Merits of boarding school :)

So recently while out and about, I realized one evening that I needed a piece of clothing that wasn’t clean, and I needed to get it clean and dry by morning.  And right off of the top of my head, I washed it and pulled out a towel to wring it dry.  And as I was in motion, the towel doing a good job of absorbing the water, I wondered where I got that idea from LOL! And my mind went back 30+ years.  You see, I went to boarding school at the tender age of 10, all through to completion of high school at 18!  I hated boarding school, cried my way through it really; and I’ve reasoned that apart from the educational input, nothing good came out of it.  And I have always maintained that if I had kids, they wouldn’t go to boarding school. I felt abandoned by my parents, but’s a story for another day.  No wonder I still have abandonment issues hahahahaha! But, I digress…

So, back to the story, back then we washed items of clothing, wrung them dry and they were good to go in the morning.  No wonder right now, I straight out fell back to survival skills and got down to business.  And as I thought about this little act, and knowing that boarding school has always been a bone of contention for me, I thought back to all the good things I picked out of boarding school  Survival skills that to date, have enabled me to survive almost anywhere, and adapt to changes quickly.  I know how to live in plenty, and how to get along well, in want. I know how to make-do with abundant water, and how to skim things down when water is not readily available. I can be in the deepest of isolated places without civilization, and somehow, I will adapt. All this because of high school, where in primary school, sometimes we had to go to the river to fetch water hehehehe.  We had a half bucket of water that would be used to bathe, perform chores and wash our day’s clothing. We didn’t have life’s luxuries because we were upcountry with very little, if any, modernities.

And then I thought about the character building I went through, largely because I was away from the comfort of home and had to grow up quickly, and learn to look out for myself.  I thought about the friends I made back then.  They still are some of the best friends I have. From primary school, through my O levels and to A levels, a number friends I made in each of these segments are still in my life.  Friends who’ve seen me through life’s journey, with it’s ups and downs and we laugh about a lot of what we went through back then. It’s always great to hang out with friends who knew me when I was little, and we laugh and reminisce about life back then :). These little pleasures of life that I so love!

And when all is said and done, a lot of good came out of boarding school after all LOL! I still wouldn’t take my kids to boarding school if I had kids, but now I look back and realize it wasn’t all bad. I am a tough cookie, and can take in a lot: thanks to boarding school, me thinks… 😉