Life Cycle

Wow it’s almost been a year, since the last time I saw my grandma and two years since I last saw my uncle. 2009-2010 were very intense summers, vacations, moments, and memories. I remember 2009 when my uncle ended up in the hospital and passed away on June 5^th the last week of school and then the year after, June 14 2010 while my parents, my sister and I were already in los Roques during vacation which were staying only for one night, we receive a call from my uncle saying my grandma had passed away. I had never gone through those sorts of moments in which you see everybody in your family sad, depressed, and laconic, but worst of all, happening two years in a row. I definitely wouldn’t want that to happen this year or the next or any time soon. I know someday we will all leave and go to a better place/paradise but for now I think it’s better to stay in planet earth. There are times when I wonder why it had to happen? Or at least why two times in a row? And why to the people I love? I wish I could at least see them once in a while so I don’t have the feeling that I’m going to forget them or that they are with me. I guess there is no way of controlling the way life is, and the way the life cycle works. 

Goodbye ninth grade Hello tenth grade

As the days go by, summer approaches. I can’t believe how my freshman year flew by so fast. Luckily we aren’t “planktons” anymore, like our ancient civ. Teacher would call us, and tell us we were on the bottom of the food chain. Now we are sophomores which make us a bit more special. Although I should be happy summer is coming in almost a week I don’t want school to end. I guess that being a freshman wasn’t that bad since the spotlight was always on us, and my grade became much closer. Also many of my closest friends are leaving, and I don’t think I can handle their goodbye on the last day of school; just thinking we might not see each other again makes me want to return to the beginning of ninth grade. Nevertheless the job of an international school is for people to come and go, although A LOT of my classmates and students will leave in almost a week hopefully in 10^th grade many people will come, and fill in the empty spaces. However another reason why I don’t want school to end is because finals are going to happen the last week of school. I remember that in middle school and in elementary the last week of school was fun, there was no homework, no tests, no projects, and no nothing. But once you reach high school the real work begins, dead week and finals. Sometimes I just wish time could go a bit slower. 

Heartache?!?

I had no idea, that one of my best friends was about to become something else, something that I desired, the person who I wished to be with. It is not like I wanted to be next to him 24/7 but I enjoy talking to him even though it wasn’t face to face, because it felt like we were, that’s how easy it was to talk to him.  Although it took a long time for me to admit that I actually liked him, it was worth the try to believe it.  Unluckily it didn’t last as long as I thought it would, I guess we were both very shy, I guess we were both better off as friends, and I guess we were both not supposed to last… who knows?  However even though it actually lasted about a week or two I don’t regret anything, I’ve probably never met and never will meet a guy as special and sensitive as him, I probably did a mistake, but whatever is said it’s done. Maybe we didn’t see each other as much and the feelings were confused for a friendly type of love. But ever since the beginning of out story, there’s been that sort of someone in the way, and I think it’s better off if we leave stuff like it is and I just step out of the way. 

JUST KIDDING!

What are Words- Chris Medina

What Are Words by Chris Medina is a song that reflects on what the composer is going through in his daily life. The composer, Chris Medina auditioned for American Idol this year, and the main reason why he wanted to at least make it to Hollywood was to make his fiancée happy. His fiancée and him have been engaged for almost three years, the reason why it’s been taking so long for them to get married is because she suffered an accident which made her go into a comma for over a month and ended up  with brain damage. The lyrics of the song, are very meaningful, they express how words are promises, which need to be kept. In his case, he kept the promise of them getting married, and he explains that “What kind of guy would I be if I was to leave you when you need me most”. Unluckily he wasn’t accepted in the top 25 in American idol but at least his fiancée was able to meet Jennifer Lopez, Randy and Steve, and she was able to see her fiancée try his best and do whatever it took to be part of the competition, just to make her happy and put a smile on her face. 

New Driver in the Family

Since October 2010, my older sister began college, here in Venezuela. Since she was becoming more and more independent, she began to learn how to drive. Over time, she felt the need of a car, or in other words my mom’s car. She wanted to start to drive as soon as possible, so she took her driving classes, and practiced almost every weekend until she gained my parents confidence. After fighting for months and months to finally get my mom’s old car, she did it! On February 2011 they gave her the car. I could notice she loved the sensation, of freedom; she couldn’t wait to go anywhere she could. Now, she is a total pro, I think I can also use it as an advantage, since if my parents can’t take me somewhere… She can!

Then I got myself thinking, in a few years that will be me. Driving, going anywhere I want, returning at any time I want, and having the same sensation of freedom my sister does. But of course, it’s only a faze, wanting to separate from your parents and become more independent. Anyways hopefully I will gain my parents trust easier than my sister, since she had to go through a lot of obstacles and mine are already done. 

Memorable Weekend

On January 20^th till the 23^rd, three friends and I went to the beach. We stayed in Sofi’s house in Caraballeda, then we went to Puerto Azul, which is a club, and then we went to a further beach called, Caruao. We had planned this weekend for days, since it was four day weekend. And what stood out the most was that we became closer friends, we took a bunch of pictures, we got in the pool and in the beach and last but not least we got tanned. But of course, like responsible students Thursday after school we all did our homework, so we didn’t have to worry about it when we got home on Sunday. Unluckily Me Claudia and Isa, the three of us ended up with no cellphones when we came back, except for Sofi! We had all taken our cellphones to the beach because   we had talked to our moms to let them know that we were going to Caruao. Therefore when we arrived in Caruao we put our bags with our cellphones, in a high and unreachable rock, which there was no possibility that a wave could reach that high. However when we were eating some snacks, we notice our bags and towels were floating in the sea… which meant are cellphones were there and had gotten wet. But for some reason the only dry and safe cell phone was Sofi’s. Lucky her right? We were all highly disappointed, but we will never regret that weekend since it was the best of all. 

My Spanish Class

Sofi, Sofia, Victoria, Marco D. Marco M and I are the ones in our Spanish class.  I think I’d consider that class one of the best classes of the year. In that class we learn a lot, but the best part is that we compare everything to our personal life and share our thoughts and opinions which help us learn in a more fun and funny way, and it’s one of the classes that stands out the most, since we are only six people in the class.  Margarita, the Spanish teacher, the first thing she told us the first day of school was that she wanted us to treat her like one of us, and not as a superior person since she was our teacher. She is a very particular teacher, because she says everything she thinks doesn’t care what others think about her, she is very sensitive and gets to know about everything that is going on around school.

My classmates and I always look up to that class. When we get done with our work early, we do the craziest things ever. Last week, we filmed a video of one of our classmates dancing like “SOME” crazy Venezuelans do… I’d love to show the video, but I don’t think the school policy would let me.