My First Journal Entry

Chriss: We’re learning everything together, being so young we haven't experienced everything yet, I think that’s

“Yeah, hello. Who is this?” My voice was rough and scratchy from the early morning. “Oh hey Charlie, where? Oakwood Meadows, got it, I’ll call up Ethan and we’ll be down there in a few. You can fill us in when we get there. Bye.”

“omg y/n can you believe that we are acually here. I mean just being here is a win for me. Omg i’m so nervous.”

I met Ariana in the parking lot of the downtown movie theater like planned. And automatically I regretted not staying home.

After Rob spent an hour telling me all about himself, I found out he was rich! Also it was three in the morning and that meant I had to go pack. When I finished and had everything I needed for about a week or, so we took off. School didn't start for a couple of weeks, so I wasn’t worried about missing.

For my twelfth grade Senior Capstone project, I am choosing to do my internship in the field of neurology and neuroscience, with an additional focus on medication and therapy for neurodegenerative diseases. My initial interest in this topic is admittedly quite embarrassing; while flipping through channels one night, I found myself mildly piqued by the (heavily glamorized) TV show Criminal Minds and soon I was following the series religiously and developed an interest in “psychology”. I was able to gain more understanding of this topic when I attended the Duke TIP program the summer before my ninth grade year, delving briefly into criminal psychology and the law. I then spent the rest of that summer volunteering

and talked and then we left to go get some small items at Walmart like shampoo and socks and Groceries the we left Walmart. But as we left, we ran into some old friends we sat and talked and turns out they were going to the Rushmore Mall they asked us to tag along with them so we agreed and we followed them there as we got into the mall in was packed people everywhere we hit a couple stores in the mall and told our friends that we are leaving The

Today is my last day of this journal entry, but my first day of continuing my recovery on my own. I am going to continue this journey and I am not going to stop now. No more coffee or caffeine for me. I want to live a healthy life and this is only the beginning. Several days and I have not experienced a headache, I am sleeping better and I am more alert throughout my day. I am not going to lose contact with my family, friends, and coworkers who have offered their support doing this journey. I will make sure I keep them updated on my progress. Prayer and faith are what kept me grounded doing this assignment. My strong prayer life and faith will continue.

The first day of school is nerve-wracking for most people, for me, the first day was especially terrifying. The first day of a college class is probably more crazy than all others. My mom and younger sister, Michaela, were busy taking pictures as I attempted to run out of the door. After being homeschooled for the last six years, I knew it would be a much different experience. I had been in my room alone doing school; I was content with where I was. The morning of the first day of class, I was so busy that I didn’t have time to be nervous. However, as I ran out the door, my heart rate elevated to a pace of 138 bpm. I felt older, nervous, excited, and anxious as I left for Pellissippi. Although it had been six years since I had been in a classroom, I realized that all of my worry was for nothing once I walked into Ms. Brown’s class.

I know it's been a while, but I knew I needed to get some of the stuff out of my head. And I won't mention that I might be in trouble with Momma, so I decided to come to my room to get out of her way. This has been quite a busy and hot day Sunday afternoon here in South Carolina. My family and I attended church services this morning and had a great time. The church was crowded and the music and sermon were quite uplifting. The minister preached for nearly forty-five minutes about how we must be faithful to Christ as we walk our Christian journey. He spent a great deal of time preaching about our ancestors and how their faith in God and close family relationships kept them strong. He talked about

Richard Okumoto has the greatest responsibility because he is in charge of the accounting department of the company. He is also legally responsible for the information in case of fraud, although he cannot be personally held responsible for the act. He can lose his job before he has enough time to explain the problem to the members of the board.

Ever since I came back to America, (I went to China when I was 2 years old and came back at the age of 4) I was introduced to a place where I have never been before, Naples, New York, the home of the world's greatest grape pie. My parents saw it as a opportunity to open up a restaurant and use it to support our family. My first experience in Naples was helping hold garbage bags while my father and mother were cleaning out the old post office, so we could renovate it. I was probably one of the most bored kids in town because of the fact that for many days that's all I did. As months went by the restaurant first opened and I was told to stay upstairs all day, which also got very boring watching American tv shows in which I couldn't even understand any of it. As time flew by, I was soon expected to go to school (so my parents don't have to watch out for me every day). Before I was driven to school, I had no idea where I was going so I didn't think much of it. But right as I arrived, I had an idea of what I was about to do, go to school.

Another memory, my friend called me like the 2nd day of high school, “April where are you at? Everyone is asking where you at, everyone is calling you and asking for you. You have all my classes. Where you at? It is truly crazy out here. Everyone is smoking in front of the school, we drinking bottles” Why did I want to go to that school because all my friends were there and all that crazy stuff was happening. Honestly I don’t know what the hell my problem was, but I must confess I was super excited. When I was younger during my teenage years I used to be a trouble maker I used to drink and do drugs. It was exciting to know the students were gambling in the bathroom. I didn 't even know how to shoot dice but I was down to try. I recall the first day I attended the school it took me a while to get there because it looked so different it didn’t look like a school at all. I don’t know if that was the best decision I’ve made in my life but you know it is what it is it got me where I am today. Going to that high school was like being in a prison. Students were on house arrest, in parole, probation, people were always in fights it was just insane. The first year was crazy I didn’t really want to learn, I wasn’t as excited to be educated. I mean it was 9th grade and in my head I believed I had everything settle. There were a lot of different stuff that happened 9th grade year. Then 10th grade come by and I receive my first 3.0 and I was super proud of myself. My mother called like,

This summer, I worked at a television production company in the development department. I applied to the internship very last minute and was hired just a couple of days after applying. Before going into my first day of work, I memorized the company’s website, trying to gather as much information as I could from it. I was excited to learn that the development department was female lead and, according to the website, composed of mostly women. In fact, the majority of the leadership positions at the company were occupied by women. Both my family and I were happy and pleasantly surprised that I would be getting the opportunity to work in such a rare entertainment environment where it seemed that appeared be equally men and women.