What Did This Summer Teach You?

This past summer has taught me a lot about me as a person and life. It has taught me that I should not care about what other people think about me because their opinion should not bother me and I should live how I want to live. also, I have learned not to dwell on the past. there might be situations where you wish you could go back and change some things but I've figured out that if it is really meant to be, it will come back. Lastly, I have learned that everything happens for a reason. Although we want a lot of the things to work out the way we plan for it to happen, we don't always end up liking it, but that's ok. Bad things always teach us good lessons.

According to the article it illustrates how a teen life can be hard and stressful. Ms. Louvier’s views how a teen can be more stressful then an older. This conflict relates to me. In summer I been through many problems, it made me stressed out and depressed. First I had hard time finding a job. Getting a job was really important to me, because I had financial issue, and I was right in the corner for college, and there’s many payments in college, so I had to be ready for it. The problem I had getting a job was, I was underage, and in New York if you are under 18 it’s impossible to get a job, but I was patient and I didn’t give up. After many hard work I finally got a job in Dunkin Donuts, I was really happy and excited. Days past by I started earning money. Overall, this summer taught me a lot of things such as never give up, keep up with your goals because hard works pays off.

Stress. What an interesting word, right? To many people it means many different things: deadlines, achievements, goals, unnecessary anxiety, hope, silliness. Our lives revolve around us in our own little spheres of understanding that allow few windows to the outside ways of survival. By this I mean the things we stress about are important to Us, for some reason or another. The things we are emotionally reliant upon provide us with points in which to gage the days. "When is that next test?" "I have to do this this and this" "Next month we're moving!" The ways in which we spend our "emotional energy" dictate how we live our lives. My summer was spent in quiet reflection of these things. Questions in the ballpark of "What do I want to get out of this school year, and What part does stress play in that? Does life turn out the same whether I'm stressed out all the time or not?" Similar to Ms. Louviere, I decided to reroute my usage of emotional energy into situations that are important to me as well as ones that I can actually influence. Day to day joy is a matter of choice. You have to choose to not be worried about things out of your reach. Life will go where it will. It's up to you to whether or not you can enjoy life's concave.

I agree that in retrospect life's problems seem small and unnecessary, but as Louviere realized, the kids' "little problems" weren't so little to them. The real goal is to see that one's problems won't be so terrifying someday, before they reach that someday. Therein lies the problem with balance about not devaluing your own problems but also realizing they most definitely won't cause the end of the world.

I had a few moments in my summer that reminded me of Ms. Louviere's summer description. The day before summer started I was on a plane to Alaska, then once I came home, I was only in my house for five days before I was on another plane to Europe. So to say I hit the ground running and had little time for anything else is an understatement. Although what to us may seem minuscule, to a person that has experienced less life trauma then we have is a big deal. So no, I don't believe you should tell someone to just get over their problems. Because we all have issues, and we all have our own ways of dealing with them. I also can't say I participated in any confidence building activities this summer. I traveled a lot, and if anything, it has showed me just how small of a person I am, and it has put the world into perspective. I've reconsidered where I spend my emotional energy. It used to be that I always stressed myself out to the max about getting good grades and keeping up with getting a four grade point average. I continued with that level of stress until I got my first B my sophomore year in high school. Once that happened, I'll admit I cried, I got over myself and stopped stressing out so much over my grades in high school. My grades didn't get any worse. The only thing that changed is that I didn't stress out about it. I worried instead with things that really matter to me.

This summer was very stressful for me. I had to work full time so that I could save money for next few months. Because I wanted to start my college from the fall semester but I could not start because of delaying to submit some papers. I thought though I worked hard, but at the end of the summer I could enjoy some days before starting college. Even I planned with my friends to visit buffalo at last of this summer. But failing to start my college this semester made me so sad and i cancelled the visiting program. But when I started the CLIP to improve my English skill,I realized that it was really need for me before starting college. Now I am feeling better and confidant. Habiba jannat

From what I see What did this summer teach you? Compare to mine I see those 14yrs old girls were stressful a lot and frustrated. When I was 13yrs old I came to New York city, my mom brings me to school I didn’t speak English so when I go to class I didn’t speak at all because I didn’t know English. So it was hard for me to learn in school, I was frustrated and angry. From my perspective what did this summer teach me, you have to work hard to get something in life. So I work hard in school to learn English so I can know better and to understand When my teachers talk in class and I make friends also. As my opinion life don’t come easy and you have to learn to have confidence in yourself. What did this summer teach me is about taking easy on yourself and not to be stressful in life? It’s about enjoying life as you can.

