“Are you nervous for graduation?” YES. I am terrified. My stomach drops every time I think about it. It is not graduation per se that makes my heart crawl to my throat, but it is the thought that I am going to be an adult. I remember how much I wanted to be an adult when I was little but now that it's almost right in my face, I realize that I did not know what I was wishing for. Everytime I think about adulthood, I imagine a big fiery pit with its enormous jaws wide open, ready to devour me...
Alright, alright, that's a bit of an exaggeration. But if you feel that the image gives you some unpleasant chills then you are half ways there to sympathizing with me. I'm just not ready, I mean I probably am, but it doesn't feel like it. I feel like Tom Cruise in one of the Mission Impossible scenes where he’s gripping on the outside of an airplane that's in mid air. I’m just afraid that I won’t make it, that I’ll be a nobody. Most importantly, I'm afraid of disappointing my mother. Sometimes I think the fear I feel now is something I am going to be laughing about several years from now. I certainly hope so.
Preparations, preparations, preparations! Ya, I’m so sick of that word. I get frustrated sometimes when people ask me about that. I mean I'm still a kid right? Or I think, hey I'll worry it when the time comes ok? But I know people are just looking out for me. It’s just my frustration speaking for me. But my preparations hasn't changed much. I'm just focusing on school. I'm still gonna get a job and save up after high school. Before though, I planned to stay with my mom for a couple more years but I think I changed my mind. I want to move out as soon as possible, it would just be a lot easier for me when I'm in college.
I'm really looking forward to making my mom proud. I cannot wait to walk up and receive my diploma and see my mom's face. I’m also looking forward to what college is going to bring to me. I’m sure I'll meet a lot of new people and learn so many new things. Oh and I can’t wait to buy my first car too!
As I look back on my senior year, I’m so grateful for many things. I’m so glad I met all these wonderful teachers. They got these subjects they were teaching and turned into something that made you laugh or left you in awe. A lot of the teachers at LHS honestly do have an extraordinary gift for teaching. I am also grateful for the system we have here. It really did teach me valuable skills that I know I’m basically going to use for the rest of my life. No matter how many times I say I’m ready to move on from high school, a piece of me is always going to be here at LHS.
Alright, alright, that's a bit of an exaggeration. But if you feel that the image gives you some unpleasant chills then you are half ways there to sympathizing with me. I'm just not ready, I mean I probably am, but it doesn't feel like it. I feel like Tom Cruise in one of the Mission Impossible scenes where he’s gripping on the outside of an airplane that's in mid air. I’m just afraid that I won’t make it, that I’ll be a nobody. Most importantly, I'm afraid of disappointing my mother. Sometimes I think the fear I feel now is something I am going to be laughing about several years from now. I certainly hope so.
Preparations, preparations, preparations! Ya, I’m so sick of that word. I get frustrated sometimes when people ask me about that. I mean I'm still a kid right? Or I think, hey I'll worry it when the time comes ok? But I know people are just looking out for me. It’s just my frustration speaking for me. But my preparations hasn't changed much. I'm just focusing on school. I'm still gonna get a job and save up after high school. Before though, I planned to stay with my mom for a couple more years but I think I changed my mind. I want to move out as soon as possible, it would just be a lot easier for me when I'm in college.
I'm really looking forward to making my mom proud. I cannot wait to walk up and receive my diploma and see my mom's face. I’m also looking forward to what college is going to bring to me. I’m sure I'll meet a lot of new people and learn so many new things. Oh and I can’t wait to buy my first car too!
As I look back on my senior year, I’m so grateful for many things. I’m so glad I met all these wonderful teachers. They got these subjects they were teaching and turned into something that made you laugh or left you in awe. A lot of the teachers at LHS honestly do have an extraordinary gift for teaching. I am also grateful for the system we have here. It really did teach me valuable skills that I know I’m basically going to use for the rest of my life. No matter how many times I say I’m ready to move on from high school, a piece of me is always going to be here at LHS.