Last night was the night that all IB students had been preparing for since we embarked on the tumultuous journey two years ago - results day!
For me, it was a slightly different experience. I was on the other side of the world, waiting for an e-mail that had the potential to kickstart or delay my dreams of becoming a journalist. The time arrived when the e-mail should have been in my inbox. I logged in with bated breath. Nothing. I refreshed the page. Still nothing. Conveniently, there had been a technical failure on the school system that had affected the email network. After a few more hours of trying, with nerves quickly building up, i decided to cut my losses and go to sleep.
Early the next day, i was woken up by a phone call. Whilst i had been sleeping, my mum had contacted everyone she could think of (including a friend in Hong Kong) to get the necessary contact numbers to get my results. Luckily, she bore good news for me - I had got what i needed to get into my first university preference!
Naturally this news was a good start to the day. We decided to go exploring in Manchester town centre. I was in a great mood and the shops were once again calling me! Conscious that J might be getting sick of all the retail therapy, we were also keeping our eyes peeled for evening entertainment, eager to experience Manchester's infamous nightlife.
After lunch in Pizza Express (a place which for me holds many childhood memories, plus wicked pizza and doughballs!) J was feeling rather daring.
We sought to find one of the many piercing parlours we had passed earlier so he could get his eyebrow pierced! We found one that seemed reputable despite the reasonably cheap prices. Looking just the tiniest bit nervous, J went into the piercing room. He emerged not long after, looking pretty happy with himself!
We returned home to a yummy dinner of baked chicken and peaches before the excitement and worries of last night finally started to catch up with me. After Skyping A and watching a bit of tv i was more than ready to climb into bed and fall straight asleep.
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