#like...im doing hl math....

[yourlocalsewerdragon]

hiii dragon it's ocean :) ive missed you and i miss hearing about your life! i hope ib is going okay, and if you decided to leave it/change schools then i hope that's going well for you. i want you to know that like. yeah. ages 16-18 were truly my darkest days lol and i was sorta convinced it would never get better. but against all odds.... i made it! and im doing things that make me really happy and that used to just be a pipe dream.

i believe that no matter what you end up doing, you will be okay and you will be able to find that joy and wonder again. you will grow into a version of yourself that would make 12 year old you jump for joy. believe in that, and hold on. there are better days ahead!!!!! love you!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi ocean!! I haven't started ib yet but i will in about 2 months or so which is...daunting.....sorry things were sucky for u but its actually so comforting they got better lol. there is a light at the end of the tunnel after all!!!!

This is very reassuring after about 5 months of questioning my course lol. Im glad u found joy!! ill keep ur words in mind when im in the pits of ib

[taysdorothea13]

this is so far fetch but wrenny 100% took IB in highschool and would cry to tay bc she absolutely hates math and she chose the hardest HL’s since she’s just an overachiever like that (im taking IB and wanna bang my head into a wall rn)

babe, i don’t know what either of those classes are 😭 wrenny was taking ‘high school’ classes at eleven years old though. the program taylor has her enrolled in is based off of readiness, not so much typical age brackets. for a long time she was in higher level english/arts courses and below average math and science courses. reading was an escape when she lived with the tilghmans, she taught herself how to read (with the help of a lovely librarian. timothy and adriana would drop her off at the local library and tell her if anyone asked they would be right back… they were never right back. so the librarian would read to her and eventually she picked it up) at four years old and it just flourished from there. but she was only in kindergarten for a couple of months before adriana pulled her out so while she could continue reading at home, there was no exposure to math and science. it took her a handful of years to really grasp the concept of math, but once she did, oh god did she flourish. she finishes a standard lesson in twenty minutes, and she won’t stop until the assignment is entirely completed. by the time she’s nine, she’s taking ‘middle school’ classes. she’s always been an overachiever and she also knows that if she finishes all of her work, then she doesn’t have to worry about anything else and just gets to hang out with taylor until the next week starts and she has more lessons and homework.

the program taylor has her enrolled in is a weekly course. students are assigned 10 lessons and 6 homework assignments, usually with a test at the end of every week that broadly covers every topic introduced. they can do these assignments any time between monday and friday, and if they finish early, there needs to be a parent there to consent to the next weeks assignments being rolled out, if that makes sense. a lot of the time wren finishes everything by tuesday. there’s not much for her to do when they’re traveling, especially during the eras tour when it’s long flights and even longer car rides, so she’ll have taylor log into the program and sign off on the next weeks assignments being published for her to do. at that pace, with her finishing at least two weeks of assignments every week, she’s on track to end her school year months before anyone else. sometimes (like right now when they’re in whitesboro) she does just take the break, but sometimes she asks if she can start the next school years assignments. the program requires at least two weeks off at the end of a term, so she’s always getting a chance to rest her body/mind, but taylor doesn’t see the harm in letting her go wild with assignments. there’s a very delicate line between encouraging your kid to strive for an education, but teaching them how to take a break for their own benefit and health. wren is just a weird kid who genuinely likes the routine of schoolwork. it’s one of the only things that doesn’t change in her day to day life. she could be on a plane, in a car, at the studio with jack, on stage with taylor, and she knows that she has 10 assignments, 6 homework assignments, and 1 test to complete. it’s honestly really grounding when everything else feels so far out of her control, but that’s not to say she doesn’t complain.

wren absolutely HATES world history. there’s just something about it that she cannot grasp. maybe it’s the fact that in a way it’s combining both english and math, but that’s the class where she isn’t any different then a regular kid getting frustrated with homework. she can memorize a million songs, a million different dances and sound cues, but it’s like her mind goes blank when you ask her to name every war that ever occured in south america with a comprehensive list of the cause, years, major events, and end result. to date world history is the only class she’s never gotten an a in, and boy did she take that hit hard. she sobbed to taylor for two hours about how she just doesn’t know how people memorize all of this, and taylor had to remind her time and time again that some people just have different strengths, and nobody is ever going to come up and quiz her on the 1810 argentine war of independence. wren literally got a b+ in the class, like she’s crying for no reason, but she values her grades because it’s the only thing she has. some kids are in dance and they have trophies, some kids are in soccer and they have plaques and medals, all wren does is follow taylor and do her school work (that’s entirely her choice. taylor literally tried to sign her up for dance classes at the studio james goes to and she outright refused to even try one lesson) so she takes it hard when she ‘fails’. but yeah, wrenny and world history are public enemies and she’s beyond glad that after she completed it there was never any obligation to take it again lol

