Me vs. Experiences

    For every different thing "us humans" go through, we always notice something different. The good thing about experiences is that it can teach you a lot about yourself, and others. The bad thing about experiences is that it may not always be a positive outcome. t is very crucial for a person to experience different things in life, so that they are given a chance to see through a different perspective. I remember three specific events that allowed me to unconsciously understand what type of character I am. When I was part of an all girls singing group, joining a cheerleader squad, and applying to college were all experiences that helped me understand myself a little more clearer.
    When I was about fourteen years old, I was extremely interested in music. So interested, that I decided to join an all girls singing group that was ran by my past middle school teacher. Two others girls were also in the singing group. I stayed in that group for about six months. During that six month period, we were told we had one official show booked for us, so we then rehearsed for weeks and weeks. After awhile, I started to realize how much work and time I had to put into something like this. The fact that I was already in school, over time made me feel overwhelmed. Though I loved music with a passion, I learned that I did not want to make that my career. School was always something very important to me and I could not give up my personal life for a music career. I started to struggle in school, and that is when I knew it was time to "throw the towel in". I loved the experience because it was so much fun but sometimes life is not all about fun when you have bigger things you want to focus on.
    During my freshman year of high school, I joined my high schools cheer-leading squad. The squad was called the Titans, and our mascot colors were blue and gold. I remember always being so happy to perform at the basket ball games to show off our new cheers we had learned. Cheer leading was one of the most positive things I took part of in high school. I loved the Titans so much because it was all based of girls. and we all were like sisters. After all we spent so much time together it was bound to lead us into a greater friendship. I was in the cheer leading squad for my freshman and sophomore year. I finally dropped cheer leading because I wanted to start working more. There were things that I wanted, that my mom could no longer provide for me. In that cheer leading I learned that I could actually be a good friend and very uplifting to others. It helped build confidence and help others, and that is something you cannot teach. I was very glad to experience being part of such a positive cheer leading group.
    When my high school year was coming to an end, it was time to graduate. But we could not graduate without applying and being accepted to at least one college. Applying to colleges was such a stressful process. We had to write tons of essays for applying to different schools, and scholarships. By the time we had to wait on our acceptance, we were totally exhausted. We were told the acceptance letters would take weeks and even months. Luckily, a few weeks into the waiting process I cam home to a letter. I remember the day like it was yesterday, I had had such a terrible day at work and came home to a letter from Anna Maria college. My heart fell to the floor as soon as I saw the letter, so I ripped the envelope open carefully. The first words were "congratulations" and the rest of the letter began to talk about how I was accepted and the next steps I could take into being their student. I got to the end of the letter and began reading that I also won their 5,000 a year scholarship. I was jumping up and down so fast I could not control my excitement. I was so blown away that they had also given me a scholarship. After celebrating, I took the letter to my school where they also were so proud of me. But when me and my advisor went over all of the expenses and processes that you have to go through when applying for colleges we realized I would be in a financial hole. It hurt me to give up something that sounded so good, but I had to look at the long run. Would I be happy If I am in debt and in college? I decided no, and applied to Bunker Hill Community College and got accepted. Ever since, I have been an enrolled student still carrying out my education plan.
    I learned to not give up on your passions because those are the things that make us happy. Experiences are times of our lives where we realize what is going on around us and what we like and don't like. If it were not for experiences there would be no logical way of "getting to know yourself".