My summer was not like Ms sheare. Summer is probably the most boring season for me . Every day is pretty much sunny . I had to work full times and summer class .I didn't have time hangout with my friends because of that I was very exhausted.I had been spending so much studies and focusing my classes. I didn't even when to vacation. I was sad that overthinking about everything and how will I passed classes with good grade.I was having hard time doing summer. Even though my summer boring I learned that never give up, today is hard, tomorrow will be worse but the day of tomorrow will be sunshine

Over the summer I did a lot of things like going out with family and friends. This summer I had so much fun mostly with friends because when you are with friend’s you got to do so many things that you are not allowed to do with family. Having friends is like blessing. One moment that connected with Ms. Louviere’s is having hard time with kids however, I worked at Dunkin Donuts 25 hours in a week. It was very difficult for me because I was a new employee and I was so frustrated didn’t know what to do but as day passed I started learning working little by little. Therefore, everyone has hard time in their life at point however you have to find way to be succeed.

My summer was excited. It was very fun because I went to beach and swimming pool almost every weekend. I made many parties in my house. This summer my birthday was amazing, my friends gave me a lot of gifts. I love them. In this summer my family was so happy because a new baby came to our family. This summer taught me that we have to live the life, because the life is too short and today we are here but tomorrow we don’t know.

I have read this article. This article describes how the speaker talks about problems of young people. How young people suffer emotionally, work hard and fight with their problems. Their lives are focusing in many things such as future, love, money, job but it is life this. I believe that today we learn many things but the people in general don’t live their lives and in the life we can work for our dreams, goals but what happen when their dreams or goals take our time to enjoy the small things or simple things of life
We should live with dreams but we can enjoy our life without leaving our responsibilities
Many times we spend our emotions, energy in things that it is not good for our lives, who makes more, who is best and we are so busy compete among us that we don’t enjoy some things simple, the young people competition with others and the world give us more challenges and we think that never stop
I believe that we must give best of us but we cannot that the life drowns us with problems and we must face them with calm and patience.

Modern life brings us so many mental stress. Ms. Louviere’s story tells us that even a 14-years-old girl has the stress too. This summer, I worked at the Home Depot Store. Do you want to know what did I experience? I helped to sort and stock shelves. The goods are heavy and I had to walk without taking a rest in order to finish my task on time. Half a month later, I felt very tired. However, I knew that I have to stick with it. My supervisor encouraged me and taught me some working skills. A month later, a number of excellent people were praised by the barber medal. I'm proud that I'm one of them. In this matter, I know that the stress can make us work hard, and hardworking means success. One of Thomas Edisons most cherished sayings has become an American maxim: Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. Because of the self-confidence brought about by success, it will make us very happy. The more confidence you build up in yourself, the greater are your changes of success.

This summer was excited. I went to my country to visit my families, friends and my handsome boyfriend. Also in this summer, I slept very well. I went to visit lot rivers, beaches and pools in my country with my friends. Summer 2017 was the best for me because it showed me that life is good when you share time with your friends. I spent my emotional energy happy because I listened to music and used my social networks.

According to Ms. Louviere’s summer camp, I have similar situation as she had in summer. During the summer I had to work, which was my first job also I was worried about my college clip program and how it’s work, whether there is any credit that I can get in clip. It was my first semester in clip I didn’t know anything about clip so I had to go to my college every day, at the same time I had to work. After couples of weeks, my brother and mom they plane to visit my country. I had to go to shopping mall with them every day I didn’t have time to rest. However, I couldn’t handle everything at the same time, that gave me so much mental pressure. In addition, I didn’t give up anything.

The summer in USA actually for the people who came from other countries could be fun or in other cases like me, very busy because we work almost the whole time to save money in cases for the college or families. In my case in this summer I need save money for the college and for that reason I work the whole summer in two different jobs. But in my days off I went to the beach or made something with my friends and boyfriend. Sometimes the summer can be fun or tired depends if can handle your responsibilities and fun activities.

