Hi, my beautiful ladies! I have successfully finished my first week of school.
JEEZ.
School is...school. I'm *kinda* excited about senior year, but not really. Haha. Apparently IB is complete hell this year, and added with college apps and extracurriculars, I'm prepared for a wholee lotta breakdowns.
I tell myself though, just one more semester, and I'm free (well, kinda). If other people can do it, so can I! I try to give myself motivational boosts. Sometimes it works and sometimes it just utterly fails.
ANYHOO.
My summer was fantastic. I did an internship at NBA China in the business development/marketing department and absolutely LOVED it. It was just the atmosphere I wanted. People there were so worldly, so motivated and just smart! I loved everything about Beijing. Yeana, I was also thinking about studying International Law...I want to study international ANYTHING, really. I kind of even want to be a diplomat in the future.
Idk, my time in Beijing just really opened my eyes. I can't really explain it. I'm going to have to in my personal statement, because I want to incorporate my experience there in my college essay. I just need to find the right angle...and the right words to express it. *sigh*
So Land O' Lakes is realllly boring. I'm kinda sorta looking for a boyfriend too. I actually met this really cool guy at band camp. He's one of the instructors, but mainly helps me with my conducting. He just graduated and goes to a nearby state university. He was drum major of his band too, and is a FANTASTIC conductor. I'm very lucky to have him help me! I just had a great time with him at camp; he's so down to earth and cute! Hehehe. We'll see how things go with him...
Alright, in response to y'alls posts...
Yeana, I am deeply sorry that you hurt your ankle. :( Is it getting better?? It must suck to miss out on you senior season, but I think you should stay with the team anyway, even if it is to be just manager. You've put so much hard work into volleyball in these last few years that you deserve to stay on the team...even if you're not on the court. However, I wish you a speedy recovery and that you miraculously heal before the season starts. Don't lose hope!! I'm glad that you had a good time at Stanford, btw. :D
Tracy, I miss you so much. I know you need your time, but I reallly want to help you. I feel useless when you're going through all these problems and I'm just sitting here, doing nothing. Please talk to me if you ever need to. Really. <3
Rosanna, your initiative in your extra creds are going to SHINE in your college apps! I envy your passion. As for the friends issue...be friends with who you WANT to be friends with, not just those who you feel like you SHOULD be friends with. If you truly trust someone, tell them. People are people. Though I do find traditional students a bit less mature than the IB students in our school, if you have found a genuine friend, then it doesn't matter what classes they take.
As with me, I am just taking one day at a time. I'm realllly stressing about college. I desperately need to start working on my essays. How far along are you guys, btw? It's only August but I feel so behind, haha.
Blahh. I've been psycho these days. Summer was too short.
I miss you guys terribly. :(
Write soon!
<3 WENDY
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
I wish I had a trade mark title ....
Hey ladies!!!
So I have been checking up and reading all of your blogs and what not. And, of course, I have some repsonses!
Yeana - I am thrilled that you had such a good time in Stanford, and I saw albums with you and Cynthia! I am so sorry about your ankle, that sucks. And I understand what you are saying about a little piece of you dying inside and it hurting, but I have a feeling that volleyball is way too important for you to dump to the side. Just do what your heart tells you, Don't let the important things go, ok? And when do you start school (if you haven't already)? And isn't your birthday coming up?
Tracy - What do you mean when you say that you removed yourself from society? becasue that is cause for concern (in my mind atleast). So whats the haps??? I want to know what is new and exciting (or maybe not so new nor exciting :/) in your life! :)
Wendy - You are almost halfway done with your first week of school. You got this girlie! Hang in there, it will be the weekend soon enough!
As for me....
