Talk About A Change In Course...

Well... It seems as though my Senior Project has taken on an ENTIRELY NEW direction. Rather than prattling on about graduation and self-actualization which, according to the grapevine, I manage to to do so eloquently, I've decided to give a speech about a cause that has shaped my life in more ways than one and ultimately has helped decided the path I want to proceed on. 

About a month or so ago, Dr. Preston asked me what I was passionate about and though I could feign passion in all the right areas at all the right times... I really didn't have an answer to his question. You see, after discovering my mother was ill and would have to undergo serious treatment and surgery, I put my life on pause in order to help her continue hers but by doing so I also lost pieces of who I was. I had essentially hollowed out and because of that I didn't know myself anymore. 

So after some intense thought and hours of work later I came up with a speech about an issue so severe that I get chills just thinking about it. I will be giving a speech on child abuse through the eyes of a victim. This issue has shaped my life in so many ways and was the original catalyst in my decision to become a lawyer. I hope this speech meets any and all expectations and if not..... Well TOUGH!

It Seems As Though The Dead Have Arisen..

Well would you look at that? I survived AP Exams! IT'S A MIRACLE! Hard to believe AP Exams are FINALLY over and done with! (Until midterms for university come around and then I'll be singing a completely different tune, but let's not dwell on my impending sleep deprivation shall we?) Yet with the deadline for Senior Projects looming and GRADUATION only a few very short weeks away, some of you (the ones who are actually interested and curious) must be wonder what I'm going to be doing for my Senior Project. Well, at first, it seemed as though I was only going to be doing a high school retrospective with my usual group that consisted of Feli, Isaih, Ashlie, Dulce, and Ming but after a long discussion filled with questions I couldn't give a meaningful answer to, I decided that I needed to rethink my course. So after hours of private deliberation, I finally found something that I felt a bit more emotionally compelled to do.

In addition to my high school retrospective, I will be giving a speech that will evaluate our time here as students, peers, and ultimately as students. This speech will in a sense be the second preview to my graduation speech which is rapidly approaching and for the select few who were able to hear me speak at the AVID Senior Celebration 2013, I think we can all agree that a speech like this will bring forth a lot of answers to some questions and will also bring up even more questions while you evaluate your own situation. As of today, I have written approximate 14 complete drafts of my speech and have an additional 6 incomplete drafts (yeah I think it is fair to say that I am on the brink of insanity because of this speech) and have yet to decide on the content of my finalized draft. The message I want to deliver isn't necessarily the question, it's just the way I deliver that has been so infuriating, but (believe it or not) I am actually thoroughly enjoying this process. In a way, writing this speech has helped me evaluate parts of my life that I had intentionally avoided and helped me find their purpose, so I hope that when I do deliver my speech you will enjoy it just as much as I enjoyed writing it!