The school year progressed, including the work load. Besides Talent Company, I gained the honor to join a Pop/Rock band, along with my high school production, of Street Scene. At first, everything was going smoothly, until I got sick with the flu. The illness kept me out of school for an entire week. Being absent from school put me behind, from trying to understand my Chemistry class, to keeping up …show more content…
The struggles taught me to gain better time management skills. For instance, how to space out the events in my life, whether it was an activity in or outside of school. I also started to understand that everyone makes mistakes, and that it is ok to make mistakes. It taught me that no one will look down on you for one mistake; it’s a part of life. My self-reflection has given me the realization, that I am getting older, and I am becoming an adult. An adult that will join the world and make mistakes. Mistakes are like lessons; it’s how you learn. I would not trade my mistakes to make them better; my mistakes taught me lessons that will get me through college and