Hey you guys, I am new to this list : )  Don't even ask why I was searching
IB at onelist because you don't even want to know : )  but now I am here, so
I guess here is some information about moi.
Name: Melody June (or the KoRn MyStReSS)
Age: 16
Grade: 11th (eeeeep, first IB exam turned in last friday!)
Location: Panama City Beach, Florida -Rutherford High School
Gender: 100% Chica

No, don't worry, you weren't the only one who at 11 PM wanted to go bang
your head into a wall. That was me last night, too. And earlier this
morning at 1:20. And right now at 5:06 AM. Yes, can we say
sleep-deprived? This is my second straight night of only getting just
barely 2 hours of sleep, and why? Cuz of IB. Of course, I might get
lucky today and not *have* to go into school until after math, my first
class of the day. Hehe, I wonder why I want to miss math, such a
wonderful class...

Well, must get back to Music Theory and HISTORY!!!!

Nina

>hello all!  alive? *poke poke*
>
>*stands up and tries to look brave*
>
>Hello, im Kat, and im an IB student.
>
>heh.  anyhow, im in 10th grade.  okay, im NOT an IB student.  im a >Pre-B.
>how cute!  i live in florida, and thought maybe i could seek some
> >salvation
>in the pain of others that suffer like i do.  this was basically >provoked
>by
>my just finishing an out-of-class DBQ for Ap European History, and
> >wondering
>if i was the only person in the world up at 11 pm, wanting to bang >my head
>into a wall because i wound myself to get this down and im positive >i wont
>be able to sleep now.  and im rambling.  and i just realized i >havent used
>capital letters, or apostrophes once yet in this Email!  I think my <brain
>is
>officially fried now, and I'm going to sleep.  Or to toss and turn a >lot.
>Something of that nature.  I'm done.  And I'm sorry.
>*runs to cower in the corner*
>
>Goodnight, sweet dreams,
>Kat

I'm new to this list, although I graduated from IB last spring.
But I thought I'd join the list and see if anyone is lost and in need in
salvation.
I know I was, when I was in 10-12th grade..
But you know, it _is_ possible to survive, without getting a burnout..
And you don't _have_ to graduate with 45 points, anyway most of us don't..

So what subjects did I take?
Well, I went to Vasa Övningskola in Vaasa, Finland, and it's a school with
not too many options so I took European History HL (I might be able to help
you Kat, and others), Math studies (didn't feel like calculating much..),
Biology SL (wish they'd had HL), English HL, Swedish (native language 1) and
Finnish (native language 2)..

Although I love history and biology, I spent many nights thinking if I'd
just jump off the balcony or something..
However, I ruled against it, clenched my teeth and wrote my reports, essays,
internally assessed works, EEs, TOKs, did my CAS...

I was this close to a burnout--> "___" (measure with your fingers..)

But I found that just relaxing, and taking it easy was the easiest way to
prevail..
And for god's sake, _don't_ leave everything undone til the last minute...
It's hell..
But not that I have the right to preach about it, since I myself left most
assignments til the last night before deadline...

Also, during the weekends, don't stay at home & study & do homework..
Because you don't get much done anyway on a saturday night, when you know
all your friends are at the pub or a party..

And if you can't relax in front of the computer 8 hours before deadline, a
good ol' whisky often helps... It cures anything, you know..
Don't drink coffee, or at least not more than a cup, because you'll only
upset your stomach and spend most of the night hearing your gut grumble..

Hot cocoa with a bit of menthol scnapps is quite refreshing and energizing
also..

It's also a good idea to listen to music, since the lyrics might get you
going, and the melody keeps it flowing.. (rhyme - cool..)
But don't listen to any pop, backstreet boys, r'n'b or that kind of shit,
since they only use meaningless words.. "Yeah, baby, baby, i'm sooo in
looove with yooouuu, lalalalaaa, yeah whuzzup, kill dat nigga yeah goddamn
bitch" etc.etc.

Get my point?

Ok, good luck for now..

