A Week In My Life

It’s As Average As It Could Get

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. - Henry David Thoreau

If you ask any high schooler how their week went they'd probably say "It was okay." or "It was boring." and I in some ways are just like these students. I mean how exciting does going to school for nine hours a day to going home to do homework get? However, this week had little moments that turned it from being average and boring to more bearable and kind of enjoyable.

Mondays are always the worst day of the week for me. Getting up at 6 am before the sun has risen is and always will be a cold, dark and bitter moment. I mean, sure it doesn't sound that bad at first however with the sun not risen making it feel like midnight it takes a long while to get me out of bed leading me to lay there for 20 minutes pretending to myself that five have only gone by. However, after getting up and checking my snapchat and responding to all my camp friends and their texts about their antics, I'm usually in a good enough mood to get myself ready and out the door. This week, Monday was quite uneventful and freezing cold. My favorite class of the day would probably have to have been Fitz's English as he usually goes on a tangent about something and overall he's a pretty laid back and kind teacher. While writing has never been a strong suit of mine, he's taught me a lot in the few months I have been in his class and I feel overall, I have grown more as a writer in these few months compared to all my years of being in school. He also lets us decide on when we do our homework which is super helpful because, in the week, I always have tests to study for taking up most of my time. Even though English isn't like going to Disneyland, it is a nice class to have during the day after having Global Studies where all we do is talk about Islam in 600 CE. 

Tuesday was one of my favorite days of the week. This is because instead of being at School till 5 PM every single day, I get to leave school at 12:45 and go home and get done what I want. I enjoy the fact that with this I can have time to get my homework done and have a few hours to myself where I can facetime friends and watch TV. However, I had piles of homework on Tuesday to the point where my calendar was completely filled which lead me to spend most of my afternoon completing all of the homework that was assigned to me by my teachers.

Thursday was my favorite day of the week overall, we had this assembly with a hip hop crew from Boston which I enjoyed a lot since I took dance with Gemma this past spring. I thought it was cool how they got everyone excited about it as most people aren't excited when it comes to going to assemblies. I also thought it was cool how we got up and learned choreography to Chance The Rapper. Another great part to Thursday was finding out that there would be a break the dress code day on Friday! Break the Dress Code days are my favorite days of school due to the fact you can wear whatever and be comfier than ever. The usual khakis and collard shirt seriously gets old and is seriously uncomfortable to sit in all day. This means that most people can find me in the best mood ever on break the dress code day simply because I am able to be comfortable in classes.

Friday this week was a boring day because I knew I was leaving early. Since that was stuck in my head all day and I was sitting in school waiting to leave for the weekend, the day seemed to go by extremely slow. My favorite part of the day would have had to have been All School Meeting where the veterans came in and spoke to us. Getting to know someone more on a personal level and their experiences instead of just by their job title is really cool and it opens my eyes even more to the world beyond me.

This week was overall an okay one. The highs made it amazing however, it seemed to go by slowly making me want the three day weekend I am currently on even more. However, one thing that seems crazy to me while I'm writing this is the fact we are nearly in the middle of November. This school year is going by super fast and it makes me wonder what's going to happen in my life next.