In my opinion, the largest jump in a person's life is going to high school. Up until eighth grade, things are smooth. You're walking on rock solid ground. Barely any worries. Yes, there's drama. Yes, there's problems. But then I ask myself, How is life going to be after this? It's like you're going to this whole new world, just starting to LIVE. The biggest change. The hardest thing to get used to. Think about it. A new way to do things. A new path. Serious choices. Serious decisions.
But the hardest part is the goodbye. This is the biggie. GOODBYE.
You say goodbye to your closest friends, not knowing if you'll stay in touch. Not knowing whether or not you will stay BFFs or grow apart. Not knowing how you'll cope without them. You wish you could stay with them forever. You wish you weren't going your own separate ways.
You say goodbye to your school. To all those memories - the good and the bad - that made you who you are.
You say goodbye easy, goodbye familiar. The strange and the unknown, here I come (a little nervous, and yet excited).
But the hardest part is the goodbye. This is the biggie. GOODBYE.
You say goodbye to your closest friends, not knowing if you'll stay in touch. Not knowing whether or not you will stay BFFs or grow apart. Not knowing how you'll cope without them. You wish you could stay with them forever. You wish you weren't going your own separate ways.
You say goodbye to your school. To all those memories - the good and the bad - that made you who you are.
You say goodbye easy, goodbye familiar. The strange and the unknown, here I come (a little nervous, and yet excited).
The summer after grade 8 is probably THE summer. There's realizations, there's changes. There's anticipation. You realize who your true friends are. Who will stick by you no matter the distance. You realize that life as you know it is about to change, very, very quickly. You realize that you really should treasure every moment, even the bad, because one day in life, you will look back upon them, and know that without them, you wouldn't be where you are. You realize that things can change in an instant, faster than the blink of an eye (Sports Science proves that by the way. hehe). You realize that things are changing right before your eyes. You try and hang out with your friends as much as possible this summer. Because chances are, you'll probably won't see them ever, or for a long time. You realize that life goes on nonetheless, and you should embrace it.
You look forward to orientation, picturing that first day, daydreaming about life in high school, wondering if you'll have a decent boyfriend (or a gf for the guys that are reading this. :P hehe), or if you'll make it to the so-and-so team. You wonder if you'll be picked on, and you wonder if you'll be popular.
But that's all you have during the in-between time (the summer). You only have your imagination. Until the DAY. The day that you enter high school. Feeling the weird butterflies and anticipation inside of you.
It's a lot to take in, but life goes on, and sooner or later, you get accustomed to this change, and you realize, standing atop that 10 story building (as apposed to flat ground :D) that maybe, just maybe, it's not so bad after all.
*** by the way everyone, this is my first blog post, so I have no idea about anything really. feel free to send any advice, or comments :) ***
You look forward to orientation, picturing that first day, daydreaming about life in high school, wondering if you'll have a decent boyfriend (or a gf for the guys that are reading this. :P hehe), or if you'll make it to the so-and-so team. You wonder if you'll be picked on, and you wonder if you'll be popular.
But that's all you have during the in-between time (the summer). You only have your imagination. Until the DAY. The day that you enter high school. Feeling the weird butterflies and anticipation inside of you.
It's a lot to take in, but life goes on, and sooner or later, you get accustomed to this change, and you realize, standing atop that 10 story building (as apposed to flat ground :D) that maybe, just maybe, it's not so bad after all.
*** by the way everyone, this is my first blog post, so I have no idea about anything really. feel free to send any advice, or comments :) ***
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