Weekly Blog: Week 9

Last week we presented our sonnets; I was in Tennessee on my group's presentation day, but I was there in its preparation. The sonnet proved Shakespeare's talent in creating multiple meanings in a work of literature. It seems as if each sentence he writes holds a contradiction, and he wants the reader to pick apart each word to get deeper insight.
In Tennessee, I noticed the differences two cultures within a culture can really have. I also saw the similarities between the state and my mother's town. I also decided I don't want to live in Tennessee (at least not until I'm 21, since until then, there will be nothing for me to do).
Being there with certain members of my family also reinforced the importance of knowledge and experience. It is truly noticeable, the difference between an intelligent person and one that's not so. I met a friend of my cousin's who has been all over the world, even in his youth. He told me to skip vacations to Europe and go somewhere in East Asia. There, he said, he went without any plans beyond flights and had one of the best weeks of his life. It inspired me to think about the benefits of all this hard work we do in school, and that if the opportunity is taken, it will all be worth it.