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I am really excited for summer to start. It is only a week away and it feels like an eternity. There are finals that I need to study for and final projects I need to finish. I am really anxious and I can’t wait for all the stress to be gone. I couldn’t get much studying in this weekend since I worked all weekend long. I should’ve taken off but I had forgotten all about finals. But when all of this is over all I will do is enjoy my time off and relax. Hopefully I won’t forget what I learned throughout the semester. I have a lot of plans for this summer especially since my sister is finally coming from California. I have missed her like crazy. It is true when people say you don’t know what you have until you lose it. I hadn’t really put much thought of what I would do without my sister until she left to live in California for a year. I’m so happy she’s coming home. There’s this feeling of completeness that I have when I think about her being home. My sister is younger than I am and she was the one to move away from home. I am really upset however that I won’t get to see her right away because I have to work. But as soon as I’m done I’m speeding home to see her and my cousin. We have planned to go to six flags which is something I am looking forward to do. When we were in California during the summer we went to the six flags there and now we are going to the one in Illinois. I am a huge fan of roller coasters. They give off such an adrenaline rush, which I enjoy. There is also a camping trip which I plan to go on. I haven’t been camping in such a long time that it is a must. There has to be marshmallows or else it’s not considered camping. Although I can’t have that many since I honestly don’t like candy as much as I used when I was younger. Hopefully I’ll get to go to Wisconsin Dells as well because I haven’t been there since I was in maybe eighth grade. There are also a lot of lazy things to do like sit around the trampoline and talk. The little things that we will all do together are what we will most likely remember the most. Even if it is just to take a walk to the park people should enjoy their time off, especially after a long and stressful semester.

chances (:

I had gone to Chicago a couple weekends ago with the schools art club. The trip went well. We all got to go to some contemporary museums as well as a couple art schools. The group got along well and we befriended each other right away. After the trip we decided to hang out again on our own terms. Most of us have busy lives, especially with finals coming upon us. We all made some time this Saturday to socialize. We made reservations at the local restaurant in Sheboygan called Kiku’s. It is a Japanese steakhouse.

 We met at round eight and waited for the rest of the people to show up. Most of us had gotten there from work, including myself. Only two of the six people had eaten there before. Since most of us hadn’t been there before we had no idea what to expect. We waited anxiously to be seated. We were seated around a rectangular shaped table with a grill in the middle and we were handed the menus. The meals on there were incredibly difficult to understand. I had no idea what to even visualize what the meals would look like. I went with something simple and ordered a Hibachi shrimp. A chef came and started making conversation with all of us. He would speak some words in Spanish and mainly sing and making random chants while getting the grill ready. He made each meal right in front of us. He would toss things in the air and make mini volcanos with stacks of onions. It was really a big show and I was impressed. I had so much fun watching him make our dinner. We all laughed and made jokes along with the chef. It was definitely a night to remember.

 It is amazing how a group of strangers become friends over a simple school trip. This all just comes from taking chances and not being scared of trying new things or meeting new people. I’m not sure why I spent so much of my time in high school hanging out with people I was comfortable around just because they looked like me. Sure you become great friends with some of those people, but if you don’t open up to new people you might miss out on some pretty amazing people. People who could eventually become a great part of your life.