Matthew Consterdine's

Here are two paintings of mine using acrylic on canvas.

Both are inspired by places and photos in my local community.

The woodlands. The high street.

This week I start studying Electronics, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, and Art A-levels at Sixth Form.

It is complete! I hiked in the New Forest, volunteered at Sue Ryder, achieved a blue belt in Karate, and improved my photography.

Hello, I am here to talk about my trip to New Zealand and my experiences visiting the country. I chose New Zealand as I have visited it many times and I feel that it would be interesting to discus.

The coastline around the country of Somalia is full of people committing acts of piracy and holding people hostage for a ransom. These are not pirates like you see in films but rather 20-35 year old Somalians with speedboats, GPS and modern guns. They attack cruise liners, oil tankers, fishing vessels and any other boat which they think they are capable of capturing. I am going to attempt to look for the reasons why high levels of piracy are taking place in the area and then why it is such a problem for people who need to travel or transport good by sea. To start will research Somalia then other aspects to work out why pirates have been such a problem in the Indian Ocean.

I believe that the reason pirates have been such a problem is because Somalia is a failed state and consequently very poor, turning people with boats into pirates due to the money involved.

Walking along Hengistbury Head