Boarding Days in Barnacle House - by Carlos Araiza

My life changed a lot when I first arrived at St. Michaels, and by “a lot” I mean A LOT!!! 

First off, I now live with a roommate, he is a very good friend of mine, and one of my good friends as well. The reason for my life changing a lot is that most kids at my old school ignored me or bullied me with insults or being physical. I lost sight of what real friends are… until now. I’m in Canada, at a very prestigious boarding school that is not catholic (because I’m not religious at all) and has girls in it, (in case you’re wondering, my old school didn’t have any girls in it).

Also, something that is a great change for me, is the fact that I have to live with a roommate, which has both good sides and bad sides. First off, Blake, my roommate, even though he is extremely messy, he is a very nice guy, who always puts a smile in my face no matter what. And sometimes he makes me laugh in a (very awkward) way that I would never do unless it was a very good joke or something very funny. Even though he is super messy, he is one of my closest and best friends. By the way, Blake has this dream of being a comedian, and I have a dream of becoming a movie writer/director/producer, so that means we are totally looking forward to write a romantic drama series, uhhh… not really, It would be more a comedy movie, hahahaha.

Winslow/Barnacle House Dinner at Romeo's

Being here at St. Michaels has also given me the opportunity to meet new people from different countries and from my own as well. 

My roommate, Blake was born in Saskatchewan, Regina. Also this guy, called Laurent, who is a very good guitar player, and he lives in Vancouver. Some of the people from my own country are Jero, whose real name is Jeronimo, but for some reason even his SMUS ID says Jero and everyone keeps calling him Jero he plays soccer and rugby, and he is considered the MVP of the rugby team. Anyways, he is a very funny guy, he is super kind to everyone, and I could even consider him one of my best friends. Also, there is Emilio, who I don’t know a lot, I only know he plays rugby and soccer. Apart from these guys I’ve already listed, I’ve met really nice (In a good way) girls, two of them from Mexico as well!!! One of them is Maria, who is this very funny girl who lives in Winslow house. And there’salso  Paola, who is also a very good friend of mine, and I awkwardly asked to the dance, and later on I found out her best friend likes me... After all,  I am really happy being in this awesome school, with great people, education, and house parents...