Summer Plans

July 8th, was the due date to register for my summer courses online.  I was very motivated to finish Physics 11 and 12, and Chemistry 12, on top of the three online courses I am currently taking. The online courses I am taking right now are Pre Calc 11, Entrepreneurship 12, and Japanese 12. However, after thinking deeply about registering for more courses, I was hesitant because the amount of work I must commit to would be immense and overwhelming. The benefit of doing these courses would be that I would be able to do more things during the school year by finishing these courses. On the other hand, the drawbacks were how there is a high chance that I could lose balance, and therefore, I would not be able to guarantee doing very well in all five of the courses. Most importantly, the biggest consequence was how the time I could spend on personal projects would have to be taken away. I had these goals and projects for the summer that I originally wanted to finish during the school year, however, due to school it was not possible. In fact, this frustration of not being able to achieve my personal goals was increasing and making me sad. I knew that by doing those courses, although it may have benefits, it would not be as exhilarating as achieving my own goals. As a result, in order to do what makes me happy I decided to not do any of the summer courses and focus on my personal projects instead. I am very proud that I made this decision to spend time on myself instead of spending time to meet society’s expectations.