Uni kids (B), March 2047

March 2047 (Autumn)

Sylvia Draper and Alice Jacobson are 21 and Ramona Nihill, Ruby Lane and Jon Clark are 20. 

(Simon is 22)

Alice and Sylvia have just begun their final year of university. 

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You say it's your birthday, January 2047

January 2047 (Summer)

 

Soon-to-be big sister Mia Benton is 1!

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No sunlight

Round 37: March 2046 (Autumn)

Alice Jacobson and Sylvia Draper are 20 and Ramona Nihill and Ruby Lane are 19.
(Simon is 21 and Jon is 19)

Narrated by Sylvia Draper

People were surprised when I got together with Simon. He’s not the kind of guy anyone imagined me getting together with.

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Wallflower

Round 37: March 2046 (Autumn)

Matthew and Simon Lane are 21, Aurora and Bianca Moretti are 20 and Gabriel Nott is 19. 
(Brendan is 23, Sylvia and Ruby are 19)

Narrated by Bianca Moretti

I don’t know how Gabriel manages to do so much writing and still maintain a 4.0 GPA, but here we are.

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A rush and a push

Round 37: October 2045 (Spring)

Lane 1 household profile

Linnea Lane is 85. Eliot is 59, Cordy is 52 and Charlotte is 16.

(Tim is 25, Matthew and Simon are 20, Sylvia is 19, Marcus is 16 and Grace and Jacinta are 15)

Narrated by Charlotte Lane

My parents both hate it that my grandma spoils me so much but personally, I love it.

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You say it's your birthday, May 2045

Round 37: May 2045 (Autumn)

Elisa Hamilton is turning 3 this month and this year, her birthday very conveniently falls on a Saturday. 

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Movement

Round 37: March 2045 (Autumn)

Annabel and Georgina Nott are both 21.
(Lia is 48, Simon is 20 and Sylvia is 19)

Narrated by Annabel Nott

Georgina and I decided we were done with the dorms at the end of last year, so we’re now renting our own place on campus. 

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Catch hell blues

Round 37: March 2045 (Autumn)

Sylvia Draper and Alice Jacobson are 19 and Ruby Lane and Ramona Nihill are 18.

(Simon and Matthew are 20)

Narrated by Ramona Nihill

As soon as I found out there was a newspaper here, I decided I had to write for it. So perfect for a journalism major like me! I’ve spent most of my spare time since then putting together some writing samples to submit to them.

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In clouds

Round 36: September 2044 (Spring)

Draper 2 household profile

Rose and Joanna Draper are 49 and Levi and Will are 12. 

(Calvin is 41,  Sylvia is 18, Michael is 13 and Ryan is 12)

Narrated by Joanna Draper

Now that Sylvia is away at college, Levi has converted her bedroom to a home gym.

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Standing on my own again

Round 36: March 2044 (Autumn)

last update/Sylvia's last update
next update/Caitlin's next update/Annabel and Georgina's next update

Caitlin Romilly is 21, Georgina and Annabel Nott are 20 and Sylvia Draper and Alice Jacobson are 18. 
(Eddie is 24, Brendan is 21, Simon and Matthew are 19, Aurora and Bianca are 18)

Narrated by Caitlin Romilly

It’s my final year here and I’m starting to think about where I’m actually going to live once I graduate. 

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You say it's your birthday, January 2044

Round 36: January 2044 (Summer)

Rebecca is due to hit Week 40 in February but as is often the case with twins, the Collins babies had other ideas. At 37 weeks, Rebecca and her husband Nathan head to the hospital, because those babies are ready!

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Static age

Round 36: August 2043 (Winter)

last update/next update

Draper 1 household profile

Lake Draper is 86 and Kendal is 67. 
(Rose and Joanna are 48, Rob is 42, Patience is 41, Chris is 28,  Veronica is 26, Sylvia is 17, Levi and Will are 11)

Narrated by Lake Draper

Kendal is retired now and I couldn’t be happier about it. 

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By my own hand

Round 36: February 2043 (Summer)

last update/next update

Carmody-Halmi-Whitney 1 household profile

Daniel Halmi is 36, Susannah Carmody is 33 and Zac Whitney is 9. 

(Kimberly is 72, Sarah is 38, Declan is 22, Sylvia is 17, Levi and Will are 11 and Theo is 8)

Narrated by Susannah Carmody

Daniel and I are happy in our current building but we’d like to move eventually. If we have another kid or two, it’s going to be a tight squeeze in here.

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Turn up the sun

Round 35: September 2042 (Spring)

last update/next update

Ashton 1 household profile

Rob Ashton is 41, Patience is 40, Felicity is 9, Patrick is 6 and Gemma is 1. 

(Rose is 47, Claudia is 41, Josie is 40, Sylvia is 16, Iris is 9 and Andrew is 6)

Narrated by Patience Ashton

Gemma was a huge surprise for me and Rob but now that she’s joined our family, I sort of want to have another baby.

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My Vien Ilin

Round 35: June 2042 (Winter)

last update/Sylvia's next update/next update

Draper 2 household profile

Rose and Joanna Draper are 47, Sylvia is 16 and Levi and Will are 10.
(Adam is 87, Athena is 82, Amelia is 53, Wade is 52, Matthew is 17 and Alice is 16)

Narrated by Joanna Draper

Rose and I are so proud of Sylvia. She did her SAS this year and she scored a 65, which entitles her to half-price tuition at Suffolk University.

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Attitude

Round 34: May 2040 (Autumn)

last update/next update

Rose and Joanna Draper are 45, Sylvia is 14 and Will and Levi are 8.

(Annabel is 16, Matthew and Simon are 15, Aurora and Alice are 14 and Zac is 6)

Narrated by Sylvia Draper

The pottery store is closed at the moment, in preparation to move, so Mum is taking the opportunity to replenish the stock. She wants to make sure there are plenty of pieces to put back on the shelves when she reopens. 

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Every day should be a holiday, 2039

Round 34: December 2039 (Summer)

last update/next update

Lake Draper is 82 and Kendal is 63. 

(Rose and Joanna are 44, Rob is 38, Josie and Patience are 37, Troy, Aaron and Calvin are 36, Chris is 24, Sylvia is 13, Jude, Will and Levi are 7, Felicity is 6, Amy is 4, Patrick and Andrew are 3, Natalie is 2 and Curtis is 4 months old)

Narrated by Kendal Draper

Now that school is out for Christmas, I've been enjoying some much needed relaxation time.

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Last one standing

Round 33: July 2038 (Winter)

last update/next update

Eliot Lane is 52, Cordy is 45, Matthew and Simon are 13 and Charlotte is 9.
(Luc is 45, Tim is 18, Annabel is 14 and Sylvia is 12)

Narrated by Simon Lane

Lately, my parents have been making me take Charlotte down to the ice skating rink for practice.

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In the same room

Round 33: January 2038 (Summer)

last update/next update

Rose and Joanna Draper are 43, Sylvia is 12 and Levi and Will are 6.
(Adam is 83, Lake is 81, Athena is 78, Wade is 48, Simon is 13 and Alice is 12)

Narrated by Joanna Draper

I mostly enjoyed my years of teaching but now that I’m working in natural science, I feel much more at home. Teaching is much more social and being sociable has never been a strength of mine.

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You say it's your birthday, January 2038

Round 33: January 2038 (Summer)

Adrienne didn’t do any partying to ring in the new year, which was probably a good move. Her water breaks on New Year’s morning and she and Amar rush to the hospital.

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