Assignment 24-Gibbs

Overall, I would so that I am relatively happy with my junior year. It has been stressful, exciting, and stressful again. Honestly though, my classes were not significantly harder than my sophomore year. Anyways, there have been multiple events that bode well for my near future. I have become even more involved in my after school activities, and received good grades (so far!)
Something that has been strange is the feeling of growing up. I have never truly felt like I was getting older, but with the new responsibilities and insanely important decisions looming in the near future, it can feel as though there is an enormous weight on your shoulders. Suddenly, our decisions matter. They will affect the rest of our lives, no turning back. That, to me, is growing up, and to a certain extent it makes me apprehensive of the future. However, though that feeling of responsibility does bring a weight, it also brings an incredible sense of freedom and self. When you are making decisions like where you want to go to college and what job you want to have, you are suddenly yourself. Not your parents child, not your teachers student, but you, fully and wholly. Well almost-what excited me about the future is the continuing development of self.