Tanisha Patil

I have an existential crisis every other day.  Why do I exist? Do I actually exist… or do I just think I do? I often ponder the futility of life, of how everything you’ve ever done will eventually culminate in… Continue Reading →

When I first heard of the killing of George Floyd, I’ll admit I reacted as one normally would when presented with unpleasant news. I grimaced. I felt sorry; grieved his loss. Another life lost; unfortunate, but it happens every day…. Continue Reading →

Through my ninth grade year, I have had the privilege to be part of two services at UWC. They were Daraja GC, which I was part of for the whole year, and SUN-DAC, a local service which was to be… Continue Reading →

Al Hornsby, Underwater Photographer and Journalist, came to our school to give us students a truly eye-opening insight into his work and way of life. Journalism is a field that has always interested me, however, prior to this talk, I… Continue Reading →

“Get through it, Sam, until you can get out of it.” This was Ms Barbara Reid’s husband’s moving advice to their grandson Sam. In her emotional talk, she recounted a heart-breaking story centred around her grandson, Sam. Sam is twelve… Continue Reading →

In her talk today, Hanna explained the basics of writing a good story or article. In this post, I will briefly recount the key ideas that she went over today. The ‘meat of the story. The interesting stuff, such as… Continue Reading →

Today we had the great privilege of having guest author Hanna Alkaf speak to our grade level. Hanna, author of the award-winning novel ‘The Weight of our Sky’ gave us an insight into the impetus that led to the conception… Continue Reading →

I recently attended a talk by Mireille Couture, a teacher at UWC. This was the second talk I attended as part of a series of Writer’s Fortnight talks by members of our school community. Mireille has completed two half-ironmans, one… Continue Reading →

A member of our school community, Mr Scott Murray, recently came in to recount a story of interest that impacted him on a personal level. His talk centred around the recent transitioning of his former sister, Lisa, to his now… Continue Reading →