Markus Heikkilä, Vaasa, Finland

hello all!  alive? *poke poke*

*stands up and tries to look brave*

Hello, im Kat, and im an IB student.

heh.  anyhow, im in 10th grade.  okay, im NOT an IB student.  im a Pre-B.
how cute!  i live in florida, and thought maybe i could seek some salvation
in the pain of others that suffer like i do.  this was basically provoked by
my just finishing an out-of-class DBQ for Ap European History, and wondering
if i was the only person in the world up at 11 pm, wanting to bang my head
into a wall because i wound myself to get this down and im positive i wont
be able to sleep now.  and im rambling.  and i just realized i havent used
capital letters, or apostrophes once yet in this Email!  I think my brain is
officially fried now, and I'm going to sleep.  Or to toss and turn a lot.
Something of that nature.  I'm done.  And I'm sorry.

*runs to cower in the corner*

Goodnight, sweet dreams,
Kat

Hi again. I really dont know if this list is dead. If it is, I guess I am just
talking to empty cyber space, but....

I just finished the second day at the pre-IB programme in Sweden. Those two days
consisted of Break and Information. Not just any information though... We were
informed of the school policy!!! Hvitfeldtska's  policy if to give the students
an easy start...The first week we hardly have a single real class...

Yeah, yeah, every thing about IB seems great, and I think I will have the time
of my life!


***
David Remahl
dare@...

So here I am, everyone, I survived my second day as an official IB
student. Geez, second day and we've already been assigned an essay. I
love teachers, don't you? 36 CAS hours down, 114 to go. I am ready to
scream! Soooo much pressure already. Math Studies...not bad, really. Or
so it seems. Spanish SL...lecture already. Music Theory SL...I thought
it would be fun. I THOUGHT it would be fun. History HL...notes on 3
chapters, due Friday. Biology HL, seems ok, haven't really done
anything...yet. Band...I know, it's not IB, but it's still one of my
classes. And today was pretty boring. Finally, English HL! Of course, we
got to work right away. The teacher couldn't find his syllabus. And
aren't I lucky, my teacher is a first-time IB instructor. Oh well, I'll
live with it. I must go now, study study study!

Stressed and about to explode,
Nina

Hello. My name is David Remahl and I live in Sweden. I am 16
years old, and in a few weeks I'll be an IB student! I have about 10
kilometers, (uh, that'll be about 6.25 miles, right?) to the school. Its
name is "Hivtfeldtska Gymnasiets".

I really look forward to this and I hope I get into talking English
instead of Swedish with my teachers. Anyone else on this list who
is studying in Sweden?

My biggest interrest is computers. I own 7 of them. The two most
recent are:
	 *iMac-333MHz G3
	 *PII-350MHz, 64MB RAM
If anyone speak Swedish, you may visit my homepage at:
http://hem.passagen.se/dare/ it is about Macintosh. Though the
info is somewhat outdated since I haven't updated for a year.

Right now I am programming a cross platform game. If there are
any talanted computer artists out there who can help me with
some of the graphics, I would be very happy.

I also have a dog, a Leonberger, named 'Tasha'.

/By for now,
David Remahl,
dare@...

PS. Is IB really that terrible? ( you are giving me cold feets) DS.

Ah yes, first I'ld like to say that I'm happy to see a coping mechanism set up
to make sure that we all don't go crazy. My name is unimportant,but all you have
to know is where I'm coming from.I attend the IB program at Lincoln Park High
School in Chicago where I am a junior. I've just finished my five week stay on
the Northwesten campus in Evanston, IL where I took part in NHSI's Leadership
and Community Involvement program. I just got back and I'm still crying and all
of that good stuff, but I still feel that I'm just a little incoherent, being
away from the IB curriculumn. Well I hope to get from you what I already have
from a few of the other International IB students I've gotten to know over my
high school experience.I've been told that I am at times offensive, and I'm sure
that I've offended a few individuals in my comedic persuits, but I believe that
my behavior and this run on sentence will change the world's views and ideas.
Ryan Jarta
1 very totured indvidual

lol!  i feel your pain.  i am helping out a children's homes, doing mock
trial and building drama sets...you?


----Original Message Follows----
From: Zommbie1@...
Reply-To: IB_anonymous@onelist.com
To: IB_anonymous@onelist.com
Subject: [IB_anonymous] Those stupid CAS hours
Date: 30 Jul 1999 05:37:17 -0000

From: Zommbie1@...

Don't you know when I finnaly had come to grips with the fact that I would
have to spend 150h doing something stupid, those *lovely* (you can hear the
sarcasam dripping can't you) CAS coordinators get to gether in Budapest and
decide that it's not the hours that are important. No now we are supposed to
spread the houers over two years AND it can't be something you have been
doing before. I HATE CAS!