My summer was very interesting, because I was with my family all the time. My daughter always wishes to arrive the season because she wants to go the park, pool, and beach. We love to go to the beach to play with the sand. This summer we enjoyed the sun all the time outside. When we went to the different place, we knew many people from other country. It was very interesting because I learned about their culture, food, and religion. Some people were wonderful and very fun. I love to learn about the different culture, because I feel very excited when I learn more about it.

At the time of summer, I was worried about my job that I couldn’t make money enough during the summer also I had pressure with paying my rent and gas bill. I was really upset about my business. The business was slow at that time. A few days later, it became slower than before. I was trying my best to improve my business, but I couldn’t. I thought it would be better in a few days. But unfortunately I failed to reach my goal. That kind of pressure made me very upset. Then I thought, I could refresh myself and start my business again. Fortunately, that time I was successful with my hard work.

This Summer taught me a lesson. To not to be lazy and avoidable and to do things on time. It was a different summer for me. This summer I was at the home all time but the last few days of August was stressful. I didn’t retake the CUNY assessment test as result I couldn’t admit to college. I was too late for registration which taught me to do things on time. Also to improve myself. I regretted for what I have done. I didn’t get any chance to fix this.

This summer I try find a job to enrich my summer vacation, but I had a lot of trouble in the process of looking for it, I think a litter like MS. Louvers. When I couldn’t find the right job, my mom pushed become a huge pressure on me, this lead me to become depressed, and began to doubt my ability to work, and then become insecure, it lasted about a month Finally, one day, my friends and I got a job, the job was very hard, so I can do things slowly from the busy, so I just started some dose not adapt, after a week, I just started the habit of working on time, this let my physical and biological clock become healthy again. Time flies, my summer is over nut my work is not over yet. I’ve learned a lot from this experience, and I get, as long as you stick to it, what are you want will come true.

Ms. Louviere’s summer was not anything similar like mine. Compared to her summer, mine was full of emotions, because for first time I applied for a job in this country as cashier in McDonald, and grandly, they called me for the job. When that happened, I had too much feelings mixed, I was nervous, anxious, happy, and excited, because this job will be my first experience like a worker. I did not know what would happen, but I was very sure of what I wanted and of the decision that I had made, and for this reason, now I am trying to do and give the best of me to keep this job and feel satisfied with myself.

This summer was one of the best periods of time I have ever had , I gained so much experience by working in some restaurants, sadly I cannot relate to Ms. Louviers experiences During the summer I had been hired in two separate jobs and then a third by the end of the summer. Scheduling each job was difficult and stressful, I felt as though I might have had a similar summer experience to Ms. Louviere’s in the sense that I have delt with a little bit of pressure and stress, However this summer made me gradually noticed how much I was isolating myself, and honestly I have not yet discovered a solution to that problem I this summer made me reconsider how I spent my emotional energy. This summer was one like no other. I learned a lot about myself, and learned how to truly have fun. My days were always busy, and I was constantly running out of time to finish everything that I had planned.

This summer I taught how to be responsible. I got a job this summer and not only had to be prepared, on time, and I learned how to speak with customers, but one day I made a mistakes with a client because he started scream me then I felt stressed and I got angry after that I left that job. In this summer I learned that I cannot control my emotions when I get angry.

This summer I had moments that remind me of Ms. Louviere’s because I had wanted to get a job to earn money but I could not find any job because my schedules did not suit me. In that time, I did not enjoy the summer because I was worried about my free time that I wanted to be busy. When I wouldn’t get a job I decided to relax. Then I forget that target because I have a 4-year-old son and I started to enjoy the summer with him. We went to many places such as parks, beaches, museums, and pools. Sometimes I felt tired because children have more energy than older and they want to play all the time. I think people who have children spend a lot of physical energy because they need more care, and parents don’t have a lot of time to rest.

