Prepare to squirm: relationships at boarding school

Dad:

I think Michelle thought it was a trap. “Your readers have been listening to you now for almost a year, talking about the boarding school application/admissions process – now they probably want to know what it’s REALLY like to live in that sort of environment”… “Maybe you should write about DATING this time”?
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Birthdays, friends, and a busy weekend at boarding school!

Michelle:

This weekend we decided to play some tennis and go out for my friend Zack’s birthday! It was a great weekend although it was kind of short because we had an academic Saturday, which was, well… Bleh. It’s as if there was no weekend, but we worked around it.

On the actual day of [...]

Death of a Snowman at Boarding School

Michelle:

It snowed here a few days ago a good few inches. It was like a storm of snow because it just wouldn’t stop snowing! Walking from class to class was just brutal. Usually the walk from the dorm to the dining hall isn’t bad at all, but I felt like I was walking a mile [...]

Winter break – priorities and making momma cry

Dad;

I was surprised to see Michelle’s latest diary entry this morning.  Funny how a couple of times during winter break I had been gently reminding her to do another update.  She happily found time to enjoy her friends and family here, watch movies, and text on her phone, and I didn’t press her about it, [...]

Rats in the dorm

Michelle-
Recently, something terrible happened in my dorm. I was appalled when I heard from my friend what had happened to her computer. Here’s how the story goes:
One day, when we were at squash tryouts, someone poured water all over her computer. When she came back to her room after tryouts, which ended late in the [...]

Roommates and friends at Boarding School

Boarding School – Life on Campus: I was nervous about meeting my roommate…

Connecting through the web

Michelle:
Always thinking one step ahead, looking forward to what school is going to be like or to what they are expecting from me. A few days ago I received an email from one of my prefects. I’m on the second floor!
She explained to me about the dorm life and how all of the [...]