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"I think therefore I have a headache. . ."

Don't you know when I finnaly had come to grips with the fact that I would have
to spend 150h doing something stupid, those *lovely* (you can hear the sarcasam
dripping can't you) CAS coordinators get to gether in Budapest and decide that
it's not the hours that are important. No now we are supposed to spread the
houers over two years AND it can't be something you have been doing before. I
HATE CAS!

no one ever talks on here :0)  let's get a conversation going people...


----Original Message Follows----
From: Nina Reyes <supernin@...>
Reply-To: IB_anonymous@onelist.com
To: IB_anonymous@onelist.com
Subject: [IB_anonymous] Newbie
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 19:13:38 -0400

From: Nina Reyes <supernin@...>

I'm a newbie, so I'll introduce myself. My name is Nina and I'm going into
the 11th
grade. I've already started my CAS hours! So far, I have...8. oh well, more
work to
come. I have no idea what i want to write for my ext. essay, I'll have to
figure
that out soon. I start school in 17 days, fun isn't it? Ah, the joys of
extra
work...
Nina


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"I think therefore I have a headache. . ."

Hi my name is Steffanie. I'm new to this list and thought that I should
introduce myself. I'm going to start 11th grade at S:t Eskils gymnasium. I hope
to graduate in 2001 if I haven't lost my mind by then. I will be taking Swedish
A1 (HL), English A2 (HL), History (HL), Maths Methods (SL), Biology (SL) and
Economics (HL). If you are interessted I have my own homepage at:
www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Pool/1984

Come visit me and sign my guest book.

I would love to talk to someone who is also going to study very similar
subjects.

I'm a newbie, so I'll introduce myself. My name is Nina and I'm going into the
11th
grade. I've already started my CAS hours! So far, I have...8. oh well, more work
to
come. I have no idea what i want to write for my ext. essay, I'll have to figure
that out soon. I start school in 17 days, fun isn't it? Ah, the joys of extra
work...
Nina

Life is difficult to understand, always!
Nicky.
P.S. this list is so quiet
--- theflow@... wrote:
> From: theflow@...
>
> Hi,
>
> Well, for me TOK wasn't that interesting due to the
> teacher... Not that he was bad, but there was
> something missing... I guess TOK is kinda like life,
> it's what you make of it.
>
> Bye,
>
> Fabio


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Hi,

Well, for me TOK wasn't that interesting due to the teacher... Not that he was
bad, but there was something missing... I guess TOK is kinda like life, it's
what you make of it.

Bye,

Fabio


  ---- you wrote:
> From: Toblerone <xcatchx@...>
>
> What about you?  I find TOK quite interesting yet
> sometimes difficult to understand!


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Hi! everyone
It's nice to know all of you.
My name's Nicky and I'm 16 years old.
I'm in 11th grade now.
I live in Bangkok, Thailand, and currently doing IB
course at one of the international schools here.
The subjects I'm taking are (higher): Economics,
Business & Organisation, Maths
(standard): Biology, English, Thai..
What about you?  I find TOK quite interesting yet
sometimes difficult to understand!
I'm doing my biology homework now...no problem-just
yet!
Bye for now,
Nicky--



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Hi Nicky, and Rach, Sara and everyone (if I spelled your name
wrong...sorry!)

Well Shabat (Sabbath Day) was nice and relaxing so it's all good...

Sara:  I don't hold a grudge *lol*  I've had penpals from Germany and
the like.  It's a part of history you could do nothing about.  And yep,
I'm sort of half Jewish :)

Welcome Nicky!

Rach!  It's Amber Sass :)  How's life?  Is Geometry hard for you?  We've
got this stupid book that suck suck sucks!  Everything about being a
sophmore is a pitty *lol*  Say hi to Jenée, and Dara, and Emily,
Karissa, Carla, and especially Eileen!  :)  (Pssst...and if you
can...get them to sign up on this liste!  *lol*)

Last time I checked, we had about 7 members. . .

I'm done now.  Back to the everlasting homework thing I put off until
18:00 on Sunday night (woops)

Regards,
Amber

Ohh and Rach...do you happen to know what this means?

