Hello World,
Personally, you know that one of my favorite times of year is the first few weeks of fall. The weeks were the leaves are changing colors until they fall off of the tree and turn brown, and crispy, the aroma of pumpkins and cinnamon infiltrates the air, and everything in between. These past two weeks have been a hectic blast to experience because in a short amount of time, my life has changed for the better.
This time of the year started out with a mission trip reunion with my NOLA team on September 27th. I got to see some of my friends, and we reminisced over memories down in the Big Easy. Some of the memories ranged from goofing off in our vans, to heart-felt talks with the locals in the area. One of my teammates Jocelyne was wearing an interesting shirt. When I asked her about it, she said that it was for a nonprofit organization she and her family made called Angels for Syrian Kids (A.S.K. for short) to help with the Syrian Refugee crisis. I wanted to help as soon as I could, and I did by paying $20 for an A.S.K. shirt and praying for the refugees half way across the world. If you want to learn more, you can go to her website http://www.angels4syriankids.org/ for more information.
My week in school was relatively mediocre, as I started to develop a rhythm in school. Go to class, try to pay attention to the teachers, and don’t be late. I wanted to have something other than the end of school to look forward to. Coincidentally, there was a Club fair going on October 2nd. During this time I signed up for Art Club, Drama Club, The Feminist League, the school’s musical later in the year, and the chance to be on High School Quiz Show. Either way, I’m very excited for what the future holds and I hope I didn’t go too overboard with the clubs/activities.
The next day, my family and I went apple picking in Apple Acres in Windham, New Hampshire. Every year my mom and her friends from high school and their kids come together to go apple picking. The tradition has been going on since before I was born, and have been doing it almost every year of my life. In fact, the younger picture of me on my About Me page was on an apple picking trip. It was very fun to climb the apple trees, or try to at the very least, and eat some very yummy apple cider doughnuts. All in all, it's one of my favorite fall traditions to partake in.
The next week was a hectic one in my life. First, my tryout for the High School Quiz Show was on Monday, my first Drama Club meeting was on Tuesday, the Belmont Fire Department Open House was on Wednesday night. Needless to say I’m happy that it’s a long weekend, so I could rest. On Monday, I was the only one there for this tryout day ,there was also Tuesday. When taking it, I was pretty sure that i was going to not get on the team. Luckily, on Thursday, I found out that I was on the team! It turns out that I was one of the top four people, so I was going to be on TV instead of being an alternate. Needless to say, I couldn’t contain my excitement during my American History class.
Tuesday’s Drama Club meeting was also interesting. We mostly talked about our play for Dramafest which is a competition between high schools preforming one-act plays. On Wednesday, I volunteered at the Belmont Fire Department Open House. Since my dad is the fire chief, I have been going to the Open Houses since I was a little. I helped out by serving drinks, and helped to serve some of the pizza. Volunteering there and seeing all of the happy kids going inside of the fire trucks was very fun , and also nostalgic of the past times I came here.
The thing about fall that is interesting is that it's a season that promotes change. As the leaves change, so do we. We all experience changes in our lives; some good,and some bad. But what matters most is that everyone goes through these changes because its life. A we grow up, we find out that life may not always be perfect, but it does have perfect moments. I believe that I have had a great past two weeks. I know that it's not going to last forever, but I hope that not just me but everyone's happiness streak will last a long time.
Love Always,
Erin
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