I haven't done a "real" update on here in a couple of weeks, so I feel like I should say what life has been like since...July 23. 

I guess school has started.  It's not really what I expected senior year to be like.  It's fun, and I like my classes, but high school just feels way passé.  I think the problem is that after Governor's School, which was basically college, going back to high school seems so recessive.  I feel, mentally, like I've already moved on.  Which isn't to say that I won't enjoy and make the most of my senior year, but I am now completely sure that I'm ready for college.

On the topic of college, I think I've changed my mind about what I want to study.  Well, it's not so much a change of mind as an addendum.  I was going to just major in English, and then get a Master's in education so I could teach.  Now, though, I think I've slowly been discovering that my true passion is not so much English (although I still love it) but linguistics.  It's kind of a scary thing for me to admit, because when thinking about college plans I'm ultra-practical, and linguists aren't exactly in high demand these days.  But if I double major in that and English and still do the education thing, I can always teach if nothing else.  Who knows, maybe I'll be a break-neck language dissecter in remote parts of Bolivia or something.  But I can teach Shakespeare and Dickens to sulky 10th graders somewhere if that doesn't work out.

Emotionally, I'm pretty weird right now. 

I feel the need for change.

However, I'm not going to push for it.  I think I'll put off on redoing my life until after high school.  Right now I want to have fun as a senior in high school.  I think it will be easy.  I'm not "coasting," per se, but I'll just say that my workload this year is not going to be overwhelming.  And now, with my newfound confidence and forward-thinkingness inspired by GSH, I feel much more free to be myself and have a good time this year.

I love you guys, and for now, I'm pretty happy.

Christina