From Our Head Boarder
BEING A TOWNIE IN BOARDING
It always seems to catch day girls off guard when they ask me how my farm is doing, and I tell them that I don’t have one. It’s a pretty common misconception, but not all boarders are farmers! Quite a few of us are what we call ‘townies’; girls living in towns and more residential areas. Â
I come from the town of Mukinbudin, 400km north-east of Perth in the central Wheatbelt with a population of around 500. About half of those live in town. I have lived in town my entire life, but my entire extended family are from a farming background or are farmers. So I have grown up around farms and farming. A lot of other townies also have farming backgrounds, but there are a few who don’t have any connection to it.Â
IÂ am very lucky that I live in town. My access to just a regular IGA and even just a steady social life is a lot simpler than those who live out of town. I lived just up the street from my best friend as a kid. Almost all of my friends lived in town, so I had the opportunity to be with my friends at almost any time.Â
Boarding townies are mostly from a farming background, but there are a few of us that do not have that connection at all. Boarders from farming backgrounds may make 70% of Boarding, but don’t forget about us townies! We have lots of our own rural experiences and stories to tell. Â
Harriet Comerford-Smith, Head Boarder
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Author: Santa Maria College
Santa Maria College is a vibrant girls school with a growing local presence and reputation. Our Mission is to educate young Mercy women who act with courage and compassion to enrich our world. Santa Maria College is located in Attadale in Western Australia, 16 km from the Perth CBD. We offer a Catholic education for girls in Years 5 – 12 and have 1300 students, including 152 boarders.