Intro

I don't really know what it is that I'm doing...? So I guess I'll just kind of keep writing til my hands fall off.

Sound good?
Ok, let's begin this adventure!

I am finally growing up. I have been through some extremely hard times recently... and I hate even to think about them, but it definitely shined through as to how great my family and friends are. Growing up, I was terrified of letting my parents down. Of disappointing them and I've always felt like I owed them so much. So, when everything started crumbling around me over Christmas last year, I was so shaken I didn't even know what to do with myself. Suddenly, my job was floating away, my scholarship was drifting, and I was staring tens of thousands of dollars of debt square between the eyes. I ended up having to face the fact that I can fail. I had to abandon one of my biggest dreams that I've ever had -- to be an Electrical Engineer. I was forced into a corner and required to abandon my dream for a new one. I decided to go for Physics. I have yet to decide whether I entirely regret that decision. I was on the brink of losing everything I had, until I realized I had the bare aspects of life that one can never lose: love, family, and God. I was reminded that if I kept breathing, eventually a day with more sun would come around. I lost sight of happiness for a while, and I only held on because of my new sister-in-law and my brother. They really helped me through my lowest of lowest. I lost focus of my life. I thought of dropping out of school, giving up on my dream that I'd been working ridiculously hard on for almost 5 years. But I didn't... I kept trudging through because I have one of the strongest support groups than I could ever dream of. I worked my ass off for the next semester, trying to prove to myself that I wasn't worthless and that I could possibly be an engineer. My family and God really helped me through these last few months. My brother got married, and my summer of awesome was kick-started.

My hands are about to fall off. I need them to tell the story of my summer of awesome -- so I will stop now. Stay tuned for my continuation of my story.