Jessamyn

@taylorswift !!!!!!!!

This is just a lil thank you message for writing the song Change, bc it means the world to me and Ifeel like no one speaks about it enough. That song has held my hand through growing up and every bump in the road I have encountered along the way. And 10 years later it still manages to make me cry. I’m so grateful you sang it on tour, although I wasn’t at the show, I downloaded the audio from someone’s video and it means just as much.

Four years ago I broke down. I was trying to bring myself to terms that I’d never be accepted into University. I was failing my A Levels and ended up skipping a lot of classes, trying to hide from my failure instead of facing up to it. I was also in a bad place mentally, I spent most of my time in college alone, scared that a future for me didn’t exist. I was terrified of not making anybody proud.

Then the impossible happened. By some miracle, I got accepted onto a University course for Learning & Teaching. My GCSE results were good enough that the course lead believed I had potential in me, despite the shit show of my A Levels. I was so excited that I had been given an extra chance. Excited to chase a career that I’d always dreamed of!

But I fell into the same loop. I was so scared of failure that I started skipping class again, anxiety driving me away, scared lecturers would think I wasn’t good enough, that I didn’t belong. I let myself become consumed by negative thoughts, which led to me isolating myself from everyone. Even my family. I passed my first few assignments, but failed my first year due to lack of attendance. I was completely heartbroken and felt like I was back to square one ...

I was given a final chance by the University, to resit my first year, to really prove myself.

So I came back even more determined then ever. I worked hard, stayed up late and passed my first year.

Then my second.

And then my third.

I passed all three years and ended up getting securing myself a degree. I even got a freaking first in my dissertation (a first!!!). The girl who had accepted that she would never make it to University got herself a degree!! 👩🏼‍🎓

And then that same girl applied for teacher training, got herself an interview, then was offered a place!! I was going to become an official teacher 👩🏼‍🏫

My training started this week and it suddenly just hit me; that lost girl from 4 years ago has finally made it. After years of falling over and over again, I was finally even closer to the career I’ve dreamed of. And I’m so proud of how far I’ve come and the person I’ve grown into. I’m stronger and more determined than I ever was!

I can’t wait to help shape children into young adults, to fill them with the confidence I needed, the encouragement to achieve themselves. And to remind them that failure is okay, to use it to drive themselves even further!! ⭐️

Four years ago I broke down. I was trying to bring myself to terms that I’d never be accepted into University. I was failing my A Levels and ended up skipping a lot of classes, trying to hide from my failure instead of facing up to it. I was also in a bad place mentally, I spent most of my time in college alone, scared that a future for me didn’t exist. I was terrified of not making anybody proud.

Then the impossible happened. By some miracle, I got accepted onto a University course for Learning & Teaching. My GCSE results were good enough that the course lead believed I had potential in me, despite the shit show of my A Levels. I was so excited that I had been given an extra chance. Excited to chase a career that I’d always dreamed of!

But I fell into the same loop. I was so scared of failure that I started skipping class again, anxiety driving me away, scared lecturers would think I wasn’t good enough, that I didn’t belong. I let myself become consumed by negative thoughts, which led to me isolating myself from everyone. Even my family. I passed my first few assignments, but failed my first year due to lack of attendance. I was completely heartbroken and felt like I was back to square one ...

I was given a final chance by the University, to resit my first year, to really prove myself.

So I came back even more determined then ever. I worked hard, stayed up late and passed my first year.

Then my second.

And then my third.

I passed all three years and ended up getting securing myself a degree. I even got a freaking first in my dissertation (a first!!!). The girl who had accepted that she would never make it to University got herself a degree!! 👩🏼‍🎓

And then that same girl applied for teacher training, got herself an interview, then was offered a place!! I was going to become an official teacher 👩🏼‍🏫

My training started this week and it suddenly just hit me; that lost girl from 4 years ago has finally made it. After years of falling over and over again, I was finally even closer to the career I’ve dreamed of. And I’m so proud of how far I’ve come and the person I’ve grown into. I’m stronger and more determined than I ever was!

I can’t wait to help shape children into young adults, to fill them with the confidence I needed, the encouragement to achieve themselves. And to remind them that failure is okay, to use it to drive themselves even further!! ⭐️

Four years ago I broke down. I was trying to bring myself to terms that I’d never be accepted into University. I was failing my A Levels and ended up skipping a lot of classes, trying to hide from my failure instead of facing up to it. I was also in a bad place mentally, I spent most of my time in college alone, scared that a future for me didn’t exist. I was terrified of not making anybody proud.

Then the impossible happened. By some miracle, I got accepted onto a University course for Learning & Teaching. My GCSE results were good enough that the course lead believed I had potential in me, despite the shit show of my A Levels. I was so excited that I had been given an extra chance. Excited to chase a career that I’d always dreamed of!

But I fell into the same loop. I was so scared of failure that I started skipping class again, anxiety driving me away, scared lecturers would think I wasn’t good enough, that I didn’t belong. I let myself become consumed by negative thoughts, which led to me isolating myself from everyone. Even my family. I passed my first few assignments, but failed my first year due to lack of attendance. I was completely heartbroken and felt like I was back to square one ...

I was given a final chance by the University, to resit my first year, to really prove myself.

So I came back even more determined then ever. I worked hard, stayed up late and passed my first year.

Then my second.

And then my third.

I passed all three years and ended up getting securing myself a degree. I even got a freaking first in my dissertation (a first!!!). The girl who had accepted that she would never make it to University got herself a degree!! 👩🏼‍🎓

And then that same girl applied for teacher training, got herself an interview, then was offered a place!! I was going to become an official teacher 👩🏼‍🏫

My training started this week and it suddenly just hit me; that lost girl from 4 years ago has finally made it. After years of falling over and over again, I was finally even closer to the career I’ve dreamed of. And I’m so proud of how far I’ve come and the person I’ve grown into. I’m stronger and more determined than I ever was!

I can’t wait to help shape children into young adults, to fill them with the confidence I needed, the encouragement to achieve themselves. And to remind them that failure is okay, to use it to drive themselves even further!! ⭐️

@taylorswift !!!!!!!!

This is just a lil thank you message for writing the song Change, bc it means the world to me and Ifeel like no one speaks about it enough. That song has held my hand through growing up and every bump in the road I have encountered along the way. And 10 years later it still manages to make me cry. I’m so grateful you sang it on tour, although I wasn’t at the show, I downloaded the audio from someone’s video and it means just as much.

@taylorswift !!!!!!!!

This is just a lil thank you message for writing the song Change, bc it means the world to me and Ifeel like no one speaks about it enough. That song has held my hand through growing up and every bump in the road I have encountered along the way. And 10 years later it still manages to make me cry. I’m so grateful you sang it on tour, although I wasn’t at the show, I downloaded the audio from someone’s video and it means just as much.

@taylorswift !!!!!!!!

This is just a lil thank you message for writing the song Change, bc it means the world to me and Ifeel like no one speaks about it enough. That song has held my hand through growing up and every bump in the road I have encountered along the way. And 10 years later it still manages to make me cry. I’m so grateful you sang it on tour, although I wasn’t at the show, I downloaded the audio from someone’s video and it means just as much.