This summer was so fun and also was so fast because I worked very hard all time Monday to Saturday. I didn’t have a lot of time to share with my parents and my family while they were enjoying the summer. This summer was so fast but is curious because several days were cold. One day while I was working with my partners in our job we decided to make a cake for a friend who was in birthday, and we prepared a chocolate cake with cream in the middle of the cake with his name. The time was running very fast especially in the summer because it is only three months with heat or inclusive two months. The best of the summer is to enjoy it and go out for a while to enjoy the beach with friends.

This summer was very different than others. This summer I went to my country for my vacations because the winter was stressful, I was studying and working and I did not have time to rest. In this moment Ms. Louviere's summer reminded me because the school and my job stressful. But I think that for all student, summer is a perfect time to unwind and rest, because when you study you need much focus and many responsibilities for a better future. Also I think that one girl of 14 years old can also feel the stress like an adult.

This summer for me was very special, this summer was very different that other that I had before. I have been living in New York for almost two years. My family is in Spain so the summers that I remember are with my family having a lot fun. This summer was different they weren’t here and that was sad for me, but the special thing for this summer was that I moved to Brooklyn and at the same time I found a job really near of my home and that was amazing for me. Sometimes I feel very alone here but then I think how many things I have learned to do by myself in this city and I feel so proud of me. Sometimes I feel very stressful too but when I feel like that I try to remind that the dreams can be true if you work hard. The life is something crazy and you realize it when you grow up but the most important thing is to stay happy and enjoy life as much as you can.

MS Louviere’s summer was nothing like mine, because I had a great time with my family. I have two children and I tried to plan some things for to do with them, because when they were at home they always feel boring and start to give me hard time so for this reason we went to different places such as Niagara Falls, beaches and parks. When we were there we had an amazing time. For example, in the Niagara Falls we could see beautiful natural things like water falls that are very relaxing and we could share special moments together. Finally, I think that summer time is very short and we should take advantage with our families and friends without worries. We should get fun time. I agree with people that spend time traveling because the life is very short and when you die you only get the good times.

Every high school students waits for the summer most than anything and more when they are seniors and I wasn’t the difference one. My summer was emotionally difficult since I got the new that I could not graduate by a point that I missed in the regent to accept that my best friend was leaving to the military. After one year of wake up early and getting home late I could not walk down in the ceremony. I used to see the good side of the things, but I this time I felt that all my world was coming down. In fact I could not move on at the same time that all my classmates was doing it and it somehow brought me stress and frustration area. During all the summer I had to study by myself while I was going to school to work like teacher assistant. The hardest part was dealing with all my mixed feelings and being strong to my friend how he was to me in several times. The last summer taught me that not always the things going to be how I want and that hard work does pay off through pushing me out of my comfort area to a battle field where at the end I won and now I know more how to control my emotions.

Today we live in a stressful world. Ms. Louviere’s statement about her summer reminded me of my summer. This summer was a very stressful summer for me because I had to make very big issues regarding my son’s future and my husband. It was very challenging and intense pressure for me. My son needed to choose what college or University he wanted to attend. But he gave me the job of choosing which University or College he should accept. Because of this situation we attended many University orientations. The orientations went on for long hours with many people there and because of this it was very crowded. It was a lot of pressure since I was in charge with a job that would affect my son’s future and my future which made it more challenging to me this summer.

This summer I had an experience similar to Ms. Louviers with my job at a golf course. In my first week I had to work 36 hours which was very stressful because I was learning on the job. However I liked my coworkers and by the second and third week I found going to work somewhat enjoyable. The main issue was scheduling which was especially hard because I had soccer in the summer. However this was solved by letting my supervisor know ahead of time when I could work. This created a nice balance of work and play from June to August and gave me a sense of purpose and belonging that I did not possess in years past. Overall I felt that I had a period of personal growth instead of one of regression in the summer.

This summer I had the experience of going to a music camp at the University of Michigan. It was a month long and very intensive. We practiced our instruments for most of the day and there was rarely time for fun activities. However, I still had a lot of fun because everyone in the camp lived in the same hallway of a dorm so it was like a community. There were a lot of interesting and funny people there, and after about a week we all seemed like best friends. Also, we only got our phones at night, and while that sounds bad, it helped me realize that I can be more productive and have more fun without a phone. Overall, it was a great summer experience.

