as the school days start winding down into the lemonade-scented oblivion called summer vacation, i am estatic to tell you that i can graduate next year as a junior! my academic plan for the upcoming 2008/09 year is as follows:
- take financial literacy, computer tech., and .5 credit of u.s. history during the summer
- english courses: a.p. language and english 12
- history courses: government (.5 credit)/psychology (.5 credit)
- math course: 1060/pre-calc.
- science course: physics OR physics with technology
- CTE course: photography
- electives: creative writing (1 credit) and drawing (.5 credit)/painting (.5 credit)
after graduation, i'm planning to do unschooling for a year while living at home. i started making a list of things that i'd like to complete/explore during that time:
1. working on a farm: there's a handful of organic peach farms in northern california that i'd like to take a look at. i had been planning on doing this for the upcoming summer vacation, but if i wait a year, i can do it for a longer period of time without the looming expectation of school.
2. writing: i'd like to at least finish editing my novel from nanowrimo and possibly complete a collection of short stories that i could submit to magazines, etc. i have finally broken through that dry spell of no creativity at all (and just in time to illustrate a children's book for creative writing) so if it keeps up, i should be able to keep writing and improving.
3. start a baking business. my great uncle and great-grandfather are/were bakers so i guess it runs in my genes.
4. traveling. i-to-i has a fantastic program in south africa to work with lions... but unfortunately, the age requirement is 18. i'd love to find another program that resonates so deeply with me and have another experience like the bali trip last year.
psst... do you like my template change?
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the header looks great... hadn't checked your site in a bit... gosh, i missed a bunch! cool...
anyway, congratumothertruckulations about being able to get 'aht of school early n'at.
and what are you, some sort of genius taking pre-calc. shit scares (and intrigues) me...
also, plans sound dope... as for the baking whatsit, i still have to get you some of our cool-rise bread starter. i made the best flatbread from it recently... fluffy like nan, but with no tandoori oven.
oh, and about the creativity... i knew it would return. it always does. it's like trying to hold back the ocean with a spoon, to quote keith olberman.
hi danya, that plan sounds awesome! good luck implementing it.
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