"Every day may not be a good day, but there is good in every day"

It is currently week 6 of term 3 and I am beginning to make large progress. Recently, I have completed an exam in geography which will benefit for an exam that I could possibly be sitting later on in term 4. I have been really motivated to write and have been staying up late for a couple of days to finish one of my creative writings that I have been creating for an English assessments. I have written over 4000 words for a 500-word assessment, but I would rather have more than I need than to have less. 

I have been improving on so many things. I have to say though, I still get distracted but I have learnt so much and still in the process of fully being focused. I am starting to really take responsibility for the things that I do in my classes, because I have realized how many things I need to work on if I want to be a role model for the junior school next year.

I have really poor attendance and I genuinely wish that I could have came to school all the times I was away, but for now I can only focus on raising my percentages. I have also been coming to school late, but with valid reasons. To improve on this, I am willing to wake up earlier to get ready, make sure I'm prepared and do anything way before school starts. I do regret my lack of attendance but I can only focus on being on time and present for the rest of the term and beyond.

I am motivated even at my worst, there are personal issues involved in my disruption of learning but that cannot be an excuse for me any longer. I will find the good in everyday even if everyday isn't good, I will focus on me and my future and will strive to complete as much as I can with the potential people believe that I have. I am grateful.

Michelle Vainerere

"Do Not Define Who You Are Until You Find Who You Are"

I was granted with the opportunity to create relationships and bonds with students from other

schools through the AUT Live My Future programme. Not only did I create friendships with the

students but I also created a strong bond with my Navigator Jean, who made me feel comfortable

through this whole journey. I was nervous at first, especially after I was told that I was gonna be

separated from all of my friends, but after I met my squad I realized that it wasn’t bad after all.

Our first task was to get to know each other and then the first challenge set in. Not surprised,

majority of my squad were full of boys and they were the loud ones, but also smart. We were

given a paper which gave us a list of things we had to do and the first one was to take a photo

with the squad in front of a sign that says ‘AUT’, and to be honest, my group started before we

were supposed to. We thought of a group name and since we were the Orange team, we were

called ‘Orange Juice - OJ’. We did all the challenges on the list, made a chant and
recorded it. We stuck together as a group and would say we created bonds also.

Thankfully, we were given a $20 voucher to spend at 2 specific shops, but we had to go and see

a live lecture as well. I decided that since I have a slight passion in Science, that was the block that

I wanted to see. I was with my friends on our way to the Science block to see the Biology lecture,

my friend was going to Chemistry and the other one was going to Paramedicine, but we were lost

and didn’t know where our classes were located. We bumped into a staff and he highly

recommended to see Food Chemistry and he intrigued us as soon as he said we were gonna be

making ice cream, if I was to be honest. He took us to the class and as soon as we got there I felt a

very comfortable vibe with the man showing us how to make ginger beer. Instantly, we created

strong bonds between our supervisors and ourselves. They really made it an experience to

remember, we created and taste tested food made with different utensils and learnt about the

things they discover through food chemistry. We looked around through Health Science department

and saw heaps of stalls which were based on different types of science such as Oral, Health, etc.

So, we went to the Paramedicine area and asked questions as they were performing CPR to a

doll whose heart stopped beating.

To conclude the day we were all placed in a lecture room, sitting with our colour squads and

we were split up in quarters This was just another activity and we reflected back on the day

and what we learnt. The things I took from this experience was how paramedics perform CPR

and how to compress air through someone who cannot breath and how liquid nitrogen is used to

harden and dense cream to turn it into ice cream. I would have to say that I judged the whole

event too early, because I wanted to go home at first. But as the day progressed, I didn’t want

to leave. I am grateful for this experience and have learnt so much. Definitely put thoughts

about attending AUT after High School and maybe even volunteer as an AUT Navigator.

Michelle Vainerere

"Temptation is Temporary, but Your Choice Makes it History"

First of all, I’d like to apologize for my delay in blogging.

Today my quote for Week 5 of Term 3 is ‘Temptation is temporary but your choice makes it history’

due to the fact that it relates to me so much. I am quite proud to announce that I have been keeping

my head in the game, I have recently completed an internal assessment for Geography which is a big

deal for me, seeing that this is one of the most difficult subjects I have and seems to be the class I am

most distracted in, if I was to be honest. I have a lot of friends in this class who like to gossip, but
while they talk about everyday life and issues, I don’t like to come off rude to them but I am learning
to ignore what they say or nod my head with little interest - I am grateful for one of my friends who
tend to keep people from talking to me while I’m in my zone. If I am unaware of a task, I ask for
teacher guidance all the way through. I have been helping out my friends with comprehension
understanding towards topics they struggle with and I try my best to help them complete the
assessments that are due. I am up to date with my ICT and with one more assessment which is due
to be presented in Week 7, I will pass this class.

One thing I need to improve and develop with is my attendance. I haven’t been attending school
lately, due to medical reasons and sickness, but although I’m required to stay home, I try and
complete as many assessments as I can. I need to keep my head in the game, but I am learning to
gain self-motivation even through the situations I face. I am thrilled and excited for Saturday, I
am beginning to really push my limits above my standards and meet the expectations that people
really see in me. I took advantage of time through each class, I didn’t realize how precious it is in
regards to how many assessments I have yet to complete, I have met my consequences and will
not continue the way I have been through the past 2 terms and a half.  I am strong-willed and
ambitious, and I will make sure that my temporary lust for distraction will only be destroyed
with the right choice in order for me to succeed to my full extent.

Michelle Vainerere