Between finishing high school and volunteering as much as I can at a local senior center my free time has been narrowed down to a solid five minutes and that’s more than okay with me because #LifeIsGreat. I’ve dedicated every free second I have to catching up on the news and finding out which Disney princess I am on Buzzfeed. As far as I’m concerned, I’ve been in the real world; the world full of people giving really important speeches and catchy music mashups. This world is weird. This world is real. And this world is mine.
This past summer, with help from the worldwide web, I’ve done research on anything I’ve come across to find interesting. I exposed myself to topics I dreamed I never would care about. The research I have done on my free time has completely opened up my mind and some of it has benefited me. Some of you are probably thinking: learning??? EWWW. Check me out though… With help from the crazy online world, I’ve been able to discover and buy food that can possibly lengthen my miniscule lifespan. I’ve come across bands who use instruments that I can’t even pronounce. I’ve learned about research that can possibly cure illnesses that have taken so many of our loved ones. I’ve watched speeches that passionate people dedicate their entire lives to teaching me about and I’ve learned that …show more content…
We can learn anything we want. We can love anything and anyone. We can be anything we want to be. We can express ourselves, but so many of us don’t log off of Facebook to let the world see how great we really are. If you’re unsure of who you want to be no matter how old you are, I want you to know that, that’s totally okay! You’re going to be asked questions about your future and what your hearts wants, but just know that its more than okay to not have an answer yet. I know it may feel like everyone knows what they want to do next, but understand that it’s okay if “everyone” doesn’t include
This past summer, with help from the worldwide web, I’ve done research on anything I’ve come across to find interesting. I exposed myself to topics I dreamed I never would care about. The research I have done on my free time has completely opened up my mind and some of it has benefited me. Some of you are probably thinking: learning??? EWWW. Check me out though… With help from the crazy online world, I’ve been able to discover and buy food that can possibly lengthen my miniscule lifespan. I’ve come across bands who use instruments that I can’t even pronounce. I’ve learned about research that can possibly cure illnesses that have taken so many of our loved ones. I’ve watched speeches that passionate people dedicate their entire lives to teaching me about and I’ve learned that …show more content…
We can learn anything we want. We can love anything and anyone. We can be anything we want to be. We can express ourselves, but so many of us don’t log off of Facebook to let the world see how great we really are. If you’re unsure of who you want to be no matter how old you are, I want you to know that, that’s totally okay! You’re going to be asked questions about your future and what your hearts wants, but just know that its more than okay to not have an answer yet. I know it may feel like everyone knows what they want to do next, but understand that it’s okay if “everyone” doesn’t include