July Overlook

      Time flies so fast that it is already mid-August. Sadly, July passed quickly and summer is almost over. My summer has been pretty full and busy, honestly. In July, I took Math 10 at Sentinel for three weeks, from 8:30 to 13:00. It wasn’t hard, mostly reviewing knowledge from Grade 9 Math. In the afternoon of the two weeks included, I took environmental architecture lessons at Green Apple Art Centre in Vancouver. Since it starts at 14:00, an hour after I finish Math in the morning, and is in busy Vancouver, I had to rush to my art class directly and eat lunch at a simple sushi restaurant nearby in an I-barely-know driver’s car. Then, after three hours of making models and sketching diagrams, I take the bus, either #14 or #16 to go Downtown, and switch to any bus heading to Park Royal, West Van. It can get crowded and humid in the bus due to the number of passengers and the traffic time of the day. I stick to myself and go home myself. Normally, it takes less an hour to get home by those two fairly convenient buses. However, on every Monday and Thursday, I have French tutorials at 19:00 in West Van. I go directly to my academy by bus after finishing my architecture class. So, basically, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, I leave home at 8:15 for summer school and come home in the afternoon, at around 18:00. Then, on Monday and Thursday, I don’t rest or get home for the whole day until approximately 20:45 at night. Those two weeks were very occupying but satisfying. I don’t think I haven’t been so busy but independent for an extremely long time. I catch the bus, I eat by myself, I spend a lot of time studying, and I stand alone and face the rest of the whole world with courage and curiosity. At home, I piddle less, I sleep better, and I treasure my family more. It was a new and enjoyable experience. It didn’t feel like much, but I’m sure I had taken myself to a whole new level. :)