Last one! My Penn State journey began in late August, specifically August 21st, which was my birthday (quite fitting since I was started a new chapter of my life on my 18th birthday). Prior to moving into Penn State, I went to orientation a few months before and met some friends through there. After I […]
Read more "Vol. 10: Penn State (2019-present)"Switching high schools my junior year was a huge change for me. My school district has this rule that prevents students that transfer schools to play sports for a full year, so I was not allowed to play football. Of course I was bummed, but I saw it happening for the best, after all, junior […]
Read more "Vol. 9: Riverside High School (2017-2019)"June 2015 was when I got my first taste of high school. The first day of summer lifting for football began the day after the last day of school. I’ll never forget preparing the first day the night before. I was honestly afraid, but I knew I wasn’t alone, I had a bunch of other […]
Read more "Vol. 8: John Champe High School (2015-2017)"I’ll never forget the drive back to Virginia. It was around 7am, the amber sun rays were shining through the trees and I had just woken up. I recognized the road we were driving on! It was near my old house so I knew we were closeby! The area I lived in was very hill-like […]
Read more "Vol. 7: Mercer Middle School (yes, again) (2014-2015)"The move back to Florida was smooth one despite the dreadful 10 hour drive. We moved back into our old house and everything was weirdly nostalgic and I immediately felt like I was home again (well… I was). After we finished unpacking, my family came over and we just spent time together, reconnecting. My parents […]
Read more "Vol. 6: Baldwin Middle-Senior High School (2013-2014)"When I discovered that Talia, my least favorite person, was my new neighbor, I honestly didn’t know how to feel. Shock? Disappointment? I don’t know, all I knew for a fact was how weird she ended up moving literally a few houses down from me. Besides this, I was extremely scared of starting middle school, […]
Read more "Vol. 5: Mercer Middle School (2012-2013)"Moving into my new house was a lot smoother than the first move, which makes a lot of sense due to the fact that I moved 45 minutes up the road versus instead of 10 hours. When my family and I moved in our new neighbor came over and introduced themselves. This was new to […]
Read more "Vol. 4: Deer Park Elementary (2011-2012)"Ten. Hours. A ten hour drive from Jacksonville, Florida to Virginia. I’ve never been in a car for ten hours straight before so this journey was definitely going to be a learning curve. Only things I had to keep me company was my DS and… well… sleep. Majority of the ride I was asleep so […]
Read more "Vol. 3: Wright Denny Elementary (2010-2011)"After begging my parents repeatedly to go to public school because all the kids in my neighborhood went to public school, they finally agreed, not only to shut me up but also because public school was free. My sister went to Thomas Jefferson Elementary which was a Magnet school (Magnet schools are schools that has […]
Read more "Vol. 2: Thomas Jefferson Elementary (2007-2010)"This story began approximately 15 years ago in 2005 (wow I’m old). Months before the 2005-2006 school year started, my parents were trying to decide which school I should attend. They ultimately decided to enroll me in the nearby private Christian school called Trinity Christian Academy. Of course I was excited to attend because I […]
Read more "Vol. 1: Trinity Christian Academy (2005-2007)"