No, not in the book, but in life! As of last week Friday, May 23rd, I am no longer a high school student. The bittersweet feeling will surely stick around for a while.
In updates to what else that's been happening, I just spoke at a Career Fair at Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School! I was assigned a classroom to speak at for 45 minutes for three sessions. I was so nervous at first but after the first session, I began to get the hang of things. The students were really cooperative and a lot of them liked to write! As an activity, I had them work together and we created a character which they then had to write a short story about. Even with the short timeframe, what I got back was really amazing.
I really hope that these kids continue with writing because I'm sure it'll take many of them far in life. Even after the short time spent with them, I feel they were generally good kids who liked to write and come up with stories and plots and characters. Its nice to see that a love for writing is still alive and well! I hope that maybe I'll be able to go back next year to speak again! I would love that opportunity to see more kids who enjoy writing and to show them that anything is possible no matter how old you are.
