End of school year

Nine months of hard work, struggle and stress have finally come to an end, and now I find myself at home, comfortably devoting all my free time (which is more than I could have ever bargained for) to those small pleasures that unfortunately are never available for me to enjoy during the school year, finally welcoming the new season and the deserved break I'd been waiting for. Given that this blog was mainly created with educational purposes rather than to rant about my private life, I don't think I will continue to post anything of interest, and I intend to close the blog as it is with this entry.

I am no enthusiast of the current education system, and yet I must say that in spite of the many difficulties presented since September, my last year in mandatory secondary school can well be considered the best of the four I have taken so far, not only because I have at long last been able to choose what to study but because I have come across some very nice people that have undoubtedly made this rather stressful and oppressing experience of a school year a lot better, and if I call the last nine months 'stressful' and 'oppressing' it is because my classmates and I have struggled endlessly through a constant pile of homework, assignments and exams that could knock anyone of our level down, and that, in fact, have derived in several anxiety attacks.

And yet, despite all of this, I have thoroughly enjoyed the company of my teachers and classmates, found new friends, loyal, trust-worthy and amazing friends, and lost those close friends I thought would never replace me but that in the end have done so. I have found satisfaction in my working hours, learned new things and encountered little things that have changed my perceptions and made me have faith. I have done all I could not to crumble and I am proud of how far I have come, and I am proud of those who have been there helping or suffering with me. 

To those who have taught me with passion and love and eagerness for what they teach, thank you, don't let this mean, ugly world let you believe you can't teach beautifully instead of teach heartlessly. 

To those who have tried to teach me that we youths are a (literal quote) 'worthless pile of swines who couldn't handle being in charge of a country even if we wanted to', thanks for the tip and you're entitled an opinion, but the difference between your opinion and pizza is that I did ask for pizza. Oh, and, as a matter of fact, we "youths" will run the country one day and will pay you for your years of service when you retire. Kindly remember that, please. We may not have lived a war, but we are smart enough not to start one like some of you did.

To those who have not only been my teachers but my friends, I admire you and I respect you more than I can say here. Keep on showing us mercy when we've wronged, keep on helping us get on our feet when we have fallen, for we are thankful. As thankful as one can be. Your doings will not be left to oblivion.

And finally, to those classmates who keep a warm and beautiful environment, who crack jokes and show affection despite them being somewhat contrary to that, I owe you more than one laugh and one or two chess games. Thank you, guys. 

To those who call themselves friends but won't be there when you need them, thank you anyways, one learns from both the people that bring us down and the people that pick us up. Nevertheless, I am still there for you if you shall need a shoulder.

To those who in few days have conquered me with their true personalities and with whom I have shared more than you could in a lifetime, I can't even begin to describe the pure admiration and affection and loyalty I feel, but it is possible I might have dropped you a line or two at some point. Thank you too. A million thank yous.

I will always remember all of you, friends and foes, because all of you have made this year unforgettable. Some of you I will see when summer is over, some of you will disappear forever from this town, but may this entry serve as remembrance that you all existed, that some of you failed to be there and that some of you will be in my heart forever, whether it be because of the reasons mentioned above, because of other reasons you will individually know of or because of reasons whose existence only I know of.

Thank you all, have a nice day and a wonderful summer vacation.