A1.) What did you do this summer?

I feel as if I really made this past summer count. At the beginning of summer I applied and received my first job at a local carwash and detailing shop. Ever since being hired I worked around thirty five hours a week. It was challenging and I had to miss a lot of time that I usually would have spent with my family or friends. It forced me to grow up in a sense, loose some innocence. It sounds cliché but as a younger being your eyes are not open to all of the responsibility, and sometimes un-positive energy going on around you. Since working I have come in contact with all types of customers. Most are nice and for the most part happy, but with some there just isn’t any dealing with them. They resembled some sort of mythical creature to me. They were something like humans without a strong intelligence and who could not control themselves. As a younger person I would never pick up on things like this. It’s sort of depressing in a way as you learn how the world around you is not as beautiful and shiny as you always thought it was. At the same time it is also inspirational because it makes me want to be a better and more positive person. Why get upset over small things in your life. To me, all of this is a part of growing up and becoming more independent. I’m thankful that I had the experience of working so much this summer, actually.  I’ve never been as responsible and independent before in my life as I am now. Of course I missed being with my family and friends but in all reality, I still spent tons of time with them, I learned a lot about life, and I made some good cash!