[hey-im-trash-and-better-than-you]

me currently ignoring the chemistry quiz sitting in google classrom that was due 5 hours ago 

[fukurodaze]

If this is any encouragement, both my half-time IB ass and my full time IB friend and I are currently in college/uni. We look back and actually have fond memories of IB from finding ways to make studying more fun to taking over nighters over the phone. You can do it!! You'll get through this!! I have ADHD and yeah like you said HL Literature is hard but you can do it!! When you hit college it is completely 100% worth it! We also realized we felt better mentally and emotionally too 🤔.

Study tip (if needed): to make it more stimulating, pretend your favorite character is studying with you. Are they talkative? Quiet? Do they listen to music? We found it easier to come 🌟

Good luck, have a good Winter Break💗

thank you for sending this in <3 my ib experience hasnt been as stressful as some of my other friends’ experiences, since they take more stem-heavy courses, but im already super grateful that i even get to do this kind of program that gives me lots of opportunities to go international hehe

i might try your lil tip... let’s hope tsukki goes easy on me with my math abilities (or lack thereof) 😃

have a great winter break!

[1892]

DUDE are you doing the ib too? what subjects did u take? im in my second year and trying very hard to keep my head up but. Oof

i am!!!! im in year 1 im taking math studies, french, biology, philosophy, and english! im testing out of math and philosophy this year and then taking theater sl next year so i can get all my credits im taking hl french, hl bio, and hl english. :) im coming up on my first IAs and IOs and im loooosing it but like im also fine! im cool im chill but also aaaa 

[the-bad-studyblr-blog]

the first post 11.02.2019

belloooo (fellow) student~

ah ok so im just scared cuz i realised that i only have like 90 days till May 2019 IB exams and ackkk im just scared k? so. to deal, i obviously decided that the best thing to do is... not deal with how scared i am by making yet another tumblr that i’ll probably stop updating in two weeks cuz procrastination and distractions are the two healthiest tools we have to deal with life??? obviously! jksdhad y am i like dis~~~

low key i kinda wanna find other people to freak out with in the lead up to IB exams and uhh so after DECADESSS of lurking, thought i might try to actually be an active participant too? IF I CAN MAINTAIN THIS tuMBLR until exams are over that’d be a sigNIFICANT personal achievement in and of itself so like. yuh. wooo. I’m gonna focus on IB HL Chem and HL Math cuz they’re the subjects i’m absolutely shit at so uh thats gonna be fun :3

hmm tbh i dun have the prettiest handwriting, i can’t draw, or do up notes in an organised way, nor do i have a study routine/habit cuz i am just THAT HORRIBLE that i can’t even scare myself into being disciplined but uh. well. i gotta start somewhere, y’know? so here i am. the bad studyblr. i’m gonna TRY tho. 

(here’s a pic of how messy my desk is rn to get into the swing of posting pics hehe)

[thatadhdmood]

tbh we had very little choice in my old school - you *had* to pick english hl, then maths and polish (native), either hl or sl, so that left us 3 subjects: for one, either geography or history, then physics/chemistry/biology, and then either german or one you didn't pick before. that's it. so i had hls: polish, english & geo; and sls: physics, maths & history

oh we can sorta do whatever we want, also did yall have NO ARTS at all!!!

AND OH YOU DID GEO AND PHYSICS im pretty sure i wanna do those!!!!!!

im gonna do HL physics tho because only 8/80 people did sl physics last time and i dont wanna be in that class

so was like.,.,,. geo good!!!, did u learn what the le nina & el nino thing was in proper detail because my geo teacher said we would

i have very high hopes for geography

and what the fuck do you learn in physics, its a lot of equations right!?

