About Me and My Blog (mainly me)

Who am I? My name is Ashleigh.

I turned 16 this past October. I’d hardly call it “sweet 16, never been kissed”, but I’m not sure there was ever much truth to that statement, in anyone’s case.

I live in the luckiest country in the world. I take it for granted until I see those World Vision infomercials detailing the plight of ethiopian kids… it’s about then I change the channel.

I’m unique, but in the same way, very typical. I get pimples, flirt with boys and dye my hair. As far as schooling, I go to an all-girls Catholic Boarding School- a title that strikes fear in the hearts of many, but a place that feels more like home to me than anywhere else. Maybe that’s a reflection of my home life- by no means unsatisfying, but awkward and hectic, in the way I’d imagine living on a constantly-moving iceberg to be. Not that I’ve had the experience.

Next year I’m going to uni to study journlism- the only area in which I’d get paid to do what I love- write. It’s a long-standing passion, almost a need- and I’ve always been told to take only a job doing what I love.

I sleep alot, and when I’m not sleeping or studying (read: consistently), I’m a dancer, a nature-lover and an avid reader. I’m fairly social- not the overtly popular social made famous by American teen movies, but rather in the select-few-friends, not interested in playing the social game sort of way. That said, I enjoy my own company and I’ve spent rather a lot of time in introspection.

As far as anything else, my life is one embarassing learning curb after another. And there’s no need to delve into that.