I was feeling social and enlightened today; I studied for a history test with girls I'd never bothered to talk to but judged from afar - and I learned a lot {and not just about history}. I realized that behind the trendy boots and belly shirts, everyone else here is just trying to get through the day and go back home to the bed they rolled out of the same morning.
I love that about high school. We all think we're on the outside looking in, and we point and judge and draw invisible lines between the soccer players, the skaters, the theatre freaks - but in reality, each of us brings something different and beautiful to the community as a whole.Over the past year, my campus has come together as one to speak out against homophobia, mourned the loss of two too many fallen colleagues, and won something close to eternal glory at water polo championships {high school water polo games in Coronado are like high school football games in the Midwest} I am SO proud to call myself an Islander. I want to hug each and every one of them. The side affects may be nausea, dizziness, paranoia and insomnia, but god it's such a fun rollercoaster ride.
besides, I dont know anyone else who can say they can walk to the beach during off-campus lunch (:
love,
nat
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