Hey, look I understand your frustrations and I get you feel really stressed about what’s been going on but just know that the way you feel is honestly perfectly fine and normal. I know you feel helpless and embarrassed and want to change so, I will do my best to help you as much as you need. First if you want to prove your team, coach and spectators wrong and that you actually are an amazing basketball player, ask for advice to improve your skills. Practise at home as much as you can and listen carefully to what everyone has to say. You can always ask for additional help and training to continue your practises or just look on YouTube for skills to learn. I’ve been in situations like this before where I feel like I can’t stop what people say about me but in reality I could, just by taking in their criticism and learning from it. Learn as much as you can and practise as much as you can to show everyone that doubted you that you are an exceptional basketball player and hold a lot of potential. I just want you to know that if your team, coach and audience continue to shame you and treat you unfairly there are always other people and teams to join. 

I hope what I’ve shared with you has helped with the situation but if you need anymore advice and guidance be sure to let me know as I will continue to do my best to guide you into the right directions. 

-Natalia Slade 

Kia ora, in HCG today we learnt to make minestrone soup from Chef Mark i(n other words Chef Ramsey’s cousin). he has been working as a chef for 35 years and is from the north west of England. we learnt to hold a knife properly without hurting ourselves and, how to cut up vegetables without cutting our own fingers. he showed us different types of knives as well, such as the usual chefs knife that could be used for pretty much everything and a serrated bread knife that is used to saw through bread seamlessly without having any breakage throughout the cut. my overall thoughts from this lesson was that i enjoyed cooking something new that i’m not familiar with or have ever made before and learning how to make it was very fun.