Assignment 24 - Lauren Chatfield

I don't think I'll be the first to say junior year sucks. Honestly I felt like I had no friends for most of the year, cried a lot, lost plenty of hair, gained weight, and cried some more. This year seemed like it would never end but here we are. I think I learned more about myself, being a friend, being a daughter, being a sister, being a student, and being a person more than I ever have before. I've grown apart from some people but also made so many great new friends and really got to learn who I am (kinda, still getting there). I also learned to care less. So much of your day to day disappears when you wake up in the morning. You forget almost everything and details become so insignificant. I challenged myself with my classes this year and had you asked me in February, I would've said I regretted it. Ask me now? I'd say I feel so much stronger merntally because of that. I learned to never give up and keep pushing. Nothing lasts forever and there's always a light at the end of the tunnel.