Tag: youth

I never liked school. I felt lonely, frustrated and misunderstood. I was never comfortable being a teenager (but then who is?) I was a happy child but I was still frustrated – more so when I got to age 7+. I used to dream of adulthood. To me, adulthood symbolises […]

I am so glad I left York Uni and didn’t stay to do a Philosophy degree. It would have been a waste of three years, and I’d probably have been too drunk and sick to go to my graduation. Although I am currently at uni, I see it as a […]

I’ve never been to prison or jail, though I have been arrested. I love shows like Oz, Orange is the new black; used to watch Prison Break as a kid, and have seen prison movies such as The Shawshank Redemption. Clearly prison is horrible and a place no one wants […]

I was born in 1997; the 11th of June to be precise. I would describe ‘my generation’ as those born in the late 90s/early 2000s. Generation Z. A generation raised on the internet, who invented selfies and thrive on internet memes, and interact with people on Whatsapp and Tinder more […]

When I was in year 8, there was this massive uproar in school about the illuminati, this secret devil-worshipping society that bought the souls of Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé and Michael Jackson in order to make them into celebrities. Videos of Lady Gaga and Katy Perry making triangle shapes with […]

A few years ago I heard a couple of teachers say to me; ‘education right now feels like a factory. You take em in, churn em up, then spit em out.’ (Along those lines anyway). In other words, students come to school, memorise a bunch of facts and exam papers, […]