Senior spring break. Wow! I can’t believe it has came to our last break until we graduate. Where has the time went. We are all graduating in 8 weeks! Just the thought of me not being in high school, or even living in the same house as my family in less than 6 months. Spring break is the cliche time to go to Florida and party it up on the beach. I did just that. I went to Clearwater Florida with my 5 close friends and we had a ball. It was mostly cold that week comparatively to the other weeks, but that didn’t stop us from having fun. Rachel and I snuggled up in a towel in the hammock after hopping out of the hot tub. There we got some unexpected sunburn that made the rest of the week an eye opener that even though it is a tad cold that you still have to wear sunscreen. My shins were burnt. Rachel’s face was burnt. Sydney’s back of her legs all the way up to her butt was burnt like a lobster. We learned our lesson lol. Our room wasn’t the cliche room that overlooks the ocean. That was okay with me because us kids were the ones paying for the room. It overlooked the roof 🙂 yeah that sounds very weird and something that not many people want but it was actually really cool. When it was super windy and cold we would go out on the roof and lay out in the sun where there was no wind. There we were able to relax and enjoy the sun. The resort we stayed at had 3 restaurants in it and that was very convenient to us 5. We went to that restaurant about 4 out of the 7 nights we were there. Totally worth it and very yummy. As the week went on the sun started to come out more often. It was the warmest the last day of course. One night after dinner, we went out to the fire pit and there was a nice man playing the guitar and singing to those at the fire. He was very good but was also very timid so he wasn’t very loud. We became friends with him and got to know him and about his singing intentions. He works at the pool but that week was his last week and he was pursuing music more in his life. I thought that was amazing because it is very hard to be successful in music but I really think he will go somewhere. His name is Johnathon Lowe and he is from South America and is a very small skinny guy. Amazing person once you get to know him. He has some originals and he played them for us and they were amazing. The beach was a bit chilly so we stayed towards the resort and hung out in the hot tub and the pool. We also played some volleyball, corn hole, and jumbo connect four. There was plenty of things to do and that’s what made the trip amazing. Some of our friends chose to take plenty of naps and catch up on their sleep that has been lost throughout the school year. I chose to nap out in the sun where they chose the bed. Whatever floats their boat. It’s vacation! Knowing that all these friends will be going in separate directions in less than 4 months is mind blowing and I wish isn’t going to happen. I can’t see my friends moving hours and hours away from me. They have been there through thick and thin for the past 4+ years and knowing that they will be so far away will be so hard on my heart. I love them all so dearly and hope that they choose the right paths in the future and live in complete happiness after we part.
In Thandie Newtons 
Debt is a word that only those who experience it are scared to use. As a senior in high school, I see debt in the near future. It is called student debt. One thing that almost all students face. It is not a fun word nor is it a fun experience. Some people face this word their entire lives because they are in enough debt that it takes that long to pay off. Others are lucky enough that it only takes a few years to pay off. I believe that there are people out there that believe debt is just a number. They pay it off, but they do not spend money wisely so the number just keeps rising. Necessities need to be made when facing debt. If you think that buying flowers every week to keep in your house, and going out to dinner and the bar twice a week, then you need to re-evaluate. Debt is real and it could cause people to go homeless because they do not manage their money well. In the story “My Misspent Youth” the character lives in New York City with an education that she spend a huge chuck of her money on. Now living in debt in the most stressful, ongoing city in America. She has a career that she is not actually interested in after going through schooling. She once lived in the suburbs then moved to the big city. Which in all honesty, isn’t that what a lot of people want to do once they graduate. After the rude awakening that New York City is not for everybody, she decided to move to Lincoln. Which is a smart idea financially and mentally. Most college students expect debt after college, but what matters is that you stay out of other debts that could potentially hurt your ability to pay off bills. Many people face credit card debt in the 20th century and that is why many people go into full debt and become homeless. They are unable to get out of the hole that they have dug themselves into before it was too late. Debt is the largest struggle in America. Most people get into debt due to loss of job, student loan, carelessness, and many other reasons. I, on the other hand, am going to accept that I will have student debt, and that definitely scares me. But I plan to have a job or career to help alleviate those debts as fast as possible. Debt. Ouch…
Just look at its beauty!!
Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because were curious… And curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.
Things happen and people move on. Some things might be harder than others, but in the long run, people move on. It might be a breakup, a loss of a loved one, or a failed test. I think this quote could mean many things. Everybody lives and they learn. Some people, it might take a year, others maybe a month. Everything happens for a reason in life and to find the real reason as to why it happens just takes time. Learning from experiences takes maturity and confidence. When life gives you lemons,make a lemonade out of it. In the end what matters is not the amount of chilling we have done but the amount of hard work and growth we have achieved from the falls.
Julia Coons 