A-shi-ra la-do-nai ki ga-oh ga-ah
A-shi-ra la-do-nai ki ga-oh ga-ah
Mi-cha-mo-cha ba-elim adonai
Mi-cha-mo-cha ne-dar-ba-ko-desh
Na-chi-tah v'-chas-d'-cha am zu ga-al-ta
Na-chi-tah v'-chas-d'-cha am zu ga-al-ta
A-shi-ra, a-shi-ra, a-shi-ra!

I do :)  But...ani lo medaberet ivrit heytev *wink*  Better go out and
buy a Hebrew dictionary now huh? :) And if you want to hear what it
sounds like (any of you) Just send an email to my other account :
ansass@... and I can send you a voice file.  Done
now...really.
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cool beans
==
A-shi-ra la-do-nai ki ga-oh ga-ah
A-shi-ra la-do-nai ki ga-oh ga-ah
Mi-cha-mo-cha ba-elim adonai
Mi-cha-mo-cha ne-dar-ba-ko-desh
Na-chi-tah v'-chas-d'-cha am zu ga-al-ta
Na-chi-tah v'-chas-d'-cha am zu ga-al-ta
A-shi-ra, a-shi-ra, a-shi-ra!

hi
just saying hi to let you know there are more of us out there.
Rach
==
A-shi-ra la-do-nai ki ga-oh ga-ah
A-shi-ra la-do-nai ki ga-oh ga-ah
Mi-cha-mo-cha ba-elim adonai
Mi-cha-mo-cha ne-dar-ba-ko-desh
Na-chi-tah v'-chas-d'-cha am zu ga-al-ta
Na-chi-tah v'-chas-d'-cha am zu ga-al-ta
A-shi-ra, a-shi-ra, a-shi-ra!

HEY!! FEEDBACK!!!
I"m Sara, also a new member, but *sigh* I might be one of two membersbecause
I"ve only recieved one reply!  Anyway, I'm from Nova Scotia, Canada,
although truly from Germany, I moved here in 1989, and I've been  becoming
local ever since.  I'm in grade 12 and I'm taking 2 IB courses this year, I
finished IB2S French last year, and I dropped my other dip courses along my
journey....I"m only in IBH2 English and TOK this year, but I"m really
enjoying it....
oh..I"m not sure if I'm alowed to do this, but if anyone is into TOK,
there's an awesome philosophy listserve...(not to say we dump this one,
because us IBers have to stick together! (it's philosophia@onelist.com )
Sara
ps-I think it's yourturn to tell us about YOURSELF too! :)
>Hi!
>I'm a new member here and I'd like to know all of you out there.
>Perhaps you could introduce yourself so we get to know each other.
>Cheers,
>Nicky
>P.S. do anyone of you know how many people are subscribed to this list?

Hi!
I'm a new member here and I'd like to know all of you out there.
Perhaps you could introduce yourself so we get to know each other.
Cheers,
Nicky
P.S. do anyone of you know how many people are subscribed to this list?

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> "I think therefore I have a headache. . ."
>

*giggle*
I just caught on that you just might be Jewish! *deep sigh* man it usually
takes me forever to clue in, but this time is probably my
worst....anyway...cool...I'm not, and *deep sigh* I have this whole German
complex, I guess I got it in 3rd grade when I moved here and the first htign
I was told my my classmates was that I, because I"m German, started WW2...so
just in case you hold a grudge against all Germans, *sigh* (isn't this all
so stupid on my behalf?) Anyway, if you hold a grudge, please know that I am
very sorry for what happened, and seeing that I wasn't alive, I couldn't do
anything to stop it all...I'll shut up now, because most people I do this
whole speel with get all intimidated and red in the face....all the same, I
come in peace!!! :)
Sara

Yes, someone else speak up!  There might just be a couple people here
but still!  Our history classes are making us do orals too...*shudddder*
And my English Honours classe is doing these things called Photo
Journals.  I'm doing mine on Jewish holiday celebrations.  It should be
cool :)  It's SO cold here right now!  Normally I'm at skating this time
but I'm taking a break (that would be a first!)  I'd better get going
(it's almost time for Shabat)
So Shabat Shalom everyone and have a nice weekend!
Amber


