Sophomore Year

Being a sophomore has been a challenge for me. I'm slowly sinking in the fact that I am no longer

a naive freshman. I have noticed that the first thing I do after school is finishing homework and the

hour of my sleep have been shorter. When I was a freshman, I did my homework to get it over with,

but now I do it with effort. In my room, my roommate and I lack of time for ourselves, and the past

two weeks were stressful for us. However, a little stress won't hurt. This year is different and will be

different. I have already made new friends and started talking to new people. I habe been going to

play volleyball with Tami almost every single day. There isn't time for myself and I'm OK with that.

When there are things to do, I feel like I'm really living. Summer was fun, but now it is time to

work. My goal this year is to study hard, work hard, have fun, and enjoy my short sophomore year.

This year I will be more energetic and happier!

To be honest, I am not really excited for my junior year.

Take a Seat - Make a Friend?

Take a Seat - Make a Friend?

              While I was surfing on the internet, I came across with a video called Take a Seat - Make a Friend?. It was about a ball pool set up in the middle of a road and has a sign that said Take a Seat - Make a Friend? . Strangers went inside and became friends. That does seem kind of scripted, but the idea of this video is fascinating. They were just strangers. However when they were in the ball pool away from their own world and just talked, they found something in common. People who got something in common really build a connection between each other.

               Taking the idea seriously and reforming it, we could make friends more easily. Maybe we can take the idea to schools (of course, the ball pool is an option). On the first day of school, people tend to be really shy. It's hard to make friends when you are too shy to talk. Maybe in class, teacher can create activities that are similar to that video. New students will slowly feel comfortable and show their true self. Of course, you can't make friends with everyone else. There are people who are just not meant to be your friends.

               It is interesting to watch how people can connect so easily if they leave the real world behind. If it weren’t for this video, maybe they would just walk by each other. Maybe they will ignore each other or judge them by their appearance. In this society, especially in the city, people don't connect, not with their neighbor, and not with anyone! I know many people have 500 friends on Facebook, but in real life, do people really know these people well? Like this video, we need to do more face-to-face conversations.

This video warms my heart; I hope it warms yours too.