DAY 18
February 19
Prompt: "It's OVER, you are NOT at Interlochen anymore!"
At this point in the blog series I'd like to take a moment to address something that I've been hearing a lot from certain non-Interlochen friends recently, and it's really been getting on my nerves. Three "somethings," actually.
SOMETHING #1: I KNOW I AM NOT AT INTERLOCHEN ANYMORE. Let's just get that cleared up right now. I'm not still "lost in high school," and while there are certainly things I regret and things I wish I could change, and things I wish I could have back, I don't want to "go backwards." I'm happy being at college, I love McDaniel despite all its flaws, just like I loved Interlochen despite all its flaws, and I love the friends I've made here. So, one more time, just so we're all clear: I know I am no longer in high school, and I am perfectly content where I am and have no desire to go back to high school.
SOMETHING #2: The whole point of Interlochen February is to celebrate my high school and the memories that I and a lot of others have of that high school. It is not me saying "Oh God I hate my college and want to go back to high school." This is my way of thanking my school and remembering my school. Also, I do still have friends at that school who have not yet graduated--this is my little shout-out to them as well, and my way of encouraging them to live for the good moments and live through the bad ones. It's my way of saying, "Guess what, guys? It doesn't last forever, so make it last--but know that even when you leave, Interlochen will stay with you...you don't have to stop loving Interlochen when you go to college."
SOMETHING #3: This is MY BLOG, guys...I'm sorry to get all MINEMINEMINE on you, but seriously...if you don't like what you're reading, no one is forcing you. No one is saying, "You MUST read Alien Water Torture or you will FAIL AT LIFE!" I know that not everyone who reads this blog went to Interlochen, and if you're bored reading about a school you didn't attend, then you don't have to read any more of my Interlochen February posts; you can come back in March when I'm done. I'm not trying to offend people, I'm not trying to be elitist about my high school, I'm not trying to "rub it in" if you didn't love your high school experience (and, as anyone who has read more than one or two posts of this blog will know, I didn't love everything about my HS experience and I don't know anyone who did). And I'm sorry if you're bored, or offended, or whatever reading about Interlochen, but no one is forcing you. So please, if you're one of the people who has been hounding me or saying "Write about something else!" (you know who you are), STOP. This is the last time I'm going to be nice about it.
(Also, I find it highly interesting that out of all the controversial topics I've written about, this is what people choose to confront me over. I'm just throwing that out there...)
The thing is, guys, Interlochen is the kind of place that sticks with you. So you can say, "Well, you're in college now, so forget about Interlochen," but you know what? It doesn't work like that. I know that going to college means leaving high school behind, but that doesn't mean I can't remember my high school, or enjoy the memories of my high school. As I said, I know that not everyone loves their high school experience, and there were definitely things that I hated at Interlochen...but if I had to go back and choose again, I would still choose to go there. Interlochen changed me, it helped me grow, it made me into who I am today. And that's something that I will never forget, even when I've left college and gone to the so-called "real world."
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