Here’s to the beginning of summer! Well, I’m slowly but successfully completing my summer playlist. So brace yourselves for a very hipster-folk-hippie soundtrack, as usual.

This year has been a blast! Well, it was pretty rough for a do-over but amazing nonetheless. (Technically, it’s not a do-over since I never really had been here before, I was just delayed.) I met great and very youthful people, sometimes they can be a handful but I get by because they are naturally loving and surprisingly trusting.  I have a lot of people to thank for, now that I’m here. (I’m not YET graduating so this is not a graduation post) I am just very thankful that this year has exceeded my expectations. I feel young and free. I may have made choices that I initially didn't want but, it’s true what people say, everything indeed happens for a reason. Two years was quite a long time and I may have been left behind but the place I stumble upon, rather came back to was shinier and brighter than it was the first time I was here.

I do thank my batch mates for always supporting me and keeping in touch with me. You guys have made my first year both heavenly and tragic. (NO I’M JUST KIDDING) It has been a wonderful experience spending time with all of you. We didn't know that much before, but now we do and we’re heading different paths better, stronger and definitely wiser. To my high school classmates, I don’t know what I’d be now if it weren't for the people who loved me and hated me. I wish I was graduating with you guys but maybe I’m destined to stay behind. No worries, I’ll be sitting in a pile of school work while you hover over piles of office work. I do wish you luck as you enter a completely new setting in your life. I can’t imagine all of you entering the adult world because all of you don’t look old to me. Sometimes I forget how old we are because when I look at all of you I still see those 18-year old people except you’re in your practicum or senior uniforms. This is your clean slate. Use it well, make wiser decision and of course, take on every adventure along the way. I miss you all so dearly and hope to see you soon conquering the world. Of course, congratulations for making it out of college completely sane and all parts intact! You all have done extremely well.

To my batch mates, I thank you for sharing and entire year with me. God knows we've been to success and failure, and this has been our trial year. We know better now. We will stick together and remain stronger for each other.

To my EM family, I love you all the most! We have been through good and bad but we stuck with each other. We have 2 more years filled with trials and success that we will share with everyone. ALWAYS REMEMBER that ATE GOT YOUR BACKS. I will fight and scratch and claw through anything for all of you guys. This has been amazing and I’m glad I spent it with you so thank you for all the love, support, respect, and for accepting me through and through without judgment. Let’s leave all the worry and stress of the previous school year and look forward to the amazing adventures we will make. I love you all so much.

To my HS best friends, I could not have done anything without the four of you. You have inspired me and got me through the toughest times. I love you all so very much and I always will.

To my first year college best friends, thank you for always loving me and keeping touch with me. I know it must have been hard but you are to enter the most amazing adventure of your lives and I will always be here behind you cheering you and wishing you well.

To my sophomore year best friends, I love you all so much words are not enough. You have gotten me through anything and you have accepted me for the worst flaws to the sparkly, shiny parts. You stuck with me through anything and for that I will be stuck with you forever too. I will be the nagging bigger sister you never had and of course, I will be the best friend you can always trust. NO JUDGMENT. FOREVER.

To everyone, I will graduate. It may not happen on time but I will. I wasn't a bad student or person; I was just a victim of the cruel hands of fate. Don’t take it against me as I do not, not with myself nor my family. Things happen for many reasons what these are will unravel at a time in your life when you may have embraced it completely you've forgotten, or totally lost track of it because you've moved on; nonetheless, these reasons will untangle itself and will find a purpose in your life. So for now, allow me to enjoy the heat, some amazing music and an awesome season, after all, I slaved my ass off the entire year and the two years before that.