Baz's Journal Entry

The weather cleared up and me, along with my entire class and teachers, got to enjoy a beautiful ceremony. Lining up we started to proceed out to the football stadium from the gymnasium, my mind would not stop thinking. I just could not stop remembering what it took for me to get to this day. The stress that I endured studying for the SAT, filling out my applications and most importantly, perfecting my essay. The idea that I was not going to be living in this beautiful town I have spent my life in, brought a flood of emotions. Thoughts of my friends not being by my side next year made me feel as if I was sinking into a deep hole; this place, this town has had so much to offer to me. The past two years that I had spent in this place were the most emotional and exciting times of my life. I knew even though I was not going to be waking up in my familiar place anymore, I would be waking up in what was to become my new familiar place. I knew that even though my friends would not physically be there with me every day, that they would be there when I called them. If it were not for all of the people I have met along the way, I do not think I would have ended up where I am today. It just is a common thought for whenever I get sad about everything ending, I remind myself that there is a new beginning coming and it is going to be amazing. The place that I have spent my whole life

Immediately after we left the mead hall, I ran as fast as I could to my house. I burst through the door and embraced my wife, telling her to take our children and all our possessions and make haste to the village north of our land, for the most vast dragon in the whole world was bringing terror down upon us as we spoke. With that I put on my best armor and wielded my strongest sword, then hurried to join Beowulf and wiglaf this was a battle i never returned

The final thing I would like to talk about is the accident that caused Simon his life. I’ve never seen someone listen to anyone as well as those kids did to Simon. He knew exactly what to do and h calmly and safely got all the kids out. He even risked his life for Stuart, on the bus with his foot stuck. All of the kids and parents of the accident should thank Simon for he is a hero and the only reason your kids are alive. At that moment when I saw the bus go under I felt paralyzed, as if I couldn’t move and when I saw him draped over Ben’s shoulder and I froze then don’t remember much after

It's 3:30 in the morning on a Saturday and I’m awake. I get up and head to the bathroom to get ready for the big day. Today is Arcadia and it's the very last field show I will ever march with some of my best friends. I can’t wait to see them. It’s 4:45am and I’m in the band room half awake but overly excited for the long day ahead. Andrew, Becky, Matthew and I ride together on the way to Arcadia high school to get ready to perform our field show, “The Final Chapter” later on tonight. Once we get there we meet up with the others to go watch the day bands perform and to buy food and pins. It's our last Arcadia. The time finally comes for the Riverside Kingsmen to take the field, all I can do to remain calm is think through my drill and my music we’ve got one shot let's make it count. Before I know it we’re done and I have performed the last field show I will ever be apart of, but that's not a scary thing it's an exciting moment because I played my heart out and and hit every flank like a boss! We’re off to get our scores and see who won Sweepstakes, they announce third, then, second, then first, then Sweeps...we did it! We won sweepstakes and ended our last year with a bang! My friends and I are celebrating, laughing, crying and taking it all in. Weeeee just did it together! We eat, load up and are on the bus ride home, everyone is either playing games and talking or asleep. It's 2 am and i’m finally home and in bed

I just stood there, looking past him at the stage. I thought that if I wasn’t good enough for this that I wouldn’t be good enough for anything. I turned my back on him to head back to my seat and before I could even take that first step, I heard him add, “But it doesn’t mean you won’t be.” I stopped dead in my tracks and heard him walk away. I stood in that spot like statue for a good amount of time and thought. His words completely changed my view on just about everything. He taught me not to assume so much and to be confident but not cocky. He helped me become more humble and thinking on what he said now, he helped me find my passion. I still wanted to be in the production so I joined light crew and loved it. Now, I want to go into theater and become a technical

They had kids running everywhere and screaming to the top of their lungs, I went to the director and asked what she needed me to do and she asked me if I could put on a movie so that everyone would calm down and relax. I put the movie Tarzan up on the big screen an watched everyone run to the movie. It was like magic, the kids just became instantly distracted from what they were doing. I spent the rest of the day helping the youth ministry with their kids. I didn’t even go on a lunch break, but that was my fault. I didn’t see the need to because they youth ministry was serving hot dogs and hamburgers so I just ate some of their food. The kids only have another month of summer nd then their back to school, depending on what school they go to the only have two weeks.Near the end of the day Jeff came down to give me a motivational speech about how I’m going to be so great, you know the that whole spill. I’m very satisfied with my experience hear at Western New Mexico University. I cant believe I’m about to have my masters degree, I feel like an old person now. I’m 24 but it feel like I’m 50, I cant wait to see what else God has for me in the future. I have worked very hard to get to this point in my life, so I don’t take anything for

I have been very fortunate to have a group of compassionate people helping me and guiding me every step of the way. I know my stubborn personality drives them crazy at times, but they accept my imperfections and push me to achieve goals I never would have thought possible. The fact that I am standing here today is a tribute to that support. And, if I am being completely honest, I would never have made it through my math classes without my brother’s tutoring. Being in front of you tonight is the direct result of the people who inspired me, believed in me, and sometimes had to drag me kicking and screaming towards my

