Life is like a book, I read a book turning page by page, like I go through life day by day, until one day I end a chapter of the book to start a new one, like I end a chapter of my life to start a new chapter. Never wish life to go by faster because when that chapter of your life is over you are going to want it back and you are going to remember that it was one of the most memorable chapters of your life. Unlike a book you cannot turn the page back, it stays as a distant memory that you can never relive or take back.
My mom always told me "Never say you wish high school was over, because at the end you will miss it.", but I never listened I always thought high school was just a little bump in the road and after my life is going to be better. From the beginning of my freshman year I wished high school
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But the feeling of me never playing again hurt me more than anyone could think of. As the team gathered for one last meeting, and on last speech from our coaches, I sat there in a daze not knowing what to think. This is my last team meeting and the last time I will get to listen to my coach tell us he is proud of us and that we never gave up. When coach got done talking we broke it out one last time, that I will never forget. As teammates hung around for one last hug from the seniors they will never play with again, I made my way around to every girl and all three coaches, all that was running through my head while I was crying on there shoulders was, "It's over. For good. I will never play with these girls again. I will never feel the same feeling as I do right now again.". To be honest, I have a lot of trouble trying to explain my feelings about playing my last softball game, it's hard to think of that the sport I have been playing since I was eight is now over and will always just be a
I tried out and made my highschool team. While playing on my highschool team I joined a travel team for the Brooklyn Cyclones while still playing for my church’s high school team. My passion for softball could not be taken away from me. Even when I failed, I did not give up on my dream. Giving up on my dream of being successful in softball would be equivalent to letting down my past self who was just a little girl who fell in love with softball. Playing softball was my parents way of wearing me out, but it was my way of getting away from the problems of the real world and into a world of my own. Between two white chalk lines nothing else mattered, but playing the game I fell in love with when I was only ten years old. On the field, I was able to feel pure bliss. Playing softball for seven years has not only given me joy, but it has also taught me life skills that I use from day to day. I learned to work as a team to achieve a common goal, to communicate with others better, I have learned to cherish my wins while accepting my losses and I have learned no matter what happens in life, you always have to put your heart and soul into everything you
We lost and were knocked out of the district finals. After a perfect season we could not continue any further. When that final out was made, my legs got weak, everything went quiet, and I just felt myself fall to the ground. My softball career was over and it set in that I would never set foot on that field again. Being the only senior on the team that year, tears flooded my face. I was unable to move, I had to be carried off the field. I have never felt so heartbroken and let down in my life.
The experience of the APEC Youth Science festival was incredible. It has had an enormous impact on me in many ways, changing the way I look at the world and connecting me with people and events far beyond my formerly limited experience. I am extremely glad to have had this opportunity. It was a wonderful experience on multiple levels. It challenged me and expanded me intellectually and socially. I feel that this experience has had an immense impact on me.
Some life lessons are better to be learned at an early stage at life and for my situation it’s good that I did. I learned that one should never depend on others when it comes to doing your own work. You have to work hard to get what you want, you can’t just wait for others to do it for you. This is one of the toughest lessons I learned and it’s good that I learned it. Although, it was tough for me the way I learned it.
My neighbors aren't too surprised to see me in my front yard at midnight frantically scraping off the back window of my car. A couple of months ago, I began to write messages there, on the smooth glass. This week's is "A candle loses nothing of its light by lighting another candle." Project Wisdom inspired me to transform the back of my car into my billboard to the world.
I’m tired of looking at the next person and wishing I was in their position. I’m tired of making excuses and pitying myself while letting opportunities slip away. From this moment onward, I am throwing away self doubt in order to take the coming steps in my life at Rutgers University. A Rutgers degree would not only mean a top tier education from one of the best schools in the world, more importantly, it would give me stability and a platform to go after my dreams. Through adversity and personal struggle after graduating high school in 2015, I have made an effort to never take opportunity lightly again. As a transfer student, It would be a humbling experience to learn new concepts and ideas while connecting with the diverse student
“There’s always been those times when I needed a breather. When I might need a quick break from being the leader, ‘Cause I’m just human, you gotta feel that.”
Through my father’s TV blaring The Day After Tomorrow, my brother’s banging Hans Zimmer’s “Time” on the piano, and my mother and me washing the dishes, I hear two succinct, successive music notes in the background: a high C, rest, then a lower C. I continue to dry a pot, until I hear the elusive notes again, and I pause with a pensive look on my face.
I am a sophomore in highschool and I’m 15 years old. I play Volleyball and Basketball. I have accomplished a lot in my lifetime thus far. But I’m most proud of what I’ve done in volleyball, basketball and school. I’m gonna tell you my main focuses on these topics and a little bit about them.
I have witnessed death in many forms and circumstances, concluding that it is as natural an event as birth. I do not welcome death, nor do I fear it, instead I have found peace in accepting its inevitability. Through life’s trials and tribulations there are many profound lessons to be learned and applied. I have suffered through the agonies of being an utter bystander next to the loved ones who were afflicted with Alzheimer’s, fell victim to stoke and were taken by cancer. Their fate in this world, as unfair and cruel as it appeared was an enlightening experience for me. I learned that there are things in this life that are far worse than death, these misfortunes are but a few, yet, in my mind remain at the top
When I grow up I want to help, children, families, marriages, anyone and everyone that I possible can. No one deserves to be trapped and go through the system for years on end, although I am glad that I was never in the system my family was thrown into that life for about six months. The only reason… one family mentally could not take care of their children, this is why I know its my job to help. The main experience that I have gone through that truly showed me what I wanted to due happened right before I became a freshman in high school. The entire summer before I started school, my sister was having serious problems with CPS, and because of this there were a major part of my life. Every time they would go and visit her house me and my parents
Most children grow up believing that they know it all. I, however, was just the opposite. I wanted to know it all, and that has followed me to this day. That exact thirst for knowledge is what has gotten me into some of the biggest troubles of my life and some of the biggest achievements. At five years old I decided to embark on my journey firsthand. I wanted to know what it was like to be an explorer and no one was getting in my way. At 3 AM one Friday night, I left my home and chased my dreams. Unfortunately, my young adventurous self was found out 4 miles from home and I was returned home to a sobbing mother. From then and still to this day, I push through every obstacle to improve myself and am just as engaged now than ever.
As I look back on my life, I can truly say that I am grateful for the opportunity to start again. My family flied our war and politically torn country of Eritrea four years ago, seeking shelter here. Through my parent's struggles to build a better life for all of us, I have gained a deep appreciation for hard work and dedication which I applied to my education to achieve my dreams.
High school in general was honestly not what I expected , it is definitely not like the movies we see on t.v. No one is singing and dancing through the halls ,there are no “mean girls “ or even rude teachers at Granada. Coming into high school I realized that it was going to be a lot of work , but I knew it was going to be especially hard for me since I came into a new high school and a totally different environment without any friends. Whether I like high school or not, I can’t avoid it, high school is a natural course and more so it is a greater step towards my career and the rest of my life. There are some things I wish I would had known before going into high school for example to not be afraid or be socially awkward with my classmates
Have you ever been the new kid? Have you ever been a new kid to 6 different high schools? Well even if you have been the new kid at least once you know how it feels. The first day you walk into a school you have never been too. Everyone is staring at you. Inside you are freaking out, wondering if you are going to walk into the wrong class or be late. We all know there is lunch during school and this is a hard time for a new student.