Metaknightgirl42

Beach Glass Standing in the sand on a breezy summer day, you admire the clear green waves. You feel content; the rest of the world behind you, the cool lake water as far as you can see. You come here for only two things: To swim with your friends on a scorching, hot day, or to search for beach glass. All of the memories so unforgettable, out on the beach where the sun always seems to shine. Searching for beach glass is something more than just picking up rounded bottles. What you feel is a connection to the world around you, to the places you've been, the people you have met, and what's inside you. Every piece you find has a story to tell, s

       One of the most common questions every child and teenager faces is “What do you want to do when you grow up?” Most children under the age of 12 will tell you something along the lines of police officer, fire fighter, president, nurse, doctor, dentist, or in my case, a veterinarian. We think we have it all figured out until we step into the middle school hallways and the real world smacks us right in the face. “The Awkward Years,” as many like to call them, showed us that dreams are actually more complicated than we had anticipated, and so was fitting in. Middle school might have made me a jumbled mess of confusi