My hero’s journey begun with my call to adventure to graduate high school and go on to college. When I was in middle school, I never would’ve thought that high school would be so different yet so similar to middle school. It was different because there was a lot more students and you pretty much had to be more mature about things, but you still had to work hard and earn your grade. My supernatural aid which helped me in class, were books and a pencil. Most of the knowledge we needed to understand the class was in the books, a pencil, to take notes and write essays and other written assignments. My crossing of the threshold will be when I graduate and go on to college to continue my education and earn a degree, but I wouldn’t be graduating if it wasn’t for the help I had. Some of the main people who helped me were teachers who helped me understand many subjects, and

“I can’t do it without you there, I have no friends, I haven’t been going to school much. I feel no motivation to go on time, and no reason to stay till the end, I don’t have anyone to sit with at lunch so I normally go home and just don’t go back. You were the only reason I went to school. School scares me Chantel, there’s too many people for me to be there alone. You’re the only person I have to really talk to. Now my dad is working nights and I barely see him or talk to him, and you are going away. I’ll have no one and that’s why I’m dropping out of school and coming with you on your trip.” Keerin said then took a deep breath.

Fitz. He taught me many lessons about his math class but the most important lessons he ever taught me was to treat others with respect. It was just an ordinary school day when I walked into my algebra class and he began to express to my class that he wasn’t very happy with the way he was being treated and other issues soon he began to cry then he left class because he was so emotional. From that moment I’ve view him differently, in that moment I instantly started to reevaluate who I was a person, I began to realize that I was a student who constantly disrespected him for no reason, I use to give him attitude, curse at him, disrupt his class while he was teaching, and sometimes not follow his directions just because I simply didn’t want to. That day just changed me in positive way, it made me realize that I no longer wanted to be that person I was, that I wanted to better myself as an overall person. I began to treat him and others with respect, I was more serious about my education, I was a more optimistic person, but most importantly I began to value myself. That incident was one of the best things that has ever happen to me as a person, since then I have written him a letter expressing how he has impacted my life in a major way and that I am very thankful for everything he has ever done for

Everyone has times in their life when they have to say goodbye. It’s often extremely difficult especially if they’re saying goodbye to someone they care about. My last day of high school was a very bittersweet day because I knew I had to say goodbye to my favorite teacher, Mr. Hoss. Mr. Hoss was my global history and government teacher. He was a very special teacher and truly cared about his students. He knew that I struggled a lot in his classes and he never gave up on me. He also had what the two of us called “Hoss Power” which would come into action whenever I was feeling stressed out. He always knew how to make me feel better with his kind words. He also gave me a feeling of reassurance because he knew no matter how much school work I had to do, I would get it all done. By the time it got to the last period of the last day of school, most students often wanted to go hang out with their friends, or go home. Spending time with Mr. Hoss was much more important to my sister, Jamie and I.

This video is a real goodbye. My best friend, Summer Everett died two and a half months ago. She died telling me. I felt disappointed because how a terrible friend I was. I didn’t know that she was struggling with anorexia nervosa, which is when you are too insecure about your body weight and you start to starve yourself, but you throw up when you do eat. Summer wasn’t open to me which makes me feel like she doesn’t trust me or our friendship. I’m sorry if you are bored of this video, but I decided to end this. I love you guys watching this, Niall, Louis, Liam, Harry, Lou, Lux, Lottie, Paul, Danny, Cameron, Mum, Dad, and others. I’m sorry if I disappointed you guys, but I want to be with my best friend again. I love you guys, forever and

There are so many emotions going through my head as I am writing this last journey entry. After having a couple of days to sit down and process the last group session, it dawn on me how I despise goodbyes. I feel very sad knowing that I won’t have another opportunity to sit down in these booth surrounded by incredible and supportive individuals, ever again. I have tears in my eyes when I think about not being able to see E. and T. ever again, except for next week’s potluck, because they’re graduating. Although I am super excited for this accomplishment, it’s sad that I won’t ever see them in classes or walking around on campus ever again. I’ve gotten to know them since Counseling 200 and they have both impacted my professional life drastically. On the bright side, we still have the potluck.

As the end of the night approached us, I couldn’t stop thinking about how many mixed emotions I had about starting a whole new chapter in my life. I couldn't wait to go to college, meet all new people, get a degree so that I could start my career path, but I knew that meant I had to say goodbye to my two best friends, who were moving several hours away from me. This was one of the hardest things I had ever had to do in my life. We all cried a little, and then made promises to keep in touch, and then we were off into the real world! I was very happy to be at this point in my life, but I was scared deep down inside.

Today was the day that I have been waited for my entire year. This was the day where I could finally got a chance to go to the United Kingdom in regards to my friend’s graduation. That is correct. I am going there to celebrate my friend’s graduation of his master degree at the University of Manchester and I am officially a tourist in there for a week. And the good thing about it, is that I do not have to pay any accommodation fee because my friend had offered me a space in his dorm. I felt super excited the night before I left. Although I have heard about the risk of having a terrorist attack in Manchester Arena a few weeks ago, I put those thoughts aside and still manage to go there. So next day, I woke up and bring along my luggage with me to the airport in Toronto. After a six and a half hour flight to Manchester, I went through immigration smoothly. As soon as I picked up my luggage, I met up with my friend right away. I congratulated him and we talked throughout out our journey. It feels like we have not been talking for years ever since we both study abroad in different countries. Not to mention his name is Alex. I have met him for almost ten years. We knew each other back in Hong Kong at a post-secondary school. The first time we met, we felt like we were brothers. We were talking occasionally about different topics. Up until now, he is still my best buddy.