Is Anyone Ever Ready For College?

For my fourth blog, I’m choosing to write about my future involving college. Going into high school everyone told me that it’d go by so fast. I never believed it because it was hard to think that four years of school was going to “fly by”, but it really has. Freshman, sophomore, even junior year I never thought about college to the point where I thought that I should go look and see what’s out there that would spark my interest. Reality is starting to set it and I’m realizing that it’s senior year. In just a couple of months people that I’ve been going to school with my whole life will leave the state, some will go all the way to the other side of the country, some will stay here; the point is that it’s never going to be how it is now.  This is our last year to have it “easy” because the next step is the real world, the time that we turn into adults and have to take care of ourselves practically. The scariest part though is not knowing what you want to do. As I sit here, I wonder where I’m going to be in ten years because I literally don’t have a clue. I don’t know what I’ll be doing a year from now. Some people that I sit next to every day have their life all planned out, not saying it’s going to happen but there’s a good chance it will. They say it’s okay to go to college and not know exactly what you want to do for a career. They say it’s okay to change around your major. I know that eventually I’ll get where I want and need to be, but it’s scary that as of this moment, I don’t.

A Blessing In Disguise

After sixteen years there’s a lot that has happened both good and bad. Everyone goes through things that others don’t understand, even if we try too. Last November my family had a house fire. My Dad, Mom, and I were ten hours away in North Carolina visiting family for Thanksgiving. My sister had just moved home from California only a week before and was home. She woke up to a house filled with smoke and she was coughing uncontrollably. She got up as fast as she could and opended my bedroom door and it was in flames, she ran out of the house! She called the police right away and there were over seven fire companies at the scene immeditetely. She then called my Dad’s phone and I woke up to yelling, my Mom rushed to tell me the news and everyone in the house was freaking out. We packed up all of our things and said our goodbye’s and got on the road as soon as we could. On the way home we received pictures of the fire it was absolutely devastating.  We continued to get phone calls and updates to see if the animals made it safe and somehow, they all did. After doing a ten hour drive in seven we finally made it home. There were at least thirty people still at my house and I couldn’t even walk in to what was left. Not many people know what they have until it’s gone. Pulling into my driveway and seeing what was left of my house that was filled with all my memories and everything that I owned was now gone, I can’t explain the feeling that I felt. The question was to say a great moment in our life and obviously this isn’t the greatest, it’s the worst but afterwards the realization that one feels is amazing. It changed me and my family as people. To be put that situation that we were and watch everything that mattered to us be lost was more than horrible. I would never wish anyone to go through what we had, because it was the hardest I have and hopefully will ever go through. But as of today I realize how lucky we are as to not have lost a life, like my sister. Husbands lost their wives, parents lose children, every day in this world. No one realizes how lucky they are to have what they do. There’s more to life than Facebook and cellphones, be grateful for everything that you have. It was a great moment in my life after realization.   

The Change Of Colors

Out of all the seasons, I’d have to say my favorite is fall. Fall is a season of change; the leaves are changing from green to a mixture of yellow and orange. It's a time that carefree summer comes to an unfortunate end and people of Alden High School make yet, another impression on us all. Some students remain the same look wise and personality wise, others remotely remain the same as they were. At the end of summer it's a time of tiredness from the heat, sun burn, and humidity.  Going into fall is the fresh beginning to a new school year and reuniting with others that we haven’t seen in almost two months. To think, next year the impressions will be made among college students. The love for scenery of the leaves changing. The time of perfect weather. Fall weather is close to perfect with the continuous cool breezes throughout the day, the temperature remaining in fifty to sixty degrees. Times to put flip flops away and bring out the boots. It's a time for a new impression on the Buffalo Bills considering their actually doing well this year.. so far. A time for myself to break out the eye-skates and count the amount of times that I fall, respectively. The time of perfect sleeping weather, to bring the many blankets out of the closet that had been stored away. A time that we look forward to the holidays. A time to say goodbye pools and turn to hot tubs. To say goodbye to air conditioning, and turn to heat and fire places. I've always pegged fall to be the season for family; there are so many activities to take part in. Halloween is just around the corner, the fear of haunted houses is upon us all. The time to create a costume to go trick or treating.. even if you are seventeen years old. The time to bring all family around one table and gain ten pounds from endless food. Fall is easily, my favorite season.

What's Facebook?

Facebook began a few years back and fastly turned into the new thing to use. I use Facebook to keep in touch with many people, such as family that currently live in North Carolina. Facebook is a social network but it’s been turning into much more ever since the start. Positives of Facebook include staying up to date with people, keeping track of upcoming invents, and many others. Many people from schools and work use Facebook to interact with their schoolmates and coworkers. Lately, there are many negatives appearing on Facebook though. First, many people that use Facebook often post pictures that they shouldn’t, usually include alcohol and much more. Colleges and companies are starting to search people that are applying for a school or a job and are denying the applicants by what they are finding on Facebook. Also, there has been a lot of bullying on Facebook.  Jamey Rodemeyer's suicide was caused due to bullying over Facebook. In my opinion half of Facebook is for interaction and the other half is to judge others. Using Facebook makes it so easy to see what people do on a daily basis, what their opinions are, the kinds of pictures they choose to take, and what their interests are; people don't know how to keep their comments to themself. People often say that not as much drama and pointless fights would happen if it wasn’t for Facebook.  From the bullying that is often seen on Facebook to kids getting in trouble in school which often leads to getting in actual fights in school which is now leading into suicide. In my opinion Facebook has taken pointless drama to a whole unnecessary level. One of the positives of Facebook is finding and keeping in touch with others who you haven’t seen in a long time. Again, I’ve been seeing more negative things coming out of Facebook then positives. Lastly, another negative of Facebook that has been seen through many netwroks of the internet is dating. Many teenagers today add people that they don’t know and talk to them just because they think their attractive. Many people that take part in this action don’t think of the negatives that can come from it. Such as, you don’t know who the person you think you’re talking to is really that person, there’s a lot of creeps out there; it could lead you in a terrible position in the long run.