Sadly I cannot relate to Ms. Louviers experiences within her summer. The stresses she endured however, I can. During the summer I had acquired two separate jobs and then a third by the end of the summer. Scheduling each job was difficult and stressful, to say the least. During one of my jobs as a lifeguard my skills were tested when I noticed a young girl begging to drown in the middle of the pool. My heart jumped, I immediately jumped into the pool and swam as quickly as I could to the girl. After I safely removed her from the pool my confidence as a lifeguard and as a person jumped. I had never felt so accomplished, saving someone's life made me feel as though I had a purpose. I then redirected my emotional energy and confidence to the other guards at the pool. Everyone realized why we were there, to save lives, and we all began to take our jobs more seriously. We ended the summer, confident and proud that we were able to protect the people who swam at our pool.

I feel as though I might have had a similar summer experience to Ms. Louviere’s in the sense that I have delt with a bit of pressure and stress. The past year has been a culmination of many hard times for my family, as we have experienced two close family deaths in a matter of 11 months. While in the process of recovering from the passing of my Fathers mother, the sudden accidental death of my Aunt this past August has left quite a bit on my plate. Due to this I sense my level of stress rising and rising still as I add on my freinds issues to my own, college applications, family health and financial issues, and the start of my senior year. The struggle to seperate my reality from fiction has proven difficult, as I have so much to get done and so little left emotionally to offer. I gradually noticed how much I was isolating myself, and in all honestly I have yet to discover a solution to that problem. However, I have learned over these past three months of the kinds of hardships I am capable of dealing with, shouldering not only my own but my families as well. Never have I been called upon to assist the people I love and care for in the way I have in the past year, and it brings me some joy to know that I have had a small part in their improved emotional state. Most importantly, I now have proof for myself that I can and will endure what the universe has to throw at me and never again will I take my strength for granted.

It reminds me of some of my experiences during my summer. Stress comes in all shapes and sizes throughout your life. It is something that will be with you regardless of age. We are in a world and time where education and learning is not only extremely difficult but very competitive as well. There is a lot of pressure on everyone to do well. Generation after generation people feel this way. This world leaves you with no room to make mistakes and most people cannot handle it. So yes, energy and stress are part of my life and part of every single person in the world's life who is striving to become successful. Success is not only defined as the ability to be a master at something. You could be extremely smart at biology. But if you do not do well on the sat/act you cannot go to a big college and its tough to become successful. That is a small example, that many students my age face. Success is defined as the ability to master something while having extreme confidence and making zero mistakes. It almost requires you to be perfect.

Often, I find myself contemplating my thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Do people feel the same way I do? Are my emotions valid? This summer I noticed this especially through contradictory behavior I found myself doing; I would either isolate myself completely consumed with depressive thoughts and copious amounts of anxiety, or I would feel the need to be on the constant go, afraid to waste my summer. Why was I incapable of finding a balance? I beat myself up a lot about this, and I didn't understand why it was so difficult to not think in either black or white. Through talking to family and friends about this, as well as self education, I was able to restore balance.

So much of productivity stems from mental well being. By feeding on my anxiety I was living in the future, while when I listened to my depression, I was not living much at all. Needless to say, my summer was not going as planned. The mixture of social media, AP summer homework, jobs, college applications, friends, and family is a perfect storm for mental stress for most teens. Luckily, power comes from knowledge, and I started speaking out about the way I was feeling. Learning that I was not alone, and methods of grounding such as meditation, yoga, and exercise was my turning point. Realizing that I had control over where I put my emotional energy gave me the power to live in the present. It is because of self grounding activities, and self advocacy that I was able to restore balance.

I had a very similar summer to that of Ms. Louviere’s in that we both worked at a summer camp, although I would say that I was the one who was more stressed out than the campers. My campers were constantly running around and getting lost without a care in the world which left me in a vicious cycle of relocating campers only to lose them five minutes later. This experience, on top of many other stressors like the ACT and college applications, forced me to reconsider how I spent my emotional energy, I analyzed what was important to me and what I could do without then I decided what needed more of my immediate attention. In a way this summer helped build my confidence as well, as I became more organized I realized things that previously stressed me out could be easily accomplished when you are organized and motivated.

