Archive by https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup A Journey Beyond Exams: My Emotional Experience Through HSC en-us 2025-08-07 11:08:22 UTC 2025-08-07 18:51:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f58c.png Map of the area I would be driving around (credit to Google Earth). This birds eye view is a perfect represention on how my escape from reality was vital, just to be one with nature, and calm my mind down. z5685060 https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537760235 2025-08-07 11:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537760235 This is one of the lookouts I had gone to after an exam, watching the sunset alone, in peace having my own moment of downtime. z5685060 https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537760556 2025-08-07 11:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537760556 This lookout became a ritual, became a part of my schedule when I felt overwhelmed, or anxious this location made me destress and helped me think more clearly. z5685060 https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537761317 2025-08-07 11:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537761317 This was taken from another point of a hill, overlooking the west, watching each street light turn on, peice by peice, I found it to be very therapeutic, as it helped me see the world in a wider lens, that everyone is worrying about their own lives, and everyone got their own stresses happening, and although I felt I was in a dark time being here reminded me that life is a balence, and you cant have light without darkness, much like you cant have freedom, without feeling trapped first. z5685060 https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537763747 2025-08-07 11:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537763747 This was taken about the journey, how at times it wasnt about reaching the destination but about the travel, and as i was travelling toward a park to gain clarity I had drive past this amazing feature wall, and I had to get out and snap a photo. z5685060 https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537764511 2025-08-07 11:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537764511 This was taken infront my highschool, just me sitting in my car after an exam, thinking about how stressed I was, just looking around and realising no one was around, and it was just me with my thoughts. Then after this I travelled to a park and did some reflecting. z5685060 https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537766012 2025-08-07 11:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537766012 This was taken an early morning before my final exam, just thinking about how far I had come, and journeys I had gone on and the overall my progress as an individual. z5685060 https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537766828 2025-08-07 11:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537766828 This was a lookout I had visited, I remember the peace I had felt being at this location. The feeling of freedom, how even though I was alone I felt so close to myself, and after leaving this location, I felt a great amount of motivation. That I could do this, I could do all my exams, and study, and even though academic burnout was fast approaching after spending some time here, I felt a rush of motivation and walked back to my car saying to myself "I can do this". z5685060 https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537770059 2025-08-07 12:04:00 UTC https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537770059 This was a gift from my family, as they understood how much my car had meant to be especially after HSC times, so they had given me this as a physical memento to remind me I had overcame this stressful time in my life. z5685060 https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537771626 2025-08-07 12:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537771626 This is my HSC Certificate, and to me this is more than a peice of paper, but rather a trophy that I was able to persist through stressful times, and overcome some of the most difficult challenges in my life. z5685060 https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537772842 2025-08-07 12:10:08 UTC https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537772842 This was another journy, with my vehicle, to a park, just to calm myself down and take my mind off everything. z5685060 https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537773194 2025-08-07 12:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537773194 This was a very late drive, as I felt myself getting tired of studying so I decided to take a break, and go on a drive, and I ended up at a park, where I sat down and reflected, telling myself that "You have got this far, only 2 more exams left to go, you can do this". Talking myself into gaining more confidence. z5685060 https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537774500 2025-08-07 12:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537774500 Another time I visited this lookout, This was approaching the time in which I felt the best about myself. I visited here not in moments of despair but rather this time a moment of thankfulness, I felt a grave amount of gratitude, how I had been fortunate enough to have a car and be able to go on this journey, that I was fortunate enough to be able to stress about school and an education, sitting here reflecting on the past few months of struggle I felt such a range of different emotions. z5685060 https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537779991 2025-08-07 12:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3537779991 Vibes songs, when I really needed something to push me and keep me going to be positive. (My driving songs) z5685060 https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3538005046 2025-08-07 18:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3538005046 "diary entries" (just raw thoughts) (1) z5685060 https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3538005416 2025-08-07 18:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3538005416 "diary entries" (very confused feeling very upset with myself, very lost) (2) z5685060 https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3538005635 2025-08-07 18:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3538005635 "diary entries" (feelings of apathy, was close to giving up in some ways) (3) z5685060 https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3538006195 2025-08-07 18:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3538006195 "diary entries" (my final push of persistence, perseverance, my last bit of energy and motivation left) (4) z5685060 https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3538006565 2025-08-07 18:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/z5685060/s33x20y2kiaklmup/wish/3538006565