I started uni on Monday.

I have to say I chose the most beautiful part of the UK to study, it really is amazing up here. I have a gorgeous mountain view pretty much everywhere, including from my bedroom window.

I will post some pictures soon

I haven't started classes yet, just enjoying settling in and meeting new people. The people who live around me are lovely, all of them are lovely, so it's all going very well.

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I saw Amanda Palmer live last night and I have to say she was awesome. I wasn't really a big fan (I listened to a lot of Dresden Dolls a few years ago) but I am now.

She's an amazing performer, and it was definitely an experience, what with the gig taking place in a church. And a man playing a flaming piano whilst riding a bike up and down the crowd was kind of awesome...

This time next week I will be preparing to leave for Wales...

Ali.

It's A Level results day...

Which means now I know for sure where I am going next year! I got into my first choice university, Bangor, to study Psychology so I'm super excited!!!

I got an A (General Studies, I got full marks in the final module!) two B's (Psychology 106/120 in the final module! and Media which I missed an A by 7 marks) and a C (Spanish, to be honest I'm just so happy I passed, but I got 79/90 in one of the modules! That's a big deal to me!)

So all in all these exams went so much better than I expected.

I hope everyone else who got results today got what they wanted/needed for their unis!

Last night was my senior Prom and I have to say I wasn't really sure why I was going, but I had so much fun.

I got to see everyone again (well, most people) and getting all dressed up and we had it at Stockbrook Manor, which is very posh lol.

It was great

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Ali x.

Last Friday there was an incident (I wish I could say accident but everything I know says otherwise) that involved a number of students from my school.

14 people were hit by a car. Last night a 14 year old girl from my school died from the injuries she suffered.

I didn't know her personally, but our school is a very, very close community and this loss has impacted everyone deeply.

I feel this incredibly sadness because a 14 year old died. A girl who had a whole life left to lead, is dead.

It's been a very surreal day, seeing both staff and students crying, and seeing someone I care quite deeply for in distress over this.

But it's also shown me just how tight a community our school is, and how the nature of people can sometimes be nothing but wonderful. I've seen nothing but support for anyone today, groups of girls in tears talking about their friend, their classmate. Teachers comforting their other students, police officers and counsellors, even our head teacher making themselves available to anyone to make sure people are supported through this. Even advising girls on how to help their friends with this, especially those who had friends involved who survived.

It's so tragic, so terribly tragic.