[lifeaftertheib]

hi! im currently taking sl chem and im worried about preparing and passing the exam. science is arguably my worst subject and i want to earn a 5. do you have like a masterpost for chem or any advice? also, do you think i could use hl chem resources to study or would that do more harm than good? i figured it would be okay but i wanted a second opinion. (also my ib blog is ibsymptoms)

Hey! I’ve been out of the IB for awhile, so while I love to help out, I strongly recommend you keep reaching out to other ib blogs on here. I think setting a goal of a 5 is very reasonable, and I’m super happy that you are aware of some of your weak areas in studying and are taking proactive steps to help yourself reach an attainable goal.That said:

I have a whole page dedicated to previous posts regarding the group 4 classes: http://lifeaftertheib.tumblr.com/tagged/Group+4I also have a whole bunch of chemistry specific posts: http://lifeaftertheib.tumblr.com/search/chemistry

My recommendation with using HL sources is to be careful. There’s no harm in studying more - it can only help your understanding after all. How many times did you maybe not fully understand a maths concept right before the test, but then fully comprehend that concept a few sections later once you’ve seen more how its applied? Same thing applies in chemistry. BUT!!!! You’ve already identified that chemistry might not be your best subject, and I don’t want you to spend too much time studying concepts that are not going to turn up on the exams, if that makes sense. So, if you keep the SL syllabus on hand, and maybe look at how HL teaches stoichiometry (since I know that is on both exams) that’s fine. I wouldn’t recommend just reading straight through an HL textbook in case you get stuck on something that either isn’t covered in SL, or is only going to have one or two multiple choice questions. Be very direct with how you study. Learn the exams, what is going to be on them. You might not know the exact questions, but you can find guidance that there will be a certain percentage of the test dedicated on each section of the syllabus. Spend more time on topics that will carry more weight in the exam. Take any practice tests you can find until you consistently score a 5.

Let me know if there’s anything else I can help with!

[fuckexams]

lol so ive been totally dead, due to ✨IB✨

but alot has changeedddd

i dropped from doing 4 hls to 3 bECAUSE WHAT WAS I THINKING

we’re currently doing calculus in aa sl which is sometimes good because i can understand it and bad because there comes a point where the questions become hard and i cannot understand it 😭

AND WE STARTED OUR EE’s

the funniest thing is that our entire class is so behind and all the teachers are like LISTEN UP BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CLASS THIS FAR BEHIND

and yet all the students doing history ee’s (including me!) are all way ahead because they’re already doing or have done their introductions so thats good! its mainly bc our ee supervisor wants everything to be done super fast so hes setting insane deadlines but its working lmao

yeah term 4 of year 12 just started so mockkk examsss are coming

which is so scary

i have no idea how im going to pass physics or math ripp 😭😭

[harnessyourhoping]

dude you’re in ib?? what are your hl and sl? graduated 2 years ago when all the exams were cancelled b/c the pandemic just started but somehow still finessed an ib diploma LOL good luck to you i would never do that again

im taking hl eng lit/econ/psych & sl math aa/arabic ab initio/biology

the subject selection does not reflect me as a person but options are super limited at my school (ie those are the only options i have) so ive got no choice but i’d rather do the ib than any other program my school has hahahahahaha. anyway i submitted like three final IA drafts today and overall its like. im numb & just waiting for it to be over bc i know in my heart that uni will be a walk in the park compared to these last 2 years

[bangtaniess]

exam results come out tonight and I just need to express my emotions 

im so scared. im so scared that I'm going to fail. based on my grades I know theres a very small chance that I will and a much bigger chance that I pass and I keep telling myself that but I can’t help it and its terrible. I hate that I keep worrying about this because its been eating me up inside. I’m just really worried about my bio exam because if I failed that, and I would have had to really done badly in it, then I fail the whole of ib and that means that I can’t go to my first choice of uni. my second choice of uni is okay too and I got a sort of scholarship there so its not as bad, its actually great and those two schools are sort of rivals I guess but im not so bothered about that. I'm not bothered by the fact of having to go to my second choice. its okay too. what I'm most worried about is letting my parents down and most importantly myself. my mom already told me that its okay if I failed, just as long as she knows that I tried hard, which I did. but even if I did fail and she said it was okay, she's still going to be disappointed. before the exams, she was worried for my grades in math and bio, so I got a tutor for math, who helped me a lot - so much that I'm not worried about it anymore. I tried to get one for bio, but I couldn’t and im so fucking angry about this actually. 

