The idea of first writing a blog came from my mom who insisted I find a fun and relaxing way to continue working on my writing after leaving school to become a, commonly used term, dropout. I began my unschooling at 15 when I left the unoriginal, creativity killer that is high school. Tired of being told what to do and how to do it, I started spending my days doing just what I wanted. At first I slept most of the day and watched movies for the rest of it, but I soon grew out of that and started fully pursuing my art. I would dance and paint and take photographs and I even taught myself how to sew. I think of these two and a half years as a huge life saver and eye opener.
Now, I am 18 years old and trying something completely new. I have moved to Boston to live on my own for the first time. I packed my mom's mini cooper full with bandaids, hydrogen peroxide, blister-aids, and dancing shoes for a year long dance scholarship in the city. This scholarship will give me the chance to develop new skills in new styles of dancing such as modern, tap, and flamenco in addition to my already well developed Irish dancing.
And so, I am finally taking my mom's advice and starting a blog to share the oh-so-many amazingly awesome things that are soon to come!
'Til next time!
Siobhan :)
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