I am already planning school year extra-cirriculars, and even stuff for next summer! As I have told Wendy, I have been a tad stressed out about a few things, but as the school year seems to be quickly appraoching, I am learning just to take everything in stride. But my schedule is cause for concern, probably like your guys' are. My acedemic schedule was flipped upside down this summer because of scheduleing issues and my idiot guidance counselor, but what else is new? Extra-cirricular wise, I have a feeling I have over extended myself a tad. But I think that is all part of life. No? On top of everything I did last year (I really don't want to list them) I have added paino lessons, planning of E.C. Camp (special needs) fundraisers and re-vamping, basically the entire camp with the program director (I am her assistant) becasue it is the 10th Aniversary next year!
Have you guys heard of Rachel's Challenge? Well, if not, it stems from the first victim of the columbine shooting, Rachel Scott, and how she knew, even then, that she would touch, and change the world somehow. Even after her death over 10 years ago, she still is touching the lives of people today through the program her parents set up; racheal's Challenge. This program came to my school 2 years ago, and many service clubs have started becasue of it. Well, the woman who I run EC Camp with, she approached me about doing something like this but at my elementary school. She wanted to start a service club called the Kindness Club, where we will join the school community, but hopefully our geographical communtiy as well. So I am going back to elementary school to start this club! And I am actually very excited about it!!
College is college, I am visiting schools like no tomorrow, but I fell in love with one school, Holy Cross. It is a small liberal arts school and I just have that feeling, but I know that I probably shouldn't be set on it. But too bad, for now, nothing I have visited has topped it so it is staying at the top of my list.
During my play over the summer, I got very close to someone I have known since freshman year, but was never more than a 'friend'. And now I am glad to say that we are very close and she is helping me understand and put everything in perspective with the friends I think I have lost. I am actually going up to her house in the Adirondacks for a bit at the end of the week! But while the stuff she has made me realize is 100% true, I am still having trouble moving on becasue I want to know what happened with this other group. I am not one to just pick up and be ok with it and move on, After all these 'friends' are the kids I have all my AP classes with, they are the ones that I will have to deal with all year because the other friend group I have got closer to aren't exactly in my classes, they are in the Honors courses, one level underneath me, And I don;t mind that at all, please don't take it that way, but I am confused in if I should approach certain people and talk to them about how I am feeling or just let it go and take this year as it comes. Becasue I want to do the latter, I really do, my mind is telling me to, but my heart is telling me not to becasue it doesn't know if I can take the heartbreak all over again,
So I think that is it from me... I feel like I just vocalized everything that has been whizzing through out my head the last few weeks.
I want to hear from all of you so please, BLOG!!!
With Love,
Rosie
So I have been checking up and reading all of your blogs and what not. And, of course, I have some repsonses!
Yeana - I am thrilled that you had such a good time in Stanford, and I saw albums with you and Cynthia! I am so sorry about your ankle, that sucks. And I understand what you are saying about a little piece of you dying inside and it hurting, but I have a feeling that volleyball is way too important for you to dump to the side. Just do what your heart tells you, Don't let the important things go, ok? And when do you start school (if you haven't already)? And isn't your birthday coming up?
Tracy - What do you mean when you say that you removed yourself from society? becasue that is cause for concern (in my mind atleast). So whats the haps??? I want to know what is new and exciting (or maybe not so new nor exciting :/) in your life! :)
Wendy - You are almost halfway done with your first week of school. You got this girlie! Hang in there, it will be the weekend soon enough!
As for me....
I am already planning school year extra-cirriculars, and even stuff for next summer! As I have told Wendy, I have been a tad stressed out about a few things, but as the school year seems to be quickly appraoching, I am learning just to take everything in stride. But my schedule is cause for concern, probably like your guys' are. My acedemic schedule was flipped upside down this summer because of scheduleing issues and my idiot guidance counselor, but what else is new? Extra-cirricular wise, I have a feeling I have over extended myself a tad. But I think that is all part of life. No? On top of everything I did last year (I really don't want to list them) I have added paino lessons, planning of E.C. Camp (special needs) fundraisers and re-vamping, basically the entire camp with the program director (I am her assistant) becasue it is the 10th Aniversary next year!
