If you want more practical advice about school, check my last year's post. Also, tell me in the comments box, where do you live and how is the edicational system like? Which year are you in and how does it make you feel? Which is your best advice on school? I wish you to have an incredible school year!
p.s. check this playlist for #BackToSchool and school related videos from some of my favorite youtubers.
Hello everybody! Sorry for not posting last week's obsessions, but I didn't feel like it. I recently decided that I do not write these posts with much joy, so I will take a break from the blog. I started this blog as a way to share opinions and it didn't work out as I wanted it to. These months I even found myself unable to write posts like the pointless ones, because of frustration. Also, school is coming and I may prepare a Back To School posts with tips and hacks, but till then, I won't post anything on here.
Ahoy! I hope everyone's doing great and you're enjoying summer 2015 as it's still here! Now, let's move to this week's obsessions of mine!
MUSIC:
If you checked my prevoius post, you must be aware of my FOB addiction. I found this as a gif set on tumblr and then searched it on YouTube and didn't regretted it!
Hello everybody! During this week, I listened to a lot of music and it was really hard to put just one song at the weekly obsession post, so here's a seperate one dedicated to all the incredible music I've been enjoying (and I still do).
FALL OUT BOY
My addiction started a few weeks ago because of some youtubers listening to them. The first FOB song I listened to was Centuries (actually 2 months ago) but I never searched more about this band, till now. I downloaded their latest album American Beauty/ American Psycho and listened to it 5 times in one day. Some days later, my best friend got me one of their albums (Save Rock and Roll) for birthday present and I loved it, as it has my favorite FOB song in it!
RICKY DILLON
Ricky is one of my favorite youtubers and he also makes fun music. His latest song Beat is so addictive and will stuck in your mind for a long long time!
TOM ROSENTHAL
I discovered him from Will Darbyshire's videos and I loved his music from the very first second. His songs are so peaceful, yet they bring you a lot of feelings. If you're looking for some relaxing and pure music, check him out.
KATHERINE & EDEN
These two girls are known for their original Phan songs on YouTube (Phan is the ship name of Dan & Phil fyi). They have also uploaded covers of some of my favorite songs and they are both really talented and lovely!
YEARS & YEARS
My addiction for this british band started a year ago, but their new music is literally the most wonderful for this year! Different sound with incredible and unique voice of Olly Alexander, they will make you craving to see them performing live.
While watching Tyler and Zoe's Disney challenge, they played some songs from this movie brought me my childhood memories. One of the greatest Disney movies with amazing grafics and important messages for both kids and adults.
Ahoy everybody! Here's another post with what I enjoyed on the internet this week!
MUSIC:
Eden has wrote some original songs about Dan Howell and Phil Lester and Long Distance Love is one of them! Katherine has a better voice than most of famous singers out there! Their talent is so amazing and, whether you're a phan trash or not, you'll definitely love them! They do many covers in their channels too so make sure to subscribe to both Katherine & Eden.
YOUTUBE: 1. Connor Franta
No explanation is needed for this video. Connor Franta is one of my favorite youtubers and a really great person. This video made me feel a lot of things and it's actually so beautiful and peaceful, such a pleasure to watch it. 2. charlieissocoollike
ANNOUNCEMENT:One Direction's new single Drag Me Down
Without any promo, Drag Me Down reached No1 on iTunes selling in the fastest rate than any other song, showing how much fans love them. There's no need to say that I have it on replay since the 31st of July!
Last week I finished season1 and I've watched the first episode of season2 (Free! Eternal Summer) and I think it's the perfect series for summertime. I used to have swimming lessons too, and Free! made me miss these times!
