Summer Plans and More

As this year is coming to a close, I have been increasingly excited with regards to the summer plans I might have before going to college. But before delving into that aspect, I want to talk more about my high school career as a whole. Because of the fact that I am part of Newark Charter High School's first graduating class, all my fellow classmates and I have known is being the "seniors" throughout our years in the building. Very soon that will change when we go to college as "freshies," in all the colleges we go to. That will be quite the change...

But first, before going to the colleges of our dreams, we have summer! And because we are graduating early, high school graduates will have extra time to themselves, which is an added bonus. As for me, my friends and I have been planning to go to a beach house for "senior week," a getaway where we can have fun playing games like Dungeons and Dragons, Diplomacy, and going out to play in beach itself! I hope that during this time, we can all have a good time before everyone goes off to college, because for a large part, many are going to far off places in the country.

Another event that I am really excited about for summer is the plan to go to the Firefly Festival this year with my sister and her friends. Because this is my first time going to Firefly, I will be seeing bands that I have been listening to this past year live. I can't wait to go and have a lot of fun with those that enjoy my taste of music, which would be really awesome. I'm going to camp outside for three days, eat overpriced pizza, and listen to great music live. In fact, going to Firefly would be my second concert I have ever been to, so that adds more to the excitement.

Along with Firefly and senior week, I want to delve more into my hobbies. I have always wanted to start filming short videos and editing videos, but I unfortunately never had the time due to schoolwork. I intend to start writing scripts, filming, and editing videos when the summer starts, because that's when I'll have more time to learn and start this process. In addition, I want to go the gym more often, because recently, I have been slacking off.

I also intend to travel more often this summer. Hopefully, my family and I could agree on going to a pretty cool country to visit in the summer, so that I can learn new cultures, their history, and their languages. My sister and I have been trying to persuade my parents to go visit Iceland, because...you know....it's Iceland! The culture, the language, and the beauty of that island nation is rich and vast. The natural, scenic view of that place is something I want to witness and experience, so hopefully, I can go there later this year.