Unexpected Freestyling

I'll admit, I used to play soccer. I was never the best, but I was fast and when pushed down I got right back up, sometimes even doing a backwards somersault to get momentum. There was a determination in me whenever I stepped onto the field that I'd never felt before. I recognized that same determination in Indi Cowie after reading the article, "A Soccer Phenom Puts the "I" in Team." Of course, Indi is this amazing 16 year old soccer freestyler who's been to Prague and Rome because she's just that good. "This 16-year-old nobody does things no other girl on the planet can do," she's basically the best and yet she still practices "90 minutes a day" perfecting something I would have stopped trying to reach long before. However, she's still unpopular, unnoticed and hated for her selfishness on the field. So the girl may not pass all that much. At least she's scoring goals! How could a coach complain about that? I'll admit, I'm in awe of her and a tiny bit jealous that I can't do a third of what she can, but that doesn't mean I hate her. How can you hate someone that good? Jealousy is a mean emotion, possessing so completely and driving out any other thought in a person until all they have to say is "we all hate you." A girl as talented as Indi should be appreciated as the "phenom" that she is. All I have to say is, YOU GO GIRL!

Clairvoyancy: Can You Predict Your Future?

Teenagers these days. While some may have an idea of what they hope to do in the future, most of us (yes, me included) are struggling to find something, something we love doing so we don't feel stuck for the rest of our lives. The teenagers from San Diego all seem to have a pretty solid view and anxiety towards the future, concerning what they want to do and where they want to be. I somewhat stand with the Undecided guy and the wanna-be Actress. I love the combination of acting and singing (not necessarily show tunes) but I know that the business of Entertainment is a tough business and I might never be stable with that job, so I lean towards undecided a lot of the time. I agreed with what Jana Tran (Photographer) was saying, "I don't think I'll ever be wealthy, but I think I will be financially stable." I can only hope to love what I do, and be paid a comfortable enough amount to do it.

Where I see myself in ten years is hopefully graduated from college, living in an apartment with a job to pay the bills, possibly on the verge of getting married maybe or at least dating someone. Career-wise, I know I'd love to be able to do something concerned with acting, singing, photography or even English, perhaps writing for a newspaper column or something. I'd like to think I have interesting things to say, things other people would be interested in reading about, but you never know. I think the most realistic of these would probably be writing or photography, since I could always work for my mom, helping her take pictures of people in her studio. Alas, no one can predict the future. I'll just see where life takes me.