My Summer Vacation

On the second day of February vacation in 2016, I was told that my grandmother, the kindest person I have ever met, had been diagnosed with a severe brain tumor and that my other grandmother’s house in New Hampshire, had completely flooded. The year of 2016 was quite hard for me after that difficult day in February. It got even more difficult when my grandmother later passed away a month after the diagnosis. Just a week later, I won 2nd place in an essay contest on an what family means to me which hit home given the circumstances. Later, summer vacation eventually started and I then realized I would have to spend my summer cleaning out my grandmother's house of all of her belongings that she had left behind. School started after this and I joined the cross country team, which went until November. These were by far the best months of 2016. Shockingly, a month later during indoor track season, my newly-married 29-year-old coach passed away from a heart attack. Because of these events, I learned that even when life is rough, there is always a positive side, that family and friends are there for a reason, and that there will always be a tomorrow, which provides a fresh start.

I learned during this time that even when life seems …show more content…
Every morning when waking up, is a new chance to make that day whatever it is desired to be. I always go into a new day with a positive attitude and hope for the best. One fresh start I experienced in 2016 was the opportunity to run cross country with 30 other amazing people. Another was when I won 2nd place in an essay contest. In the time period of my grandmother passing away, I received a fresh start that enabled me to smile for a while. The year of 2016 was filled with small fresh starts, but the most significant one I received did not come until the year of 2017 started when I wiped my slate