This summer, I definitely related to Ms. Louviere's description of stress. I was in charge of planning a Fall Food Drive for National Honor Society, and of course, I had to make sure it was perfect. Lucky for me, however, I respond well to stress. During stressful times, I find myself more motivated and organized than ever; I make stress my fuel to get things done efficiently. My experience with several sports injuries has given me perspective and has made me relax when it comes to the little things. I realized from a young age that worrying about things only makes the situation worse. For example, I had this huge project that was due and I was stressing about it because I just did not want to do it. The hardest part is starting. Once you start, then you feel like you are accomplishing things and your stress level goes down, well, for me at least. Sometimes you just have to focus on getting things done and putting in the work, rather than the result, because if you are working hard, then good things will come.

The essay does remind me of my summer because much like Ms. Louviere, who was stressed about employment, I started to feel the impending doom of college applications weighing down on me. The sheer number of options was baffling, and I didn’t know where to start. I was in what felt like the most stressful competition of my life so far, and I was lost, adrift without a plan. Although it wasn’t taking up all my emotional energy, it persisted annoyingly in the back of my mind, like a mosquito in the dark that doesn’t let you go to sleep but stops flying as soon as you turn on the light, leaving you, exasperated and sleep-deprived, to turn off the lights and repeat the cycle. I may have remained in this state until the second-to-last minute if not for my dad’s help. Thanks to him, I learned that it really wasn’t that bad - the college applications system was not designed to confuse me, and if I worked on it every day, that stress would be greatly reduced. The daily routine kept me on track, and I found that it freed me up to use my emotional energy for positive experiences with my family and friends. I didn’t know about the term emotional energy then, but this summer, I learned how to use it well.

It sounds as if, during her Summer, this woman experienced a large amount of stress early on, and throughout the first half or so of her Summer- I could relate to this on an almost spiritual level, so to speak. This is due to the stress that comes along with things such as NHS and applying to colleges- I felt as if I was behind where I should have been, and needed to step up my game. However, throughout the Summer, there were two main things that I did, and they changed my outlook on my future and present state of being from slightly behind to being spot-on: I played multiple highly successful shows with my band, and worked daily with my grandfather, doing construction and repairs. I felt that my proficiency in both of these fields gave me hope for the future- I’m a solid bassist, and I’m quite capable with a hammer and crowbar, so I’ll be able to find work somehow. That’s what this Summer was truly about for me- figuring out where my standing in the world is, and reworking the way I spend my time and energy. Instead of gaming and being lazy 24/7, I now actively try to put in work with the things I’m passionate for, and it has definitely paid off.

This summer, I traveled around Europe with a band, and I saw a lot of the same things that was mentioned by Ms. Louviere. Everyone, especially in certain countries, felt the stress of being so far from home while simultaneously competing against each other. People had turned little things in to a who-can-do-it-better battle, and with the 6 am-10pm days, it got overwhelming quite quick. In order to allow myself to not get involved in everyone else's drama and just allow myself to enjoy this once in a life time experience, I had to learn to not allow my emotions to overwhelm me. Because of this experience, it has allowed me to relax more when things seem to get too overwhelming.

When she talked about stressing about her future and work, it really hit home with me. I’m planning on going into theater for my college years which doesn’t have anywhere near a medium chance of getting a job outside of it. That scares me knowing I might have the most passion, and some level of talent, but get stuck working odd jobs because I can’t land roles. With the addition of social media I see friends out working and doing well in college and I’m still stuck on where I want to go for college. Social media adds another layer of stress onto the ever looming dark cloud everyone has, high school is a hard time for everyone, the pressure from the people around us, and the people we know on social media just makes it that much harder. When she talks about the energy levels I completely agree with it, I see everyday as only having so many bars of energy and each activity we do it takes away a bar. These bars naturally deplete throughout the day but it empties faster when you have outside stress and emotional factors.

I often reconsider how I spend my emotional energy. When minute complications happen in my life, I sometimes overthink them. However, as time goes by, my mind circles back to the idea that everything happens for a reason. By reminding myself of this meaningful phrase, I have learned not to sweat the small stuff. At first, it was hard to let go of the emotions that came with stressful situations, but I was eventually able to distinguish problems that would affect my future rather than just the time being.