My Writing

I would say that I feel comfortable writing about a lot. Although I it’s hard to catch my interest in many things. I would rather write about something that I have a lot of interest in so that way I have a lot to say about the topic that I am writing about. I can’t really categorize a section of things that I would like to write about because I would write about anything, even if it doesn’t catch my interest, I’ll make it work. Writing about current events and about people is always easy for me; because most of the time I can relate in some way. The only sport I think I could write about is football because no other sport really catches my interest.  I like to write articles that I can share my opinion on the topic; it gives me a way to fully understand the topic and give readers another way to look at the issue. What I don’t like is getting an assignment in certain classes and having to write a summery on a book, because half the time I don’t like the book that I have to write a two-page paper on. I usually have to force myself some sort of interest in order to pull myself through the essay that counts for half my grade. Also, I do not like to do research papers because again, you have to drag yourself through it and I usually don’t enjoy doing it. In my opinion writing is important and it can and should be enjoyable if you like what you are writing about. In conclusion, I would like to write about something that it’s important and meaningful not only to me, but whoever is reading my article. I want to write about something realistic!

My School Years!

 Out of all the years of school I always disliked them until I came into high school. Obviously when I was in the younger grades it wasn’t bad because we weren’t learning things like we have to now. I didn’t like middle school at all, I wasn’t popular at all; and those were the years that I went to through the ugly stage as a kid. My junior year was definitely the hardest; all the classes were really difficult for me. Now that I’m in my senior year it’s completely different for me. It’s hard for me to realize that in just a few more months that this will all be done and I’ll be considered an “adult” and I’m still only sixteen; I don’t even have a license yet and I have to worry about what college I’m going to. The first three years of high school were so hard to me. Freshman year is a whole new experience from middle school; it was hard to learn where everything is and handle the new scheduling and people at the time. Sophomore year I was a lot more comfortable but the work and classes was still hard for me to get used to, but it was becoming easier. Junior year was hard because of the classes and because there was so much work, there were only two regents exams but it was the hardest ones I’ve ever had to take. Senior year for me though is beyond easy with classes and everything else. I’m enjoying the easiness and the early release, but it’s going to fly by me. So far senior year would be favorite from everything that me and all the other seniors have overcome, it’s nice to have finally reached the top and overcome twelve years of school.

This School Year!

This school year I hope to accomplish a lot. I want to take as many classes as I can; I want them to be different.  It’s my senior year and I want to be involved as much as I can. For example, the homecoming float and the dances, dressing up for Halloween, possibly the talent show, prom and so much more. I never realized how fast high school went by and this year I want to make it the year that I will always remember. My grades haven’t always been the best so this year I’d like to maybe honor roll every quarter. I think back to freshman year and then now and I’ve grown up drastically. I’d like to think I got my act together and I can accomplish anything that’s thrown my way.  I never was involved with too many sports and I’m looking into doing track this year. All out of high school I went through a lot of friends because there is always drama, especially with girls. Every year I experienced in high school, I grew more and more.  Now, as a senior I could care less what anyone has to say about me because I like who I am. This year I’d like to make it an effort to talk to new people and if I don’t know someone, to walk up to them and introduce myself. When I was a freshman I was obviously picked on and this year I’ve introduced myself to them and offered them help if they ever needed it. This school year I’d like to become a better person.  Finally, I would love to graduate! I’ve waited twelve years to walk across the stage. In the beginning of summer I watched the seniors of last year walk across the stage and that’s where I feel like I grew up a lot. I watched a lot of my friends graduate and it made me realize that this is growing up and that’s going to be me a year from now. I’m scared but I can’t explain how excited I am to get started with my life.

Summer 2011

This summer was one of the best summers of my life. I went to North Carolina for a month. I stayed with family and it was unbelievably hot. We went swimming almost every day.  My Aunt, four cousins, and myself all drove to Daytona, Florida for a week and stayed on a Mexican resort that was right on the beach.  When we got to the resort, our room wasn’t ready for four hours so we decided to go on the beach for the day. While we were all on the beach, we saw dolphins swimming. They were so close to the shore that surfers were right behind them on their boards. There were so many people at our resort and the beach. I’m terrified of the ocean so I was literally running away from the water as the tide came towards me.  A couple days from being there we found out that there was supposed to be a hurricane only an hour away in Orlando. One morning my Aunt I got up before anyone and decided to go running on the beach.  The waves were huge from the current. As we were running we saw a lifeguard rush into the water, we both stopped and looked into the water and we saw nothing. As we kept standing there another lifeguard rushed into the water and we saw it. There were two foreign boys past the buoys in the water, we couldn’t believe it! We were so scared but we couldn’t look away, we kept seeing their hands waving and their arms rushing above the water. The lifeguards pushed their way through the currents and approached them. They were saved and as they came back to the shallow water they weren’t alarmed. They almost just drowned and they were acting like it never happened, it was amazing. During the time in Florida I also got sun burn which was horrible.  I couldn’t wait to get home; I missed my parents so much. When I got home we were almost moved into our new house. This summer I think I grew up a lot. I realized that I was about to be a senior in high school and it was time to step into the reality. I have a good idea of what I want to do and I’m glad I had the amazing summer I did.