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Wow..i never knew that schools opened in Scotland from the summer holidays already! I am not back in school until the 6th of September.Quote:
Originally Posted by chloe o'brien
I haven't done much today, i just been out with mates and tomorrow i am going to have a nice lie in until midday. :)
They've been on holiday up here since the 30 June davy
Oooh right that explains it! :D I didn't split from school until the end of July. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by chloe o'brien
Not done much today really should be doing stuff not got long left until i go back to school, 6 days as my mum keeps reminding me.I stay in Scotland but do not go back until Tuesday.Through the holidays i have barely done anything but i am going to Edinbrugh tomorow to the festival which should be okay then for some reason my parents are taking me to some sort of gallery to see this art exhibit no idea why as they are not interested in art either but it supposed to be really good as the scuplters are very life like.
we had a staff conference today, we have one every year at the begining of term were we have motivation speakers who try and help you improve your lifestyle and reduce stress. One of the guest speakers today was a man called Jamie Andrews. Some of you might not know of him but Jamie is from Edinburgh and was a mountaineer. In 1999 Jamie and his best friend also called Jamie (Fisher) were on holiday in the french alps to climb one of the mountains. The climb was to last two or three days but as they reached the top of the mountain they were hit by bad snow storms and were left stranded there for 5 days. Sadly Jamie Fisher lost his life on the mountain but Jamie Andrews survived. Tragically Jamie had to have both his hands and feet amputed due to severe frostbite. In the 7 years since the accident Jamie has not only learned to adapt to living a normal life but he has returned to mountaineering by climbing Kilamanjaro, run the London Marathon and skydiving. He is also the proud father of three wonderful children. His presentation lasted over an hour where he spoke about the emotions he has went through since that day. He truly was an inspiration and I sat and listening with tears streaming down my face. It really puts life into prospectus when we all moan about the trival things in life.
OMG Scotland was so good, it was so peaceful and the scenery was loverly. We were on a boat going down the caledonian canal and we sailed on Loch Ness. I still cant believ i sailed on loch ness even though my bodys still feeling physical. It got a little hairy when the fog came over and we could nt see where we going. It was fun all the same. The drive back was long though even though we stayed over the night in Falkirk at the travel Lodge. There was no electricity or anything so i had no TV so ive been reading inside soap to keep me up to date.
I think i heard about Jamie Andrews. All those things heve done are a real inspiration to those living with disabilitys after accidents.
I just got back from france and I'm exhausted! The weather was a bit off, rain and wind all the time! The beach was okay though, but sometimes too cold to go in :( We made it home in record time though, 3 hours from Portsmouth to Manchester and I'm all unpacked now! I recieved lots of stuff about college, so I got to fill that in soon!
3 hours, how did you manage that. ARe journey home wasnt too bad either. We got from Falkirk to Stockport with no traffic or anything in about 4 hours as soon as we pulled up at Cheadle we got stuck in a queue. My dad wasnt impressed.
well we got off the ferry at 7am, and didn't stop!! there wasn't very much traffic at that time, not even around birmingham. we were surprised because we normally take the toll road but we'd never do it again!Quote:
Originally Posted by cornetgal
That is so sad about Jamie Andrews...he has such courage, well done to him! A very brave man, i really wish i heard his story...what an inspiration he is, he will carry on with his life as normal no matter what happened to him...i know i won't be complaining about the small things that bother me in life anymore!