Important Picture

 Spring break is an important time for everyone in high school. It is a time to have fun and enjoy themselves. For this years spring break I thought i was going to get travel with my best friend to a place I have never been before, Tanzania. I was assumed we were in for two weeks of volunteering and safariing. Unfortunately everything changed when my best friend could not go on the trip. We had everything planned down to our seating arrangement on the plane. It was on either side of our favorite teacher. We expected laughing and smiling the whole 9 hour flight. Even after we were gonna create a flat Stanley of our teacher to take as many pictures as possible. This was a very important moment for me because a time i thought i would be spending with my favorite people was changed. On the plus side I will always have this lovely picture to remind me of the great time we were going to have. There's always next year !!

Home

I never thought being away would be so hard. Going back after 5 months to London Ontario where I had spent a year of my life was more challenging then I assumed. During my time there I believed there was any place better than there. The moment when I saw the people that got me through the year I got a rush of emotion. I knew I would have fun seeing my friends again but I never knew it would be like this. I suddenly realized how nice it was to be there. To be in a place where everyone just wanted you to feel okay and for everything to be as it was. 

  The moment when I walked into my house and saw my friends, father and brother I knew I wouldn’t want to leave at all. I loved the feeling of knowing I would always be surrounded by good people and people I cared about. It was a feeling of security and happiness. I knew I was lucky because not everyone gets those people in their life and it was something to be grateful for.  Seeing my brother was so special. Ever since he has been at university he has been too busy to talk and this December was the first time I had seen him since September. That same moment when I saw him with everyone made me so thankful that I could spend time with him. This moment made my Christmas so special. It was truly symbolizing what Christmas was really about. Christmas isn’t about what you get under the tree.  It is about being thankful for what you have and who you share it with. When you have this and recognize it you have had a good Christmas and are lucky to have such good people in your life.