I started my summer by taking a break. I went to Crete for a week and there I had a week to recuperate and relax before I didn't anything substantial. It was nice and warm and I spent most of my time in or by the pool. It was sad to have to leave. Then when I came back I had one week free before I started my summer job at the Royal Bank of Scotland. In that week, I spent a lot of time hanging out with friends and basking in my free time, but I also decided what sources I would use for Extended Essay.
The Extended Essay (for you that don't know) is this 4,000 word essay all IBer's have to write in a vain hope to gain 1 or 2 extra points on top of the points we get from our classes. My EE is on history, specifically Winston Churchill and his effect on the Second World War. It's hard.
Before that week I wasn't entirely sure what books I was going to use for sources. I had already written my introduction and I had a lot of great website source but nothing that had been officially published. However, a quick google search, a chat with my dad (a Churchill enthusiast) and a hop and a skip to the local library later, I knew in which direction I was going.
Then I started my 6 weeks at the Royal Bank of Scotland. That was hard too. I'm not entirely sure what my job title would be but for six weeks, if I had to choose it would be "workplace slave". Whilst there I did anything from filing, to taking dishes out of the dishwasher, sorting out batteries and all the other things the receptionists were supposed to do but didn't want to. It was kinda rewarding though, I learnt a lot and I know it's going to look really good on my CV for future jobs. ((And I made lots of money!)) During these weeks working, the 9 hour shifts really took it out of me and I really did not have the energy to go home and do any school work. I usually just fell asleep in front of the tv when I got home. I don't know how grown-ups do it?
Anyway, after this I visited my friend, Nicole, in America, namely Boston. I was there for a little less than three weeks and it was so much fun! I went to see all the attractions and found out how the Americans got rid of us after the civil war. It was interesting and mostly, really fun. I mean, I got to meet Nicol, one of my closest friends, for the first time in over a year!
About half way through the trip I suddenly realised that I had that thing called an Extended Essay and I wasn't supposed to be having this much fun on my break. Luckily, Nicole too does IB and had work to do. We both spent two days with just our heads in our books and I got a lot of good notes and work done.
After that we went back to sightseeing and having fun.
After I got back from America, I pretty much started school straight away.
So yeah, that was my summer.
