To be entirely honest with you, I intended to write this blog the day before the musical. But, engulfed in the stress and anticipation of it, I ended up not doing so. The thought that I would spend the entire week after the grand day either drenched in depression or utter euphoria depending on whether or not we won was really, really fascinating. It was an eventful day, and long story short, we won. Euphoria it is.
This is the final blog of this school year. And because my parents want to move me to Filipino class next year - this is my final AEP blog. I never once thought that this day would come, but the swift passage of time did not fail to prove me wrong. AEP blogs have always been extremely fun to write - they allow me to reflect on what we learned, but most importantly, the special little moments that happen in AEP.
Writing these blogs have always felt oddly freeing, like letting go of memories that float in your head and making them permanent on paper.
SO, with my final, overly lengthy introduction over, let's take a look back - one last time.
March 19 - To The Worse Me
I don't often like to look back at the annoying younger person I was, but this time I had to. It was our midterm, and it was a very fun and pleasant midterm. We had to write letters to our younger selves, and I took this golden opportunity to slander my 9-year-old self. I've always thought she was insane, but I never took the time to think about what I would say to her. This midterm was quite eye opening and made me realize how much I've changed in 5 years.
March 26 - Blacked Out
In preparation for the upcoming musical, we practiced intensively for weeks. Surprise surprise, one day, you eventually run out of battery. From the start of the class, I could sense and everyone else's' tiredness and their constant battles against their eyelids shutting down. Sadly, it is very funny.
So with all the energy we could muster, we copied the correct essay answer to a previous activity we had. We wrote as Miss recited. It was interesting to see how the essay was done in comparison to mine, where I did not know what I was doing.
Once we were done writing, Miss told us to take a short break. Instantly, the word "break" rang through everyone's minds. We all shut off. Our heads fell to our desks and our visions turned black. It was either a classroom full of zoned-out zombies or dead devices.
After gaining consciousness, we wrote 5 sentences in passive tense. It could have been 10 - but Miss knew we would pass out again by the 6th sentence.
April 2 - Grandma's Grocery
Back with the memory game, except this time, grandma's buying grocery. And this time, I actually paid enough attention to memorize everyone's items. Memorizing is always easier when you have specific little things to remind you of the terms.
After that, we answered a worksheet about past tenses - it took me a really, really long time. I feel quite hazy when it comes to simple English fundamentals. I haven't learned these things in years and I feel like a grade-schooler learning them all over again. But regardless, I tried my best and I'll just hope that it's good enough while I continue to learn. It was an uneventful birthday, exactly how I like it. Getting older is unavoidable and I think I'll accept that some other time.
And with that, this blog has come to an end. And with that, my three years of sitting down and reminiscing on AEP classes has come to an end. I'll surely miss this class - It's evident on how much I love to write about it. I really appreciate everything we've learned here, along with all the funny little moments that makes my days. I don't really want this blog to come to an end, but everything has to come to an end. Just like how the musical is over - and we feel this sort of emptyness. This time, though, I'll be sure to cherish the remaining meetings of AEP we have left.
And now, I'll press the orange "Publish" button - one last time.
It's a bittersweet feeling, but at least there's some "sweet" in "bittersweet".
Goodbye, AEP!!!
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