if anyone is even reading this im now going to complain about my bio teachers. in the first year of ib, we had the worst bio teacher ever. he did absolutely nothing in class. he would teach us for like 6 minutes and then let us do our own learning for the rest of the lesson. he left the school that year because that dumbass teacher was always drunk and the school found out. he would have like vodka or something in his coffee, which I found out about the following year, which makes a lot of sense now because he was such a crappy teacher. so in the second year, we were totally behind and we knew absolutely nothing. and I don’t do very well with science, especially biology - I regret choosing biology, let alone doing it in hl ffs. our new teacher in the second year was a lot better, she was stricter, which was okay because it pushed us to learn and she actually taught us stuff. due to our last teacher, she was forced to teach us faster and made things more simple in order to teach everything in the syllabus, which I understand but this teacher was always in and out because she was sick most of the time. and she was very forgetful and made us somehow feel guilty for things that she did??!?!! she also complained about us taking up too much of her time, but we were giving up our free time to do extra learning??!??!?! so that doesn't make any sense and it made us scared to approach her. when I needed a tutor, I asked her if she knew of anyone and she said she would ask around and tell me when she found one for me. after a week or so, I followed up, because she still didn’t update me on it, and she said she’ll go ask the other teachers. she said one of the teachers knew of one and she would give me their contact once she receives them but she never did, so I never got a tutor. im so annoyed that she didn’t prioritise that because she said my year (since we were the seniors and needed the most help) were her priority, so I assumed she would do anything to help us out. but im also annoyed that I didn’t keep pestering her about it, because then I would've got what I wanted. without the tutor, I decided to just study harder by myself. near the exam time, she said that she was going to give us all the resources used during class, but guess what she never sent them and I asked her about it a few days before the bio exam. no reply. I go to her on the MORNING of the exam, and she acts like she knows nothing and I know she totally forgot about it, so I ask her again for the resources and also for some help with things I don't understand. she says she will send it, she never does and we do the the exam. the bio exam was my last exam of all exams. I went home from my other exams feeling relieved, but I left that one feeling regretful because I knew there was so much I could have done to make myself more ready for the exam. and I was so upset about it. but I couldn’t let myself be sad about it for the whole month until results, so I forgot about it until the week before results. and now I am here, writing this. and I feel much better just letting my feelings out.

 I don’t like to blame but i really just blame my first teacher, because if we were taught properly from the start, it would have been so much easier to understand things, instead of rushing through content. we were forced in this situation because he didn’t have his shit put together in his personal life, and his lack of care for his job led to our suffering basically. the past two years were going to be a very important time in our high school years obviously because our futures depend highly on our grades and I fucking wish it wasn’t like that. especially for the school that I want to get into. I was already accepted but on the condition that I pass ib. so if I fail ib just because I failed biology I blame mr fucking chad. fuck u for ruining my future because u didn't do your job. my parents didn't pay you to do absolutely fucking nothing anyway my point is, im not even doing something related to biology for my career so I don't understand why its going to have such a big impact on whether I get into my school or not and its just so annoying. 

I had another point earlier where I said that I didn’t want to disappoint myself. I don’t think my parents would be as bothered as I am if I fail, and honestly im glad that as an asian person my parents aren't strict about grades. but I have expectations for myself. my parents are my role models and I want to be as hardworking and successful as them, and thinking about it now, my grades don’t really matter but if they’re not good, they won’t show how hardworking I am, which means I won’t be able to live up to my own standards. does that make sense? I really struggled with biology and I really tried my best and if I fail it means I didn’t work hard enough. im really not passionate about it either which made it harder for me. I just don’t want one class to make me think so badly about everything. I actually am a hard worker because I've been told I was by my teachers and I don’t slack off on work, at least not all the time, so now im just annoyed that I keep thinking about this ugh

in conclusion (lmao), I had and still have many negative thoughts, but I should be thinking positively. in my mock exams I barely studied for bio and got a decent grade which won't make me fail ib, so it should actually be okay. I keep telling myself every once in a while that I will pass, because I worked hard and I did my best, and I honestly don’t think I did that bad, im just paranoid. and even if I do fail, I can work harder and retake my exams. I'll go to my second choice of school, which isn’t that bad, because I thought I was gonna go there anyway because I didn't think I would be accepted into my first choice of school, and I was excited about it nonetheless. and I will get over everything eventually. 

if anyone read this, congrats for reading everything. thanks for reading I guess, I just needed a place to rant. 

