Student by day | writer by night
In mid-March, my junior year of high school came to a screeching halt. We were out of school for two days due to “cleaning” that had to be done as a safeguard against COVID-19 (just a few days ago, it had been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization). Two days became two weeks, …
In one of my final assignments in middle school, I wrote that “armed with determination, optimism, and focus, I’m prepared to take on anything. As a high schooler, I’ll push myself as much as it takes to reach my goals. I believe that if we work hard enough, we can accomplish anything.” I’ve clung stubbornly to this …
I entered freshman year in September determined to tackle high school and conquer test after test, assignment after assignment. Despite my intentions, this year did not go exactly as planned; by second quarter I was struggling to stop making “stupid mistakes” in math (I once wrote that 3 + 2 = 6, hard at work …