It seems like we can’t physically get involved and do anything while living in Singapore about how the social contract for African-Americans are being stripped of them, even by the people who are meant to be enforcing this social contract between us humans, as Trevor Noah has explained it. But this dreadful behavior does not…
Author: Keanu
Personal Statement
I have always felt that I am an outdoor person, who isn’t a morning person but athletic. I love going outside to play sports, especially football (soccer), my main game, and I’ve always wanted to wake up early to do it in the morning. In fact, this unusual time where we have to stay quarantined…
Hannah Alkaf
We were pleased to be able to share 2 special sessions with Hannah Alkaf. She talked about her life using books, as she loved to read, and gave us tips for writing. It was very interesting listening to her talk about her life in the first session. It was very obvious that she loved books…
Rwanda Experience
Have you been to every single country in the world? Do you know all the different cultures in the world? Today Mr, Silverthorne came in to talk about an experience that widens his views of the world and gains more knowledge about the different cultures out in the world. He takes us through a journey…
Surviving a Tsunami
Hearing about a tsunami is terrifying, so imagine being in the scenes of one. Today Mr. Rasidana came in to talk about his thrilling story of him and his wife surviving a story, at Koh Phi Phi Island. He started his story off by telling us, “My wife and I were hoping to take a…
2 Stories on a Maximum Security Prison in Argentina
Would you ever go to visit and work at a Maximum Security Prison in Argentina? It sounds quite terrifying to me. Today Mr. Suarez came in to talk to us about visiting and working at a Maximum Security Prison in Argentina. After his teacher brought him to a Maximum Security Prison as a child, to…
Zimbabwe Crisis
Today we were able to listen to a special guest, who has experienced zimbabwe when in crisis. “Zimbabwe at that time was suffering from a huge lack of resources, poor infrastructure, and poor sanitation,” she said. This was causing cholera to break out killing many people. She also added, “Chlorella can easily be cured, it’s…
What are you looking forward to, or dreading to, this school year
This school year, like always, I am looking forward to going on the expedition. But this year I am even more excited because we got to chose 3 out of many cool trips and randomly get one of them. I chose Kenya, Himalayan rafting, and Leeuwin Tall ship, but I really wanted Kenya, which I…
Welcome to my High School Blog!
Welcome to my blog, my name is Keanu Mathieson, I am 14 years old and go to UWCSEA east campus. In this blog, I will share with you my growth and key experiences that I meet through this new journey in high school.