Have you guys heard of Rachel's Challenge? Well, if not, it stems from the first victim of the columbine shooting, Rachel Scott, and how she knew, even then, that she would touch, and change the world somehow. Even after her death over 10 years ago, she still is touching the lives of people today through the program her parents set up; racheal's Challenge. This program came to my school 2 years ago, and many service clubs have started becasue of it. Well, the woman who I run EC Camp with, she approached me about doing something like this but at my elementary school. She wanted to start a service club called the Kindness Club, where we will join the school community, but hopefully our geographical communtiy as well. So I am going back to elementary school to start this club! And I am actually very excited about it!!
College is college, I am visiting schools like no tomorrow, but I fell in love with one school, Holy Cross. It is a small liberal arts school and I just have that feeling, but I know that I probably shouldn't be set on it. But too bad, for now, nothing I have visited has topped it so it is staying at the top of my list.
During my play over the summer, I got very close to someone I have known since freshman year, but was never more than a 'friend'. And now I am glad to say that we are very close and she is helping me understand and put everything in perspective with the friends I think I have lost. I am actually going up to her house in the Adirondacks for a bit at the end of the week! But while the stuff she has made me realize is 100% true, I am still having trouble moving on becasue I want to know what happened with this other group. I am not one to just pick up and be ok with it and move on, After all these 'friends' are the kids I have all my AP classes with, they are the ones that I will have to deal with all year because the other friend group I have got closer to aren't exactly in my classes, they are in the Honors courses, one level underneath me, And I don;t mind that at all, please don't take it that way, but I am confused in if I should approach certain people and talk to them about how I am feeling or just let it go and take this year as it comes. Becasue I want to do the latter, I really do, my mind is telling me to, but my heart is telling me not to becasue it doesn't know if I can take the heartbreak all over again,
So I think that is it from me... I feel like I just vocalized everything that has been whizzing through out my head the last few weeks.
I want to hear from all of you so please, BLOG!!!
With Love,
Rosie
Sunday, August 15, 2010
a hey and a ho from californi-o
Hello everyone!
In between catching up on summer homework that should have been done a long time ago, looking at but not working on college applications, and freaking out about life, I've found time to write. :]
I hope everyone is doing well...
Anyways, I was in Stanford for three weeks and saw Cynthia! It was nice seeing her after a year...I wish you guys had been there, too.
We learned a lot about law; it wasn't like last year at all. I think last year we just learned about the process of mock trial; this year we learned about various types of law and a few things you can do with a law degree. I'm reconsidering law...I still don't want to be a lawyer, but after learning about international law and the international criminal court, I'm really reconsidering. It sounds like a way to really help the world. I just need to go to law school, get the grades I need, and learn French. =.= Chinese won't hurt, either. Sigh.
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While I was at Stanford I ran a lot; our coach told us that we needed a mile of under 8 minutes, so I was training for that. But while I was out running, I sprained my ankle- really badly. It's been almost a month since I injured it and it's still not back to normal. I talked to my coach...and he won't let me play, much less try out.
I feel like a piece of my heart just disappeared; I've played for the past three years, and it's my senior year now. I wanted so much to celebrate my senior year with a great season...we had plans to work hard and go to states together, to have a kick-ass season, to win our senior night game. Now the other girls will do that...without me.
My coach told me that I could help out the team as a manager of sorts...but every time I see the girls playing without me, I feel emptier and emptier inside. It just...hurts.
I don't know what to do.
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On a side note, I'm still looking for a boifraand.
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Keep writing, ladies...I always do check back.
Love,
Yeana
In between catching up on summer homework that should have been done a long time ago, looking at but not working on college applications, and freaking out about life, I've found time to write. :]
I hope everyone is doing well...
Anyways, I was in Stanford for three weeks and saw Cynthia! It was nice seeing her after a year...I wish you guys had been there, too.
