Oh my goodness gracious, this year has been magnificent and wonderful and I feel like it's been so much more than I ever thought it would be and it's just been so different.
The biggest thing that's probably changed my whole year has been my lack of volleyball. I know it's something I probably talk about a lot, but not playing has changed so much. I learned that I didn't have to identify as an athlete to be taken seriously (why did I think this?? I have no idea), I learned that there are so many more fun ways to work out other than jump roping constantly and doing squats like there's no tomorrow (I got to play some super fun indoor soccer), and I learned that there are things I enjoy WAY more than waking up at 5 AM every Saturday morning to play in a hot gym for 14 hours and spending lots of my time in spandex shorts. I mean, I know that's what I loved about playing volleyball, but it feels like such a relief to not worry about it.
What I learned is that I L O V E to bake and cook. I mean, I used to not be able to successfully make coffee (??now I live on making coffee??), but I find a serious comfort in having a kitchen full of supplies and a recipe to follow- if there are step by step instructions on how to make something, I feel a little bit invincible. And then everything is yummy at the end!
And that taught me that I like to craft, which taught me that I like to make monogrammed shirts, and that I loved starting my own business and that I loved to write by starting my own blog. I've learned that I love to learn (I know it's cheesy and it sounds like I'm a suck up but I'm being dead serious). I've learned that I love to feel like I can do something and that I love feeling like I'm on top of the world and that I love what I believe in and I love my friends and my family and I even like being by myself (even when everyone else is out). I love a LOT.
What I'm most excited about this summer is this program I'm going to be in through the Wharton school at Penn, called Leadership in the Business World. I feel like I talk about it a lot, but I cannot explain my enthusiasm (this is why me and Helen are friends). What's most exciting is that I'm actually going to be on the San Francisco campus (!!!!!!!!) and will spend three glorious weeks in SF and then fly to Philadelphia for the last week. We'll work on business plans and meet with execs from Google and eBay and live and breathe business and economics. And the people there will be from ALL over the world: New Zealand, Singapore, Canada, Turkey, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, London, Paris, and so many more places. I'm honestly the most 'diverse', being a normal white girl from Kentucky. But this summer will be crazy, I'll be in Wingate, NC for church camp, then my family's going to Boston for vacation (it'll be weird now knowing the circumstances), and then I'll fly across the country to SF.. it makes my mom want to cry knowing I'll be by myself.
But I'm being dead serious when I say that this year has been GREAT. It makes me excited for senior year and college but not want to leave this high school that I love. Everything about this year has been great- even all the stresses and worries and anxiety have been worth it. I can't even put into words how happy I am.
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