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How My Summer's Going To Be -by Peter Kang Before high school, my summers were spent at public pools, long drives to Florida or Niagra Falls with my family, and maybe a few lessons on my instrument. Now that vacation is nearing for me, it seems like school isn't so bad after all. Though I might have a few days of fun and running around this summer, it will mostly be preparation for my next year of high school. In elementary and even up to middle school, I usually had no idea of what to do in the summer and digest all the free time. My mom would send me to the library or make me read some things once in a while, but that was about it. Those seem like the good old days of loitering and time killing. As spring neared and the vigor or school work had begun to subdue, I found myself looking ahead to summer. Many high school kids will protest the great time ahead and how carefree it may be. Of course, I can take the same route too and make this summer a walk in the park. But that's like taking a 2 day break in a race to the top of a mountain. It'll be hard for anyone to recover from a summer without enhancement in academic and physical areas. One of the first things that popped up in my mind was sports. I'm active in playing school sports and because I'll try to move up a notch in my competition level, I will be required to work harder and improve myself. After making plans to go to several camps and engage in daily workouts to keep in shape, I saw half of my summer's vacation disappear into grueling workdays ahead. My second big block in rest was community service. I never found the time during the school year to work at a hospital or pick up garbage. It was quite obvious that summer would be my only time slot for community service, which will be vital for college entrances. To make up for lost time, community service itself would take out time reserved for beach days or time to chill. Lastly, but maybe most importantly, was an academic preparation course. I had to get help for the upcoming PSAT and SAT's. This meant maybe a week or two lost solely to help me shade circles better. By the time my whole summer had been thought through, I saw myself in a system much like that of a school. The last block I recently discovered was the need for a job. My Dad offered to let me work at his store for money during the summer and though I love going to New York City, a day there would be another day gone in my vacation.
Though none of these things have actually happened yet, they most definitely
will take a huge chunk out of my summer vacation. I guess I've entered the stage in my life where it's a hard course every month. I can feel bitter, but I decided to feel challenged. Summer will still be looked forward to but it also lets me enjoy school so much more knowing
how little will change once I can wake a bit later than 6:30 everyday.
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