Margaret Laurence once said, "Holidays are enticing only for the first week or so. After that, it is no longer such a novelty to rise late and have little to do."The arrival of summer break is looked forward to as much as Christmas day to those of us still in school. The days till freedom are counted down like we count down the days to our birthday. Yet, when it arrives, it poses a problem. What is there to do?
I freely admit that after the first couple days of summer and "doing nothing", it grows tiresome. I could never laze my days away laying in bed and watching movies. Although this is fun to do occasionally, doing it every day would be a bore. Fortunately, I have many things to distract me. I have music to play, two and a half hours of swim practice every day, lifeguarding and teaching swim lessons to occupy my days. I find that I get so caught up in my activities that the summer flies by without my noticing. Currently, I feel as if a bucket of cold water has been splashed over me. The beginning of school has crept up without my seeing it. Yesterday it tapped me on the shoulder and I turned to see it only three days away. No, two. My gosh.
I freely admit that after the first couple days of summer and "doing nothing", it grows tiresome. I could never laze my days away laying in bed and watching movies. Although this is fun to do occasionally, doing it every day would be a bore. Fortunately, I have many things to distract me. I have music to play, two and a half hours of swim practice every day, lifeguarding and teaching swim lessons to occupy my days. I find that I get so caught up in my activities that the summer flies by without my noticing. Currently, I feel as if a bucket of cold water has been splashed over me. The beginning of school has crept up without my seeing it. Yesterday it tapped me on the shoulder and I turned to see it only three days away. No, two. My gosh.
I will taking classes at a community college starting this Monday. Math and English. Unfortunately, since I'm a highschool student I don't get top priority in any classes. Once the college kids have had their pick I sign up for whatever is left. That means I have math from seven to nine-thirty at night. In English I wasn't lucky enough to get a class, so I'm taking it online. That won't be so bad.
I'm excited for this new stage in my life: going to school on a college campus. I have several friends enrolled in the school, one is a highschooler like me. I know that the classes will challenge me but I'm looking forward to it. Last year I went to a private school (my first taste of non-homeschooled schooling) and I did not care for it. I did not fit in there very well. I was "too well-rounded" as my mom says. I'm a very competitive and dedicated athlete, but I'm also a straight-A student in all my AP classes. I play two instruments and I work. Highschool just wasn't the environment for me.
This year I have my math and English classes through Cuesta, and then I'll be teaching myself everything else. Right now I'm very excited for this year, we'll see how everything unfolds.
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