By Nikita Singh
How do you feel when you’ve failed an exam? Even worse, how do you feel when that subject is your major? And worst of all, how would you feel if you could no longer continue studying what your heart desired? First year Caylyn Chowles has experienced and overcome these problems.
Comfortably sitting cross-legged on the floor, Caylyn relates her story with a beaming smile. Her long blonde hair is twisted into a loose bun and she wears a tracksuit emanating her care-free and chilled aura. Her expressive nature shines as she gestures with her hands and spreads her contagious and loveable giggle.
After matriculating from Claredon Girls’ High School, Caylyn moved to Rhodes University to study a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Sociology and Human Kinetics and Ergonomics (HKE). Being a “fitness fanatic”, as she calls herself, the gym is her second home. Studying HKE would open up a world of job opportunities for her but unfortunately, she failed the June exam and was allowed to continue the course. “I was so pissed off!” says Caylen as she reflects on the course, realising that she did not give enough attention to HKE in the first semester.
Another issue that she’s had to grapple with is home sickness. Caylyn explains that she is a very family orientated person as she reminisces about times with her mother Caressa and brother Chad. She’s also had to leave many of her friends behind while forging new unbreakable friendships here at Rhodes. With her dependency obliterated, she says you have to “start a life of your own from scratch.” However, this was easy for Caylyn because her friendly and vivacious personality shimmers when you meet her.
On top of these problems, she has to deal with the issues that every first year faces. While whimsically counting on her fingers, she lists: the amount of work, becoming independent, lectures, laundry and personal issues, with a little giggle. She stresses that “no-one’s gonna babysit you” in varsity and you have to learn to rely on yourself.
Orchid Tattoo. Pucca shell bracelet. Beaded anklet. Caylyn’s body is a golden brown surface full of decoration. She shares the same ankle tattoo with her best friend Charmante and received the pucca shell bracelet from her father. The beaded anklet she wears is a myriad of memories: she buys a new one each year and places it in her memory box at the end of the year.
While sipping a fresh cup of tea, Caylen relates her resolutions for the following year. She is taking up HKE again next year, in the hopes of following her fitness-oriented dreams – while maintaining a healthy balance of Union, Friars and Munchies every Friday night.
Comfortably sitting cross-legged on the floor, Caylyn relates her story with a beaming smile. Her long blonde hair is twisted into a loose bun and she wears a tracksuit emanating her care-free and chilled aura. Her expressive nature shines as she gestures with her hands and spreads her contagious and loveable giggle.
After matriculating from Claredon Girls’ High School, Caylyn moved to Rhodes University to study a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Sociology and Human Kinetics and Ergonomics (HKE). Being a “fitness fanatic”, as she calls herself, the gym is her second home. Studying HKE would open up a world of job opportunities for her but unfortunately, she failed the June exam and was allowed to continue the course. “I was so pissed off!” says Caylen as she reflects on the course, realising that she did not give enough attention to HKE in the first semester.
Another issue that she’s had to grapple with is home sickness. Caylyn explains that she is a very family orientated person as she reminisces about times with her mother Caressa and brother Chad. She’s also had to leave many of her friends behind while forging new unbreakable friendships here at Rhodes. With her dependency obliterated, she says you have to “start a life of your own from scratch.” However, this was easy for Caylyn because her friendly and vivacious personality shimmers when you meet her.
On top of these problems, she has to deal with the issues that every first year faces. While whimsically counting on her fingers, she lists: the amount of work, becoming independent, lectures, laundry and personal issues, with a little giggle. She stresses that “no-one’s gonna babysit you” in varsity and you have to learn to rely on yourself.
Orchid Tattoo. Pucca shell bracelet. Beaded anklet. Caylyn’s body is a golden brown surface full of decoration. She shares the same ankle tattoo with her best friend Charmante and received the pucca shell bracelet from her father. The beaded anklet she wears is a myriad of memories: she buys a new one each year and places it in her memory box at the end of the year.
While sipping a fresh cup of tea, Caylen relates her resolutions for the following year. She is taking up HKE again next year, in the hopes of following her fitness-oriented dreams – while maintaining a healthy balance of Union, Friars and Munchies every Friday night.
1 comments:
Caylyn Chowles is a first year hero, she is not about to give up on her health and fitness dream; this is one of the reasons why she took human kinetics and ergonomics (HKE) as one of her major subjects. Despite the disruptions she uncounted such as being home sick, dealing with the heavy work load of varsity; and the worst of all failing her major subject during the June exams she is not about to give up. The writer is overly concerned with Caylyn’s character, personality and appearance. She mentions how relaxed she is and that she has a great aura which makes her seem like a lovable person. “Her golden brown skin covered with decorative tattoos” describes her cool appearance. This profile is an example of Todorov’s model of narrative as it starts of with an equilibrium whereby Caylyn is to reach her dream, them disruptions came along. She recognizes that the disruption has occurred and is to restore it by taking HKE next year, she will not give up without a fight and this might bring about a new equilibrium.
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