[you-had-me-at-e-flat-major]

Hii ok so Ive got 4 HL subjects and im currently deciding which one to drop, i really feel like dropping chem because i have that + maths and physics (not dropping those two because i want to study physics at uni) + french b, and chem is my least favourite, i just dont understand anything.... do you think its smart to drop chem and keep french if i want to study astrophysics/theoretical physics? :/

Yes drop chem

[gendice]

I'm starting Ib here in cananda grade 9 any advice?

idk what subjects you take so i’ve just got some general tips:

• Don’t procrastinate!! ANYTHING (it’ll feel like you have a lot of time for assignments but you DONT)• For any internal assessments, whatever your teacher wants, go with it. Even if you don’t agree. Kiss their asses, they’re the one giving you your grade. • For anything that has a marking guide (which is most things), follow it to the T to make sure that you get your grade. IB marks by their stupid guidelines/mark scheme/criteria so you just gotta follow them. Even if you think you don’t have anything for that particular criterion, pull something out of your ass, make the most obscure links; it’s better to have some bullshit there than nothing at all.• For ToK presentations, follow the structure for formulating a good ToK presentation (there’s plenty of help for this)• For ToK essays, make sure that you link back to your knowledge claim. Make sure that your essay isnt example-driven. Explaining and arguing your point to support your knowledge claim has more volume than examples. Examples are just there to back up your arguments, to provide proof. • Grammarly sucks • Don’t be afraid to go to your teachers for help!! They want to see you pass as much as you do so that they have something to brag about in the future so they’ll be more than willing to help you. Take the initiative and go to them for help first and dont do it last minute either, they’re not gonna spoon feed you stuff, you’re a young adult now. Make sure that you work with them and actually take their advice/tips (however, sometimes opinions from multiple teachers may be a good idea, especially for stuff like ToK if u need it). Quote my teachers, “help us help you”• For essays/reports etc. sharing with your friends so that you guys can proofread each others’ stuff is also a good idea (in fact i got a friend of mine on tumblr to help read through my bio ii). Remember that u guys are in this hell together so helping each other is the only way y’all can survive (albeit barely). Altruism u guys• Practice papers for whichever subjects you’re doing are probably available, so do those! They’ll give you a gist of what the actual papers will be like, and prepare you for the final exam. Resources have been made available for you, make use of them.• Find a study method that works for you and use it. Everyone has different methods of studying and if yours is different from your friends’, that’s okay!! If you’re better at self study, ditching your friends for those few hours is what you should do lol • Some of the stuff on ibsurvival.com is actually useful lmao so you might find those helpful! (i used it a lot for ToK)

if you need any help for specific subjects, i’m taking HL bio + chem + geography and SL english lit + maths (pls dont ask me stuff for my SLs im weak lol) and i’ve completed my chinese with a 7!! :-) 

[lex-certa]

Hey, I need some advice I am going into sixth year and I havent studied at all. I failed 4 of 7 exams in my summer exams. I now need to work my ass off but I take absolute ages writing. I also get distracted extremely easy. I don't know what to do because I want to continue with scouting since I need something to do other than study but most people I know - except my parents and leaders - is telling me all i should do is study. Im also failing maths but I need HL and I don't know what to do.

Okay well first things first. It’s a new year. Don’t let last years grades define you. The one benefit to not having continuous assessment (and maybe the only benefit) is that you can do terrible in every exam and still do great in the leaving cert!

Get organised in the next two weeks before you go back to school. Get yourself a folder for each subject and gather together all your notes into that subject. Being organised is half the battle. Then make out a list of every topic you need to do for the leaving cert (use your book if you’re not sure). For this you can do the A3 method I mentioned in an earlier post. Then using this you can start planning a study plan. List out what chapters/topics you want to do in each month and then at the start of the Month make weekly plans for each month so that you have a clear path of what you’re going to do.

