Graduation

Three emotions: Regret, relief, and hope.

Regret: I really had it made my freshman year and didn't appreciate it. I got so hung up in my petty sorrows and didn't stay focused. I was able to pull it together this year, but I wasted so much time. I also wish I had maintained a 4.0 all four years.

Relief: High school was really hard for me. I wasn't able to be myself, fully. I also couldn't focus on my art as much as I wanted to. Now I can just do my own thing.

Hope: I want to rise above all the negative stigmas around my character. I have so many dreams and goals and I'll die pursuing them. I'm so grateful to have made it this far, alive and well. I feel like a true survivor, but I hope my life has only just begun.

Class of 2011, we made it <3