By Amy Mei, staff writer
Dear Galileo,
Every single year I spent with you was different than the last. I made new friends and met new teachers but in this current moment in time, I am so happy I can say that I don’t know any of them anymore. Although that sounds a little cruel, you know what I mean. You weren’t my first choice as the school I wanted to go to and I pretty much dreaded registering my name at orientation. You might think that after four years here I would’ve changed my mind but honestly I don’t care enough to try to change the feelings I had about my time here. The interests and friend groups I had in freshman and sophomore year were completely different than the ones I had in the last two years. Not only was I lost on your campus for the first couple of years, but I was also lost in life. Trying to find my identity and encounter new things were probably the hardest struggles you watched me go through. I don’t think you will be one of my favorite parts of life or have the most effective impact on me but I am still grateful for you. A major part of my personal growth was made through covid and quarantine so I’m not giving you any credit except for being the root of my stress. Through all that it sounds like I hate you but I don’t. I may not have liked who I was and what I gave value to as a 14-16 year old but thinking about my time here reminds me of that so I choose to clump it together and dislike it all as a whole. High school is one of those times where you go through changes and learn lessons that help shape you into the person you will become. However, it is also one of those times where you think every little thing matters when it really doesn’t. I only get one high school experience so with all that in mind, I thank you for the last four years of new experiences and life lessons but now it is time to take what I learned and move on to the next chapter of my life.
Amy Mei c/o 2021