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Cool....you (as most of us seem to be) seem much more mature than your age,
I fugured you might be in uni now!  Well cool about the German, I speak
German myself, it's my mother tounge.  If you ever have any problems, gimme
a buz or something!  I take it that the numbers behind the languages are hte
level of the class you're taking? I don't know Hebrew, although I'm sure it
would be cool, I took French immersion all through junior high, and I
finished my French 2subsid, as I think I mentioned to you earlier.  Shame
about the IB dropout *L* bur hey, in a way, I'm a survivor like you, I mean
my pals who are in hell right now, I cuildnt imagine being them, we're
talking Dipshit! *L* History is the killer, with all the essays, but we're
doing all the orals (oh, mine was hellish! oh well, I found out it's worth
abotu 1% of your final IB mark!)  and external essays, and *sigh* those poor
dips, they had to do their extended, which really sucked.  I have a pal who
didn't even get to start writing her external essay1 for English until the
day both 1 and 2 were supposed to be sent away.  She skipped all her classes
and stayed in the library all day to write it!  Got it done just in time for
the bell to ring!  Oh well....now it's march break! FREEDOM!  *L*
toodles!
Sara
and how about someone else saying something!

Hey Sara!

Amber will do just fine.  Anne-Marie is my first name and *gag*  I think
I need to change my details in the email *lol*

So far you're almost the only one who's said anything (there aren't a
lot of people on this liste.  I hope more come soon!).  Actually I was
in IB for half of my 9th grade year and then I moved away from the
programme.  Now I was skipped a grade and no more IB.  I guess you could
say I survived *lol*  I'm 15 and in 10th grade right now in Minnesota.
I'm a figure skater (everyone run...now!) and *love* languages!  I'm in
English (pretty much a duh), French 3/4, German 2, Spanish 1, and Hebrew
3.  Languages are cool...math is evil.  Any one have any tips on
surviving Geometry?  Because I'm SO not liking that classe!

It's great to meet you!
Back to the homework...*gag*
Amber
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Well, Ann-Marie, that sure is an interesting opening statement.....I
actually read it! :)
I"m Sara, from Nova Scotia Canada, taking a few IB courses, and of course,
laughing at my Dip friends! *grin* I started out being a dip in grade 10,
but figured it wasn't worth the agony at the end of it *LMAO* boy was I EVER
right....I took BiologyS1 and FrenchS2 last year, as well as my EnglishH1
...then this year I got smart, dropped the Bio, and the french was done
anyway, so now I"m just in TOK and English..I'm scared out of my mind though
because tomorrow *ARGH!!!* is my Enlish oral...yup...the biggie...if anyone
has some good advice, please blab!!!  Hmm...more about me....well...I like
my English....and I started off doing wonders in TOK, and it is my favorite
subject, but ARGH....I'm really sucking at essays lately...well....sucking
in my opinion......70s...not my fave type of mark...hmm...alright..so next
year I plan on going to Ryerson Politechnic University to take a BAA in Film
Production, and if I don't get in, I"ll cry for a month.  I sent off
everyhting...now I just need luck...
So where is everyone from, and DAMN I wish I had found this group MUCH
sooner! *L*  Well......I guess I"ll be hearing from someone...and please do
tell me if there's another person from Canada, or even better, Nova Scotia!
Toodles!
Sara
hey.....know Motrin?  I love that .....Motrin IB pain reliever!  *ROTFLMAO*
oh...and Ann-Marie....I take it you're a survivor?  You speak with so much
wisdom, as though going down memory lane or something.....

Hello,
   Does anyone have any notes on the Biomedicle option for Physics Higher
or IB Biology notes.  If you have them please send them to me.
                                         Thanks Matt

Hey everyone!

It's Amber again (not Anne-Marie, Jenée!)
Okay, we have new subscribers but no one has said anything but me yet.
Someone introduce yourself if you can alright?

See you later!
Amber (Frozen in Minnesota)

Hello to you who has just subscribed...and...uhh...guys?

Hullo?  Is anyone home?

Just asking (I don't beg) for someone else to write too?

Minnesota is COLD right now!

See everyone later.
Lehitra'ot!
Amber

Hey everyone.

It's just Amber sending from a friend's email address.

Since this list is kinda slow (can you say dead?)
I thought I'd write something to it.  And I have no idea...what to write
*lol*

Just hello the people I haven't met yet, and feel free to introduce
yourself.

I'm so gone now since we're driving to MN tomorrow to to actually get to
our new house.

Amber