We learned a lot about law; it wasn't like last year at all. I think last year we just learned about the process of mock trial; this year we learned about various types of law and a few things you can do with a law degree. I'm reconsidering law...I still don't want to be a lawyer, but after learning about international law and the international criminal court, I'm really reconsidering. It sounds like a way to really help the world. I just need to go to law school, get the grades I need, and learn French. =.= Chinese won't hurt, either. Sigh.
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While I was at Stanford I ran a lot; our coach told us that we needed a mile of under 8 minutes, so I was training for that. But while I was out running, I sprained my ankle- really badly. It's been almost a month since I injured it and it's still not back to normal. I talked to my coach...and he won't let me play, much less try out.
I feel like a piece of my heart just disappeared; I've played for the past three years, and it's my senior year now. I wanted so much to celebrate my senior year with a great season...we had plans to work hard and go to states together, to have a kick-ass season, to win our senior night game. Now the other girls will do that...without me.
My coach told me that I could help out the team as a manager of sorts...but every time I see the girls playing without me, I feel emptier and emptier inside. It just...hurts.
I don't know what to do.
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On a side note, I'm still looking for a boifraand.
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Keep writing, ladies...I always do check back.
Love,
Yeana
Thursday, August 12, 2010
mudpies
Dear Ladies,
I haven't known what to say.
& honestly, I've been living in a mudhole away from the rest of the world for a while.
But I promised myself to pull out of it tomorrow and reconnect with people, and I would like to start early with my lovely fifth floor ladies (':
China and Alaska sounded wonderful ;__;
I wonder if it's the location that induces the euphoria
or really just the feeling of escape from where we live
an escape from everything in our lives to somewhere unfamiliar that entices us
Someone in China might find life dull and mind numbingly hectic
and a vacation in Florida might be paradise to them
Rosie-anna,
I did however read the post about your family friend.
I haven't found god yet.
But my heart certainly went out to them.
It still does, and my heart continually goes out to all of you.
Ladies, I took two weeks off from society.
I think another two weeks to gradually return will give me enough time to put what I need to say in words to the important ladies in my life.
I'm not ready to return to people in general
but sometimes things have to be done whether you're ready or not- right?
Tracy
I haven't known what to say.
& honestly, I've been living in a mudhole away from the rest of the world for a while.
But I promised myself to pull out of it tomorrow and reconnect with people, and I would like to start early with my lovely fifth floor ladies (':
China and Alaska sounded wonderful ;__;
I wonder if it's the location that induces the euphoria
or really just the feeling of escape from where we live
an escape from everything in our lives to somewhere unfamiliar that entices us
Someone in China might find life dull and mind numbingly hectic
and a vacation in Florida might be paradise to them
Rosie-anna,
I did however read the post about your family friend.
I haven't found god yet.
But my heart certainly went out to them.
It still does, and my heart continually goes out to all of you.
Ladies, I took two weeks off from society.
I think another two weeks to gradually return will give me enough time to put what I need to say in words to the important ladies in my life.
I'm not ready to return to people in general
but sometimes things have to be done whether you're ready or not- right?
Tracy
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Quick hello from LOL!
In response to Rosanna's facebook wall post...
I AM ALIVE!
You just may not think so since I'm at band camp 90% of the day! LOL.
But seriously. Band has consumed my life and taken every ounce of energy in my body.
I LOVE IT THOUGH.
It makes me feel happy, and even though I have less time to do work, ironically I feel less stressed.
I MISS YOU ALL! I know we're all busy with our summers, but please check in once in a while!
This is a quick post, but I'll post a longer one when camp ends. :D
LOVE YOUUUU.
<3 WENDY
I AM ALIVE!
You just may not think so since I'm at band camp 90% of the day! LOL.
But seriously. Band has consumed my life and taken every ounce of energy in my body.
I LOVE IT THOUGH.
It makes me feel happy, and even though I have less time to do work, ironically I feel less stressed.
I MISS YOU ALL! I know we're all busy with our summers, but please check in once in a while!
This is a quick post, but I'll post a longer one when camp ends. :D
LOVE YOUUUU.
<3 WENDY
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