Graduation

Vancouver Island University Graduation June 2017. So the 30 seconds of fame, a piece of paper and now what?

VIU Graduations June 2017- The Mckinon Family.

Well everybody, I advise you that commencement is a wonderful day, you get a cap and gown for 2.5 hours sitting on a stage being stared down by all families and believe me I sat in the center of the stage at the back and had the brightest light shining down on me. I had to apologize to the chancelor when shaking her hand, that my hands where sweaty- the least they could do is have the Air conditioning going. We graduating students just a simple reminder that life is still not great they make you sit in a gown with no A/C- as a student you go through hell giving in papers and assignments, honestly university makes you poor, drains any emotions you have and still graduating they suck every inch of water out of your body and it shows through your pores. Just to prepare you for the real world, thank you education system.

If I may add that the majority of the students where on the phones, what is the point of graduating together- is to celebrate the event together as a class- well my class were all on their phones when I crossed the stage. Well I felt quite disrespected if I might add but Kirsty what were you expecting a standing ovation? Well no, just free food (the South African coming out in me).

It was exhausting 5 years of University or College experience and it all came down to a 30 second walk across the stage and a piece of paper with my name on it (in my mind it didn't feel right). It meant so much to me but hardly to anybody else (howcome?). You know someone once said to me that once you get where you going don't forget to turn around and realize how far you have come. I GUESS I AM DOING THAT NOW!

My apologies for the ranting!

May It Haunt You

So new poem today, on a snowy Thursday. This poem I wrote after reading a fellow students poem about her a personal experience called the Secret. I hope you enjoy and remember, you have the strength to walk your path.

May It Haunt You.

I'm going to jump in here and say,

How is this world full of dark, sick, terrible people

I beg the question, why do people feel like

they have to cause more harm to others then to themselves

Tell me, you think because you going through something,

means you can take it out on someone else.

How dare you walk into my life and turn it upside down,

was it a game, was it pleasure or simply to make yourself feel better.

You turned to me with a dark look in your eye,

A smirk on your face, everything you where intrigued me.

Wanting to know more about you,

But the devil always comes in something that interests you.

How dare you think you could take the burning fire within my soul,

Like it was your refuge

The rock you could hide behind,

While your whole world came crashing down.

No, the one decision I made for me, 

Call me selfish but you have to stand on your own,

I am the good, I have the light in my heart,

The strength in my soul to walk this path

So NO, I will not keep the secret.

People need to know who you are and what you have done,

You have to live with the decisions you've made

And may it haunt you for the rest of your life.

Westwood Lake, Nanaimo BC

Just Live It

I wrote a poem today...

Just Live It

 Written by Kirsty Mckinon

Stop!

As I realized I hadn't taken the time to rethink, 

To rethink the last year and all the hidden links, 

The snow danced to the ground, as I was lost in thought,

To wonder how the battle we have and fought, 

Was lost, in our daily lives of work, family and routine,

We live a life that goes round and round, 

Never realizing the beauty in the small things that are found,

We never satisfied but always want more,

What is more? what is life? What is time?

We think we have time, we live for tomorrow,

But one day we want have tomorrow then what do we do we follow, 

We think we have life but what is life when one is fighting for it,

You never realize it until you witness it,

We think it will all be okay at the end but truthfully nobody has seen it,

If the end is unknown and all we have is today then,

Why don't we just live it!

Vancouver Island- Nanaimo sunset 

Why start a blog?

I landed up only taking a few courses this semester and figured that I have too much time on my hands so I started a blog. Along with speaking to some of my friends that are in a similar boat as I am. That boat is we all on our way to getting degrees but what do we do with them.

When we graduate high school the norm is to go to a post secondary school and get more education because entry level jobs in North America required degrees. If we could ask little 13 year old Kirsty what her dream was, it was to be a musician and now Kirsty has no idea what or where she is meant to be in this world. We all know that there are billions of youtube sensations trying to make the big leagues so musician is far to competitive.

I think there has to be millions of 20 year olds in a similar situation, where we all know how to be students but we don't know what we actually want out of life or a job or a career etc etc.

The sun will rise tomorrow

So I started a blog, to let all those wonderful young people out there realize that they are not alone. People try telling me this is a natural thing, okay so I graduated high school went to an Art school for music composition got told that you don't need a piece of paper to be in the music industry then decided on business because it was general.... good luck trying to find a job with just general!

Well, it could be worse: racking up debt, jobless, homeless and a bunch of other things. Student life isn't all that it is cut out to be, I am so tired of eating noodles, KD (Kraft Dinner) or rice (student's know what I am talking about). It is time for a real job earning real money and being an adult.

Then the little voice in my head says "do what you love and you will never work a day in your life."

       [sigh] 

What is that thing that I love, what is that thing that I can't go through life without doing. I am driving myself insane trying to figure out what I am good at. Been a student for 5 years I know how to write reports, read textbook and deal with stress so pretty much learn.... great! 

So that's why I started a blog, it's not all depressing I promise but I just want to let everybody know that we all in a similar situation and thats okay.

IT'S CALLED LIFE AND YOU JUST HAVE TO LIVE!

Kirsty Paige Mckinon

Hi there... my name is Kirsty Paige Mckinon (well that is my full name). I am a 23 year old women, born and raised in Durban, South Africa to two wonderful people, Shaune and Vanessa Mckinon-my lovely parents. I grew up in a small town in Durban called Pinetown (the name says it all). I attended an all girls school, Westville Girls' High School and left at the end of Grade 10 (at 16 years old) for this wonderful country, Canada. 

I have been through college, now I am at University on Vancouver Island, in a small city called Nanaimo and in my final semester before graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a Major in Marketing. It's been 5 years of post secondary education and you know what, I wouldn't change a thing. I have worked throughout my degree at a coffee shop and a sport store, customer service is a wonderful job (I think everybody should do it, at least once).

I have no idea what I am going to do after I graduate but I think you should stick around to see what happens.

So this is me... welcome to my crazy life!

Abbotford Tulip Festival, B.C  Canada

Fun Facts:

• University Student / Marketing Student
• Musician 
• Song-writer
• South African-Canadian 
• Traveler/ Adventurer
• Artist 
• 2 Accents (special talent)
• Laugh at everything- I don't shut up
• Feminist