Reflection

This past year has had a lot of ups and downs. Even though I can say with complete confidence that junior year has been the most difficult year of my life, I wouldn’t say that this year has been entirely bad. I think I have grown to know the things I like and I appreciate some things more now. In the beginning of the year, my main priority was definitely school work. For me, that has been something that I’ve been pretty successful with my entire life. It took precedence above most other aspects of my life. However, this year, I’ve realized that some things are more important than school (that being said, please know that I still care about school a lot and it doesn’t mean I will stop working hard). This year, I have lost 4 members of my family: an uncle, a great aunt, a grandmother, and a cat; two of which were very unexpected.  All of these experiences have reminded me that life is short and you never know when it will end. As cliché as that sounds, it has taught me that having great relationships and exciting life experiences are much more important in the long run than your grades in school or where you decide to go to college. I am so thankful that this school year will be over in a week and a half, but I will never forget the ways in which I have changed over the past year.