Hi all! If you’re reading this, I want to send a little reminder that I also posted two book reviews today as well, so check those out if you feel so inclined. If not, just stick to this post and I’ll catch you up on the happening for me and myself this holiday season 2023. Alright, well, now that we’re all here, I want to say I’m going to be talking about my winter break up until today, December 28th, 2023, because I wanted to get this post out even if it isn’t the New Year yet. Therefore, I’ll be catching y’all up primarily on what my December has looked like, not what my New Year’s has been like cause that hasn’t happened yet. I feel like I’m repeating myself and I’m braindead from writing three posts in one day, but let’s keep moving along!
From the beginning of December, I was still in school until about the 15th or so. But, lots were still happening around that was in preparation for the holidays, so I feel like we should start there. This time of year is when applications for summer camps have usually happened for everyone, but this year was a bit different for me. Instead of summer camp this summer, I’ve been trying to figure out internships and job opportunities that I could do. I want to get that kind of experience, both in a regular summer job and in a psychology-related internship because I’m so interested in psychology. The process has been tough and is still ongoing because I haven’t applied for anything fully yet, but wish me luck for this summer!
In addition to summer applications, I’ve been applying to various semester schools for next year’s fall semester. For those that don’t know, semester programs are similar to a study abroad for high school students, but mainly centered in the US. I applied to three, getting all of them out of the way before the 15th, which was a stress overload. I’ll be hearing back at the end of January about the ones I got into and then I’m hopefully off next year’s fall semester for a high school experience in the US with lots of outdoor activities. Wish me luck with that too!
So, yeah, I’ve been overloaded with intense applications for the months leading up to the New Year and I’ll be continuing my hunt for summer applications even now. Aside from that, I continued with school during the worst three weeks in the school year and finally got off on break on the 18th. We had been making our way up the island chain over the past month, going from Martinique to Dominica to Guadeloupe to St. Croix. We finally got there in time for everyone to arrive for the holidays! My middle sister arrived on the 17th, and then my other sister arrived on the 20th. Then my grandparents and uncle arrived on the 22nd and we packed our few days all together with lots of activities and Christmas fun.
It was awesome to get to see all my family and have this time with them, but these past few months have been super tough and trying for me. I’ve been pushing myself more than usual academically, molding my future super rapidly, and was just exhausted at the end of it all on the 18th. Adding to that, I was immediately expected to partake in a million social and familial activities, which are usually fine, but were excruciating when I was so tired and worn out from the past few months. So, I did end up having lots of fun, but I think it’s super important for us to notice our teenagers and student family members have been through a rough semester and need space and time to rest and recuperate before doing it all again.
Well, after that spiel, I think I’m all finished with my December happenings and can talk about the future. As y’all can tell by how I’m posting a lot right now, this break is the time I get to finally catch up with you guys and I’ll be underwater in a few weeks again. So, please be patient with me when I get back to school on the 7th; I’ll try to keep posting as much as I can, but my rest is priority numero uno. We just sailed to Culebrita, which is a tiny island off of Culebra, which is next to Puerto Rico, and I think we’re staying here until the New Year. My eldest sister leaves for school again, but my middle sister is staying for a while and has a friend coming for a bit into January.
Oh, a quick update on movies/TV shows since I last talked about those: I’ve been watching the new Percy Jackson series with my family, and, guys, 10/10, they hit the bulls-eye. So good! I also watched My Life With The Walter Boys, which, if you’ve seen my bookography, you know I read that book. I have some mixed feelings about the series (way too long, too many added plotlines and characters, hit the spot with the actor who plays Cole, liked the Erin expansion on her character) but overall it had good vibes. My family and I also watched The Eras Tour cause it started streaming on Tay’s birthday; I was mad at first because I wanted to watch it as soon as possible but my parents made me wait until my sister got there. Also, I wanted the vibes to be right and no one to complain about anything, so I almost watched it by myself without my family, but they convinced me not to. It’s okay, I watched it by myself the next day. Loved it, 10/10, that girl never misses but I want all the songs she left out, and I want to be featured in it because I know it was partly filmed at my night. Come on, Tay, give me some recognition!