This past year has taught me countless life and personal lessons and has helped me shape and abundance of fond memories. As corona has *officially* ended my junior year, I would like to take the time and reflect on what I’ll miss most about it.
1. The first one is definitely a no-brainer for me: The seniors. At MSA, you’re around everyone so frequently that you truly come to know everyone for them and who they are, and you come to love them no matter what. The seniors this year were the first people that really went out of their way to make me feel welcome and at home at MSA. If any seniors are reading this, I hope you know how much I love you. I never thought I could respect and look up to a group of people that I haven’t even known for a whole year. The seniors had such an impact on me and my junior year and really helped me to come out of my shell and be more open minded to everything this school has to offer. The hardest part about all the set backs and effects of the Coronavirus for me is coming to accept the fact that I won’t get to spend the last couple months of my junior year with them. It makes so sad to think about next year without them, but I can’t help but be happy for them for starting a new chapter in their life:)
2. Another thing that I find myself thinking commonly about is missing out on New Student Day. I remember how exhilarating it was for me to see where I would be spending the next year of my life and who I would be spending it with, and I wanted to be a part of that for the new juniors coming up to this school. I remember how much my seniors helped me with looking forward to my new year and calming my nerves about being away from home and starting something so different and I hoped to do that for the new students. When someone helps you in a confusing and hard time, it makes you appreciate them so much more and it helps them be a better person by wanting to provide the same kindness you showed them. However, I just have to remind myself it isn’t too late to be there for the juniors as they embark on this new journey. It just makes me look forward to next year even more so I can meet them all!
On another note: I have never been a very patient person, but the Coronavirus has taught me a lot about waiting for the good things in life. With such trying times, it’s difficult to maintain positivity throughout presented trials, but there stands many reasons to keep pressing on. I hope you all have a wonderful week and I look forward to nothing more than seeing your faces next school year<3 And as always, thank you for reading:)
Oh, I can definitely relate to this. The seniors comprise a noticeable chunk of MSA, so having them unexpectedly gone feels weird and disappointing. It is a shame that our next normal day at school will be us assuming the role of our seniors…ow. Our next morning will be in a different room surrounded by different people. There is just something about that last day, you know? Anyway, I am pretty bummed about New Student Day as well. It was supposed to be this Saturday, heck (excuse my language). I have looked forward to it since my own New Student Day, so having it completely out of the question is disappointing. Hopefully next year will be worth it after all of this waiting. But it will be nice just to see all of you again. ):