by Meaghan Angers
When you're younger, you dream of being older.
You imagine what your high school life will be like and how you will one day be
a cool “older kid". You imagined what life would be like when you would finally
be like the teenagers on television and in movies.
When I was in
elementary school, I went to the Malcolm White right next to the Woburn
High and envisioned my life in that big building next door, being a high
scholar, no longer a little kid at recess.
When I was younger, my dream was to be a singer in a band. My friends and I made a band, wrote songs and waited for the day that we would be the opening act for the Jonas Brothers. I thought I could be a student and a rock star like Miley Stewart, also known as Hannah Montana. My dream did not become a reality, though. The band was not successful and no longer exists, nor do I have a desire to pursue a career in music. I have learned that I am not talented enough to make it in the tough business of the music industry.
Growing up, I imagined that my life in high school would include a hot boyfriend. I fantasized about a boy who looked exactly like Joe Jonas. Essentially, I thought that when I was older, I would be dating Joe Jonas. Currently, I have yet to have a boyfriend and have not seen a guy around the high school that has come even close to looking like him.
I imagined myself walking into prom wearing a pair of gauchos, since I thought they were the most stylish thing you could ever wear. Junior prom is approaching and if I wore a pair of gaucho pants, it would be a nightmare more than a dream. I have come to learn that going to prom means wearing a dress, which I could not be more excited for. But my younger self didn’t realize that gaucho pants were not worn by seventeen year old girls going to prom.
I was also a soccer player until freshman year. Up until I was in 6th grade, my dad was my coach. I thought I would be playing soccer throughout high school and I would be on the varsity team. I thought I would get a college scholarship for playing soccer. But I thought wrong when two years ago, I quit soccer. I went to cross-country and it will always be one of the best decisions I have ever made. Never in my childhood did I imagine myself running miles upon miles or being the captain of a cross-country team. When I was younger, I didn't even know that cross-country or track was a sport that people did.
When you're a kid you have all these big expectations and that's because no one has the heart to bring you down. High school isn't what I imagined it would be like when I was a kid. I thought you had to have a boyfriend and never knew of my passions, but that's the thing about life. You grow and you learn what really makes you. I'm still growing up; and I'm still continuing to learn who I am.
When I was younger, my dream was to be a singer in a band. My friends and I made a band, wrote songs and waited for the day that we would be the opening act for the Jonas Brothers. I thought I could be a student and a rock star like Miley Stewart, also known as Hannah Montana. My dream did not become a reality, though. The band was not successful and no longer exists, nor do I have a desire to pursue a career in music. I have learned that I am not talented enough to make it in the tough business of the music industry.
Growing up, I imagined that my life in high school would include a hot boyfriend. I fantasized about a boy who looked exactly like Joe Jonas. Essentially, I thought that when I was older, I would be dating Joe Jonas. Currently, I have yet to have a boyfriend and have not seen a guy around the high school that has come even close to looking like him.
I imagined myself walking into prom wearing a pair of gauchos, since I thought they were the most stylish thing you could ever wear. Junior prom is approaching and if I wore a pair of gaucho pants, it would be a nightmare more than a dream. I have come to learn that going to prom means wearing a dress, which I could not be more excited for. But my younger self didn’t realize that gaucho pants were not worn by seventeen year old girls going to prom.
I was also a soccer player until freshman year. Up until I was in 6th grade, my dad was my coach. I thought I would be playing soccer throughout high school and I would be on the varsity team. I thought I would get a college scholarship for playing soccer. But I thought wrong when two years ago, I quit soccer. I went to cross-country and it will always be one of the best decisions I have ever made. Never in my childhood did I imagine myself running miles upon miles or being the captain of a cross-country team. When I was younger, I didn't even know that cross-country or track was a sport that people did.
When you're a kid you have all these big expectations and that's because no one has the heart to bring you down. High school isn't what I imagined it would be like when I was a kid. I thought you had to have a boyfriend and never knew of my passions, but that's the thing about life. You grow and you learn what really makes you. I'm still growing up; and I'm still continuing to learn who I am.
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| From playing on a field to finishing at Horn Pond, I found my heartbeat. |
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