Andrew


 * Its the beginning of an ending chapter in my life. Senior year hit me like a freight train. It feels as if yesterday where the first day of summer and then all of a sudden, boom, its gone, back to reality, back to school, back to work and studying and early wake ups. I dread the wake up for school, there is nothing that upsets my mood more than an early wake up. My eyes are groggy and my body is slow and i want nothing more than to go back to the peace fullness of sleep. Anyways, back to how senior year has hit me. I cant believe its my last year in this wonderful country. In approximately 200 days or so, my life aswell as all my classmates lifes are going to drastically change. We will all go off in different directions and life will never be the same as we know it. Its a time where we have to grow up, and honestly, im afraid of it. Im afraid of leaving the commodities of my home and the care of my parents, and afraid of having to having to be alone in a foreign country. But then again, senior year is also bittersweet, im excited about meeting new people and learning about new cultures and ideas. Im excited about the freedoms im going to have, the not all day class schedules when im already in college, and the fact that i won't have to deal with the nuisances of parents.**

====I miss the beach and the waves. I feel incomplete without the ocean. I have a strong passion for surfing, and being in this concrete city has really taken a toll on me. All i want is another surf session. I miss the after school surf sessions i used to share with my father. The dry guanacaste breeze and the salty taste of ocean spray. I miss paddling into sets and trying to paddle out fast enough in order to not get crushed by one. I miss the electricity of being on a wave, the indescribable feeling of skimming across the surface of water and holding your hand to it. I miss the maneuvers, the backside hacks, the blow tails, the cutbacks and the little airs. There is nothing better than the ocean. The best thing on this earth, nothing is more pure or colossal. I miss the after surf hangouts on the beach. The tender, light sun beating on your back and the water pouring down your face and the huge smile your left with after having an amazing session. Everything was easier at the beach.====
 * Surf**