An Update On Life

    As you know, it's summer! Well, in the States that is. Summer vacation started a long time ago and July is already over. I am deeply saddened by this because unfortunately I have rarely gone out to enjoy the city during my free time. There is, of course, a logical explanation as to why I have spent my entire July locked up in an apartment in Red Hook, Brooklyn. There are two reasons for such ludicrous behavior. Reason One: School ended for me on June 26 but I got sick as soon as classes ended... literally. I was sick for two weeks which stopped me from bike riding. Reason Two: I am transferring to a different school in the fall and so I (along with every other student in my new school) have summer assignments to complete.
    I cannot complain because I truly want to attend my new school and am determined to work hard this school year. Surprise, there are still some high school students that aren't bothered by homework! To add on, I have homework assignments from four different school subjects and so I haven't fully completed any assignments (I'm sorry, I'm still a teen, procrastination is my middle name sometimes!). The bad part about this is that I have to finish all of my homework before the end of August, which is when I will be taking a trip to Mexico along with my siblings. So you see, I'm not all that boring.
    But of course, being that I am growing up I'm going to need to start finding a job or at least do some community service. My lazy days are over. And to be honest, being lazy isn't the best thing in the world. Especially because you get tired of doing nothing for long periods of time. Being lazy is even worse when you're living in a city like New York because you miss out on the many events that go on not just in Brooklyn, but in Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. My advice to you if you're just visiting NYC: try to spend most of your time outside your hotel or wherever you're staying. You never know who you might bump into or what cool concert is being held for free at the park. Don't plan your day out, let your feet take you wherever they want to. But please, don't do anything illegal.

School's Over, A New Journey Awaits

Well, school is finally over. I can't really say that I'm relieved because I don't feel that way. My first year of high school is over. For the first three months or so all I thought about was how much I despised the school and it's classes and how badly I wanted to transfer. I admit that I entered the school (which will remain unnamed) with the mentality that it would be my first and only year there. If I would've known how much better things were going to get then I might have reconsidered asking for a transfer. As the year went on I was becoming more accustomed to life at the school, yet I wasn't liking it. It wasn't until January that I actually began to make friends. These friends would stick by my side throughout the entire year. Even with these good friends I was still praying to get my results. When I finally received these results in March I was ecstatic. I was relieved that the many months of work and dedication had gotten me into the school that I wanted to be in since 8th grade. I told every one of my friends and they seemed to be pretty happy about it. Of course, being such close friends meant that when I left the school the following year I wouldn't be with them. This brought sadness to me. My sadness wouldn't come to an end though. During parent-teacher conferences I was told by my English teacher that he had recommended me for the English honors class next year. I was deeply saddened because I like English and an opportunity like this would mean that I would take on much more serious work for 10th grade. That's really great but only if I would've stayed.
Don't get me wrong, I am very, very excited to be going to the school I'll be in next year. I feel like I will do well there. I've worked really hard to get into the school and I'll put an equal or even greater effort to get the best grades possible. The only unfortunate part is that I won't be taking French like I had hoped. But anyways, I'll do great either way.
My friends at my former high school are all really intelligent and I hope to see them again. I know they'll do an exceptional job in school. Who knows, maybe I'll even go into their graduation and from there we'll hang out as adults and go to awesome places. :D We might change just a slight bit as time goes by but that's okay because we'll still be cool people.
And for the friends I will be meeting at my new school very soon: (insert British accent) hello, I'm Jacky and I'm a Belieber. It seems that we'll be having an amazing and dramatic three years of school ahead of us. But hey, I'm ready for the adventure...