In terms of your writing speed, is it a medical thing or your just a slow writer in general (that’s obviously a personal question so don’t feel obliged to answer). If it is a medical thing find out in school if there’s any accommodation procedures you might be eligible for. Some people get extra time in their exams and others get the option of doing their exams on a computer. So find out if you might be able to avail of any of those. If not however, all you can do is try to train yourself to write faster. Don’t worry about being too neat. The examiners correct hundreds of scripts and are fairly wellAble to go correct scrawls haha! Just try to make it legible. But sit down and figure out how long you’d have in an exam to write a question/essay/whatever and set a timer and try to do it. Keep practicing this over and over again until you finally find that you can do it within the time limit. This will probably be super tedious, but time management is really crucial for the exam.

In terms of getting distracted, this is a personal challenge that only you can overcome. Lock away your phone and everything else that might distract you and literally focus. Figure out how long you can study for without getting distracted and plan your study around this. For example, if you can study for 15 minutes before getting distracted, study for the 15 minutes, take a break and repeat. This will end up being more efficient studying in the long run anyways.

Don’t quit scouting! Everyone needs a bit of relief! As long as you balance scouting with enough time studying, there’s absolutely no issue with you doing it. It’ll be great to have something to take your mind off things.

In terms of HL maths, why do you exactly need it? HL maths is the hardest subject without a doubt. It’s why they give extra points for it! I struggled through it and thankfully managed a H3 but it was so much effort. It probably ended up sacrificing a better grade in a number of other subjects. If you don’t 100% need it for the points and it’s too much work for you, drop down. It’s not worth the pain in some cases. If you do have to take it tho, just practice every god damn question you can. And do that question 5 more times until you can do it in your sleep. Focus on the really common topics like Complex Numbers, Differentiation, Trigonometry, Co-Ordinate Geometry that come up every year before worrying about other stuff!

Best of luck with 6th year! Please don’t hesitate to ask me any other questions 😅

[etudiamond-blog]

introduction

so i already made an original post here but i realized i didn’t really introduce myself. anyway...

i’m 16 and i am an ib diploma student. my ib subjects are HL english, SL math, french ab initio (SL), HL biology, HL chem, and SL physics.

in september i am going to be a high school senior...im looking forward to it but at the same time i am dreading it bc of the AMOUNT of THINGS i will have to do...

i am planning to study in the usa after high school and hopefully after all that is done i would like to go on and become a psychiatrist (probably in my home country)

i LoVE cats!!!

i also love to read books

i play the sims 4 and i love it so much even though it makes me disgustingly unproductive

i am bilingual & i’m currently learning french

i really love classical music and i hope i can improve my (very basic) piano skills

also: i’m an infj ravenclaw!

i mainly joined the studyblr community bc of the amazing study tips people give AND also because of the beautiful bullet journals

i don’t know many studyblrs yet but i have been a fan of @studyign for years (literally i followed her on my old blogs, i follow her HERE, i follow her on instagram, i have subscribed to her youtube channel i just love her content so much tbh) i also like @waystostudy (love ur youtube channel) as well as @studyquill (i love your videos too!!)

Also, i really like @studyrose and @studykouffee i especially love your bullet journals they’re so pretty!!!

i appreciate the entire studyblr community and admire how dedicated and supportive everyone here is!!! i’m so glad to have accidentally discovered it!!!

well...that’s enough rambling for now...if you’re a studyblr please follow and like/reblog and i’ll follow back!!! <3

[jokubaskristacas]

April:

Making a toy:

Tutoring:

Not going to lie, volunteering at “Kartu tikrati galim” this month was really boring. I had to teach 8th grade’s math once again and since I’m math’s HL everything seems to be trivial for me but not for my pupil. I tried my best to stay focused but it was difficult. I believe I was not the best teacher that time. So after a lesson I came back home and reflected on what I want from this experience in order to find motivation. I realized that I really want to learn responsibility, I want to grow skill of fulfilling at any cost since I really lack it. Thus I came back to “kartu tikrai galim” after 2 weeks and did the very best I could. I was acting passionate and sincere. I once again explained one concept in different ways so my pupil could understand it. Little by little I’m aiming to learn something that will help my life significantly.

