‘Nice to meet you’
A student recounts their first day at a new all-girls convent school, which begins with a series of awkward mishaps. After getting caught in the rain, the narrator is teased by a group of girls and suffers a minor embarrassment when a seat breaks.
Why it matters
This personal narrative highlights the universal experience of social anxiety and the challenges of integrating into a new school environment.
A new school always gives me the jitters. More so now, because I am joining mid-term.
This time it’s an all-girls school … a convent school. Should I be nervous? So far, it’s been co-ed. I’ve heard the girls here are smart, and also naughty. The nuns are said to be sharp and not amused by nonsense.
One evening, I was walking around town getting a feel of the place. The sun was slipping behind the hills, birds were settling into their nests, and, after the noise of the city, the quiet was blissful.
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