"Its not the size of the dog in the fight, its the size of the fight in the dog!" -Mark Twain
Junior Year
Welcome to my Junior Year, well this is the year that really counts I guess, its the year that colleges look to for grade progress and all that fun stuff. I really cant begin to explain how much I've changed in my Junior year at AHS its been a incredible experience with my L.I.N.K internship to my new interest in art and literature, and even from the new people i've welcomed in my life who has changed me and influenced me in the best way possible. Let me start of with my L.I.N.K internship I got the oppertunity to work at D & S NGRR, Durango and Silverton Narrow Guage Rail Road company in the markting department with advertisement with my mentor Andrea Seid and my new friends Yvoone Lashmett, Carrie Whitley and Jammie Ryan. I really can say that the internship was a life changing experience I gained so much knowledge about the marketing career you can follow all of that on my L.I.N.K link. Doing some real life work for a real life job is just incredible and then taking that work and turing it into something beautiful that relates to who I am as a person is beyond amazing. I really cant explain how much I've enjoyed my L.I.N.K internship and how educational it was and if you ever get the oppertunity to intern at any Durango local company for three weeks or more you are seriously insane to turn the offer down I say take it and enjoy. From my internship I feel that I am more prepared to take on a real job maybe this summer who knows and to really apply myself to the goals I want in life. I feel more motivated to finish the year off strong so that I do get into a great college of my choice and that I do get the best education possible for me. I used to dwell on the fact that I am growing up and becoming a smart independent young woman and that I will soon have to make some real life decisions that will effect how my future will be but now I can honestly say that instead of dwelling on that fact I am embracing it. I embrace who I am and I embrace all the tough decisions I will have to make in my life. And i am not afraid, i feel more confident and more secure than i've ever felt in my entire life so far, and I absolutely love it! this year has opened the door to so many great oppertunities such as I am taking some self defense classes that have enabled me to feel safer being on my own and how also helped me be more confident when i have to face some tough obstacles in my life. Ive also met some really amazing people who all have helped me achieve some of my goals especially in school and ive also been able to maintain a close relationship with my incredible friends who have been there for me since the very beginning. its also been really interesting to see how everyone has grown and how we've all handled ourselves in the different decisions we are faced with. I absolutely love AHS its a little sad to know that next year is my last year at AHS but I feel more ready and confident in how I will handle college and living on my own. I say. BRING IT ON(: