2013 in pictures

I know I'm a bit late but I want to wish you a happy new year. I can't believe it's now 2014. For me 2013 was a year full of changes and new experiences. The year had it's good and bad moments, so I thought to summarise 2013 I would share some of my favourite memories.

In March I went on a school trip to London to go to the Churchill War rooms and watch Warhorse at the theatre. This was just before I left High school and started exams. I had an amazing time with my friends and was the last school trip that all of us went on together. It had it's funny moments that we still laugh about.

The second photo is from my trip to London to see an exhibition of Roy Lichtenstein's artwork at the Tate. It is still one of my favourite places I have been to in London. I wrote a post about my trip here.

The bottom left photo represents leaving High School. It was strange leaving High School as I was used to seeing the same people each day of school for five years. I had been at school with some people every year since I was four years old. The idea of us all going our own way and finishing High School was sad, but also exciting as it was the start of a new chapter.

My High School prom was great. I was part of prom committee and I think all the planning was worth it. The bottom right photo is one of my favourite photos from prom. It is a photo of me and two of my friends in the car, travelling to prom. I think we all look really happy. I wrote about my prom here.

In the summer I celebrated my sixteenth birthday. I didn't want a big party so I spent my sixteenth birthday at a caravan site by the beach with my family. It was brilliant.

There are plenty of good memories from the summer, and far too many photos to include in this post. After I finished my exams I had a longer summer holiday than past years. It was a good way to relax after a stressful, but fun six months. I spent time with friends and family which was important. Also thanks to the amazing change in British weather I was able to make a few trips to the beach.

In September I started sixth form. Even though there is a lot of work, I can say that I am really enjoying sixth form. I am with old and new friends and studying subjects I enjoy. Although thanks to school work I don't have much of a social life. The bottom left photo is of me and my friends taking part in sixth from Halloween fancy dress. It is the only photo I have of most of my sixth form friends.

The last photo represents NCS (National Citizenship Service) which is a scheme I took part in from October to December. I enjoyed taking part in NCS as it gave me the opportunity to meet new people, try new things and improve my confidence. I met people from different schools and had the chance to take part in various activities, including climbing, quad biking, raft building, rifle shooting and many more. We even had to cope with a power cut for over 24 hours. Also I was able to take part in organising a charity fundraiser at a local football club.

These are just some of my highlights from 2013. I hope that 2014 brings it's own good memories which I can write about next January.

I hope 2013 was a good year for you. Let's make 2014 an even better year.