Y2K 24

This was a very long and a very short year. Every day went by in the usual haze but the actual year trickled by. That wasn’t a bad thing, not really. I got to enjoy the best parts more and the worst parts more. Hopefully I’ll remember them.

Successes? Academically I succeeded. I also became a lot closer to my friends and I made new friends as well. I also became a lot more active in debate, active in the community, active to a fault. I pushed a lot of boundaries, and seized a lot of opportunities: ancient Greek and debate especially.

Failures? Well there are plenty of those. Mostly I failed to really recognize what I could feasibly do, failed to further develop a relationship with my cousin and my family in general. One of my greatest regrets.

Lessons learned. A fickle title, if you ask me. But I did learn how to not totally overreach myself. It’s possible to go on four weekends trips in one month, but it’s not fun to see the aftermath: makeup homework haunting you in winged . I also learned a lot more about myself, bad things and good things. Mostly that I take things for granted, and that I didn’t work as hard this last part of the semester as I should have, and also PLEASE DON’T PROCRASTINATE IT’S NOT WORTH IT!

Risks taken: I’m not really sure what this could mean… I guess I don’t have limits, in a stupid and flighty way. Nothing worth/that I should mention/ing though. Mostly involving trolleys. I’ve taken risks with relationships, of which the good kind I’ve found are generally more rewarding than not - a success.

Mistakes made: overthinking everything. EVERYTHING. Priorities too.

Summer plans! Yay! I will attend a couple of summer camps (GSA, church camp, debate) and also try to hash out most of the hard part of my mentoring project. And enjoy the outdoors, and the sunshine, and the butterflies, and killing mosquitoes, and reading so so much, yes.

What do I want for my senior year? I want to become a more disciplined person who is able to sit down and complete her homework and not worry, also someone who isn’t afraid, and also someone who can take care of those around her instead of being taken care of.

My goals? The way I normally try to reach them: fantastically (in the second sense of the word) and then crashing down to earth and then doing it the simple way. Basically the least efficient way possible. Planning the way to reach the goal of planning the way to reach my goal is key.

I don’t think I’ll miss you at all, junior year. It’s scary that you’ve already passed but also I am so glad that you have. Bye.