Stress has increasingly become a part of the life of a high school student. From the multitude of activities that we must juggle, to keeping our grades up, to the omnipresent, looming wall of college admissions, it’s no wonder that stress is listed as one of the largest problems for teens. Summer “break” is only a time for us to do more, from summer jobs, to sports practice, to classes, “break” is a definite misnomer. Ms. Louviere’s story teaches us that this will only get worse as time goes on. We have no time for compassion, as we can only worry about our own situation. There is no time for shifting how we expend our energy, as energy is something we all lack. This is our dilemma, and there is nothing we can do about it.

Modern life brings us so many mental stress. Ms. Louviere’s story tells us even a 14-years-old girl have the stress too. This summer, I worked at the Home Depot Store. I helped to sort and stocking shelves. The goods are heavy and I had to walk without having a rest in order to finish my task on time. Half a month later, I felt very tired. But I know I have to stick with it. My supervisor encouraged me. A month later, a number of excellent people were praised by the barber medal. I'm proud that I'm one of them. In this matter, I know that the stress can make us work hard, and hardworking means success. One of Thomas Edisons most cherished sayings has become an American maxim: Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. Because of the self-confidence brought about by success, it will make us very happy.

This summer was one like no other. I learned a lot about myself, and learned how to truly have fun. My days were always busy, and I was constantly running out of time to finish everything that I had planned. During the school year this would’ve left me overwhelmed and stressed, but this summer was different. I learned how to handle my stress, let my anxiety settle and actually enjoy my summer day by day. Jam packed days were confidence building, they showed me that I was capable of way more than I thought I was, and that I could attack every task I faced with enthusiasm and excitement. This in itself is an important quality that I came to acquire this summer. I think for any student, summer is a perfect time to unwind, de-stress, and learn things about ourselves that we can apply in our future. Keeping a check of where you spend your emotional energy is important, and when you start to feel drained take a break and re-evaluate your situation. This is how I faced my summer after a stressed-out school year, and it’s honestly been one of the best learning experiences I’ve ever had. Through this we can learn more about ourselves and how to live our lives to the fullest.

Ms.Louviere’s summer was nothing like mine or the girls at the camp. The number one thing that I try avoiding is stressing about the little things. I don’t think that the girls at this camp should be stressing out about making a perfect pottery bowl. They should be stressing out if they aren’t getting good grades at school but it sounds like they are. What I’m trying to say is that you should not stress out about everything that life throws at you because if you do then your life will be miserable.

Ms. Louviere's summer reminded me a lot of my own. My summer was stress filled and I was still trying to make people happy and less stressed out, like how she was trying to help the campers. My confidence building happened at football practice. After the first week of practice I knew we had a good team. I always try my hardest to be the best I can be, which pays off a lot of the time but sometimes its never enough and just stressed me out.

Every students can’t wait for summer and never want to go back to school once summer ends. Not all good things can last forever and it’s an adult things to understand that. Yes, it is nice to not have to go to school and work all the time and just be able to do whatever you want but in life you can’t do that. That was a hard thing for me to learn and come to terms with that i had to grow up. I had so many fun experiences during this summer because this is going to be my last before heading off to college. I learned to do things that I’ve always wanted to do and felt accomplished with myself. These things took many times to actually be capable to do it to my best ability. It seemed like this summer was going to last forever and I had gotten so used to it that when school did start, I didn’t know what to do with myself. I had gotten into my own little schedule and habits that all had to be broken when the summer ended. Summer taught me that I should always expect change and be prepared for it no matter how good or bad that change may be.

This summer taught me how to be responsible. I got a job this summer and not only had to be prepared, on time, and learn how to speak with customers, I learned how to read my paycheck. When taxes are being taken out of your paycheck its a whole lot different than getting money under the table. I did have a lot of energy and stress this summer when working and learning to count my money. I also built up a lot of confidence this summer, I talked to adults when seating them and taking orders. I'm thankful I got a job as young as I am because I learned how to work with money, and be responsible with my spendings.

My summer was very much alike Ms. louviers, My summer was very lit as the kids nowadays would say. I found myself at times wanting to apply for jobs to make some part time cash but could never really find the free time to do so. towards the end of summer I did apply and have a successful interview at Meckley's Flavor Fruit Farms and I am now employed.