June 22, 2016

The year has gone by so quick. My first year at Ramapo has been good. My grades have been good. I have made a lot of new friends. I can’t wait for summer to star and to be back at the beach. I’m so excited! Summer is calling my name.

September 6, 2017
Tomorrow will be my first day of my sophomore year. This summer has been busy with soccer starting in August. Tomorrow I’m back to the routine. I have to get up early, get ready, try to eat best breakfast and get to the bus on time. I have the usual pre-first day butterflies. Many questions fly through my head. They ask, Will I like all my classes? Will I like all my teachers? Will I have friends in my classes? What will this year hold for me? Then I assure myself just as I have every other year that it will all be okay. I know I will do well this year. School is calling my name.

June 21, 2018
Tomorrow is the last day of my sophomore year! I can not believe it. Yet another year has passed and another summer is coming. I am halfway done with high school. Time is flying by. Hopefully this summer won’t go as quick as the school year did. Summer is calling my name, again.

September 5, 2018
I can not believe that tomorrow will be the first day of my junior year. Junior? Really? Every time I say that I will be a junior, I have to think about it. I feel like it was just yesterday that I was graduating eighth grade. Where did time go? I am already worrying about SATs and applications and college choices this year even though I know most of that happens senior year. I have to get the best grades and work as hard as I can. I know I can do this. I know this year will be great. Like always, school is calling my name.

June 18, 2019
This summer will be a busy summer. There will be a lot of college searching, and applications and essays to write. I dream of going to Georgetown. I have wanted to go there since I was in sixth grade. It is my last summer without the stress of getting ready for college. Hopefully, I will be able to relax on the beach and just have fun. Summer awaits me. Summer is calling my name.

September 5, 2019
Senior year is here! Wohooo! I can’t wait to see what this year holds. It is going to be so much fun. I am also really nervous because classes are going to be tough, but I know I can do it. I can’t wait to hear back from all of the colleges I applied to. I know some are going to carry good news while others not so much. Let’s just hope that the letter from Georgetown will say “accepted” inside. I can’t wait to see what summer year and my decisions have for me. High school is calling my name for the last time.

April 15, 2020
Today is the day. The letter came today. I rushed home to see it. I ripped that envelope open like I was a five year old opening their gifts on Christmas morning. I didn’t even read the letter. I was just looking for the one word. It was there. I got in! I am going to Georgetown! I guess I made my decision already. Georgetown is calling my name.

June 23, 2020
Today is my graduation day. All these years of hard work have got me to where I am. These past few years have been tough, filled with smiles, filled with tears, filled with different people going in and out, but most importantly, they have made me the person I am today. I am happy with that person. I am graduation as who I want to be, who I saw myself being at such a young age. I can’t wait for college. I will miss high school, but my future awaits. College is calling my name.

August 22, 2020
I was just dropped off at my dorm. I love my roommate. My family stayed to help me set up my dorm. Then we went to dinner, and then our separate ways. Classes don’t start for a few more days, but we have orientation and other stuff to keep busy for now. I am eager to start. Classes are calling my name.

April 15, 2024
Today is my graduation. I did it. I have graduated Georgetown. I plan on continuing my education in medical school for the next four years. I know the years ahead of me are filled with hard work, but I know that I can do it. I have made so many memories and great friends at Georgetown. I don’t regret going here one bit, but I am ready to move on. Medical school is calling my name.

April 16, 2028
I have done it. I have graduated medical school as an orthopedic surgeon. I love what I do. I would like to look into going into a program like Doctors Without Borders so that I can help people all over the world get better. I am so happy with what I do. Work is calling my name.

January 5, 2030
I have arrived in Italy today to work with Doctors Without Borders. It seems like I am going to like working here for the next couple of months, maybe I will stay in Europe. I have to go help someone. A patient is calling my name.

October 20, 2033
I am now married and my first child is on his way. I do not have a name for him yet, but I will soon. He is due sometime in December. He will live in New York City for a little bit until we decide where we want to move if we do want to. I now have my own successful practice and I am loving my life and my job. I love my family. I am very happy with where I am right not, but I can’t help but wonder about my future. What will our life be like? My family is calling my name.

November 16, 2086
Today is my 85th birthday. My kids came to visit me. I have three. Two boys and a girl. My husband got me flowers this morning. I am now retired and traveling the world. I am happy with my life. As I am now a grandmother and I have watched my kids and grandkids grow, I realized how fast life moves, so there is no time for drama or negative people and attitudes. I learned to always be myself and if I do that, I will be happy. My past calls my name all the time, and I look back on it. I think about it. I do not dwell on the bad parts, I smile about the good parts. My future is what beckons and calls me the most, still.