Journals
Journal 3 | 3/9/17
Graduation is just around the corner, it is barley hitting me that soon I'll be done with high school and start college. I will be attending Porterville College in the fall, and I will be working as a CNA while attending. I start my clinical training for my CNA class next week. Before the first day of CNA I thought it would be completely different than what it was. I know that working as a CNA will be a struggle, but I know that eventually it will pay off as I advance in the field. This is the most important semester of my whole high school career and I'm working harder than ever to finish everything on time to graduate. Although I often procrastinate I do try to get everything done. As an addition to all of the stress and work I recently moved out of my childhood home, it was very hard for me because I have never moved before. I have lived in this home my whole life and for my whole family to leave really stressed me out. It was very hard for me to deal with the change. Before I moved homes I had to give up my cat Sophie, it took a toll on me because she was my bestfriend. I made sure she went to a good home where she would be loved, but I was and still am very hurt. My new home is really nice, at first I didn't like it because I was so used to my old home, it has taken a while to get used to but I love having more space to myself. During the last couple of weeks I have been learning how to drive, although no one really wants to take me because I almost wrecked. Slowly I am getting better at it for my driving test. I'm very excited to start a new chapter after high school and my life is only just beginning. |
Journal 2 | 10/21/16
My 17th birthday just passed on the 19th, I spent my birthday playing in the school powder puff game with my friends. It was the first time I played in all four years attending Lindsay high school and it was a great experience. After our victory all of my friends and I went to Tony's Pizza to celebrate my birthday and the win. I didn't expect for us to win because for most of us on the team we had no idea what was going on. This years birthday was the best one I've had in a while and I loved spending it with all of my friends. My other birthdays were pretty boring because I didn't do anything for them, but I'm happy this year was spent with my friends. Everyone has started looking at colleges and I'm realizing how fast everything is going and how soon it will be the end of the first semester. Some people already know what college they want to go to and I know that they'll be disappointed if they don't get into their chosen one. I have decided to attend Porterville College. After PC I hope to go to a college that is further away from Lindsay because I know that there will be better job opportunities and higher pay. One of my friends that graduated last year has moved to the LA area and is working for a convalescent home and is driving a lady around to church and grocery stores and is making really good money. I would want to do that right away, but I feel like I should further advance in the field so that I know for a fact that I would be okay living there. Even if I don't move I want to know that I will be okay where I live money wise. I just don't want to be stressed out about the future and I feel like the only way to do that is to get as much as I can done right now in the present. |
Its just the beginning | 8/19/16
It is the first week of my senior year, and I am already getting nervous for the rest of the year. I know that life after Lindsay High won't be easy, but I can’t wait to see what it has to offer me. I’ve had no problem with completing the work and turning it in before it’s due. Thankfully, I’m on pace in all of my classes and I don’t have to struggle to complete any. I feel as if I’m more motivated than I’ve ever been just knowing that it’s my senior year and I’m almost done. Last semester, I forced myself to pass Geometry before the semester was over, and I’m very glad I did since math is my worst subject, and I won’t have to worry about it this year. One of the things that I am most proud of is my choice of friends. Over the past years of High School, one thing that I’ve learned is you’re more likely to become like the people you surround yourself with. My friends help motivate me not only in school but out of school as well. They will always be there to support me in anything I do, so I have nothing to worry about there. I am currently in a medical class at my school to get me on track to my future, which will be an RN. The class will certify me to be a CNA so I can get a job in the medical field while still in High School and work my way up to an RN as I finish college and meet the requirements. |