Artistic make-up:

This month I learnt how to apply mascara and lipstick. With mascara it wasn’t so hard I managed to think up some of my tricks. Since my skin is flaking a lot (meaning it’s dry thus I have something like dandruff on my face often) my mascara can look ugly. However, If I use moisturizing cream before applying mascara I can hide my flakes for about 12 hours! With lipstick I tried 3 ways of putting it. They’re called underlining, fit, over lining. Even tho underlining was not too bad over-lining looked awful. Thus I learnt that fitting lipstick is by far my favourite one and I’ll continue to use it later in my make-up adventure.

Orphan:

Since I have basketball planned this month I realized that teaching some of it to the kids might be a good idea. So when I came to the flat I offered one kid who I like in particular to go outside. At first he didn’t want to, bet after I promised that I’ll let him watch youtube afterwards on my phone he agreed. We went outside and the first thing I was teaching him is how to throw basketball. After 10 mins of hard work he finally made his first successful shot (both in in technique and aim). I was really happy seeing smile on his face when ball went in. And to be honest I like orphan more that “kartu tikrai galim” because here everything is new every time I come. We either play games or I and other volunteers teach them something new or sometimes they teach us. I’m thinking of seeing these kids from time to time in summer as well if I’m able to.

Basketball:

I was playing basketball for 5 years. But I left it about 3 year ago and didn’t touch a ball since. When I took it again it was so hard to throw it and see myself making air-balls. O jeez… so I called my ex-couch for advice how should I regain my skill. He recommended me some simple starter’s exercises to regain shooting and dribbling exercises. I’ve tried both of them but that skill is still hiding. After a few short practices I decided to take only one of the methods and apply it. Thus I chose shooting since it was my fav part of basketball all along. I’ll post a video in the end of a year teaching you how to throw basketball. Also I’m planning on signing up for sprite street talent contest. I still can’t tell what this experience turns out to be, but it makes me happy.

Piano:

I haven’t played piano since January. However, since I’m soooo bored of those beginner’s exercises thus I’ve decided on challenging myself and took harder piece for piano to see how far I could go. Since I’m planning on having March piano experience I hope to learn as much as possible till the end of March. For now I have learnt only 2 lines of a piece. It is indeed a hard creation to play. For now I still can’t say much about this experience but so far I’ve learnt couple of things about piano and me. I can only focus on a piece when nobody’s home because only then I feel deep connection between me and the instrument. Thus I chose my learning days to be Friday and Thursday when my parents go shopping. My results became much better. Instead of failing for about 10 times in 3min I reduced this number to 5-6. I realized that environment is as much important as a focus while working with piano.

Making a toy.

So this was a finale of my making a toy experience. I went to Klaipeda to cook details and form them. I was highly assisted by my friend (let’s call her V).She helped me to shape and glue up majority of work, Anyway we were planning to do most of the project at Klaipeda, but we only had 6 hours, so I finished gluing up final version at home. 

Parts that are green were made by V and parts that are red were made by me. I glued everything except for the corpus and thighs of robot for my friend V insisted on helping. Anyway we started on shaping details of robot and then cooking them, down below u can see a photo of one piece i shaped

For joins, i just rolled small little balls that will be put between the two parts of legs and arms and also where arms and chest connects and legs and chest connect (shoulders and hips). Feet were a little bit of a struggle, so I offered V to try the most convenient approach in which the robot would stand. Feet were  made by using flat clay pieces, then a knife was used to make little incisions for the details. Voila. Then When all of the parts were made (we did it in 2 hours!!!) after that we cooked them for another two. Then V helped me to assemble core of the robot with hot glue. Next day i went home to finish my project and was able to take some photos since i was no longer in hurry

Also i found a little hack to glue something better. I just rub some of the sand paper on the material and then but some hot glue. It helps material to get a better grip on part that is being glued

I was a lot of hard work since it is a new experience to work with material so hard (and which will get harder after being cooked. To be honest i wanted to put more photos, since the process it self was very very fascinating, but we were in a rush since we had to cook parts and shape them in those 6 hours. We were both soooo tired after it.. but there u go if i were doing this alone i would have never finished it on time. This experience really felt like bringing the best artist out of me. 

Now I’m sitting here. And i have fully realised how important is teamwork and communication. I learn that sharing little tips between each other is the most important part of work since is not only me who’s gettin better, but also a partner. If we want to achieve something we must not be greedy of knowledge but rather share it so everyone could work towards a goal more efficiently. 

Also as i said im planning on giving this toy away to a friend in orphan. Ill give it at the beginning of summer vacation.