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     So I thought I'd make a blog post just for the heck of it. At the moment we are reading Into the Wild and I am actually enjoying the book quite a bit. I think the whole mystery as to what McCandless's motivation was is definitely a component of this book that keeps me going. I will say though, I have always found it a little hard to follow Krakauer's writing style since he will sometimes go off into these separate descriptions and stories and I kind of get a bit lost while reading because my mind wanders. Other than that I think that this book is actually really interesting and a good book for us seniors to be reading at this time of the year. A lot of us are pondering what it is we are going to do after high school, some are going to college or trade school, but I know there are a lot of people who crave for this adventure after high school; and this book definitely is an eye opener into just how much of an adventure/journey some of us could experience. It also gives us some warning as to what not to do and how not to be stupid on any potential adventures we might embark on.

     Speaking of after high school, any one else so ready for this all to just be over? I thought I had senioritis before, but now that I am both 18 and a senior (like a lot of us) it is becoming harder and harder each day to pull together some motivation to get to school. It's crazy to think, though, that just yesterday we all were entering our first day of 7th grade worried because it was middle school (no recess!!) and now we are just nearing the end of our entire high school career. I TA for a 7th grade class and I always laugh a bit when I over hear them talking about who's dating who and the current drama going on in their lives because in a matter of seconds they'll be in high school months away from graduating and all that drama will be so irrelevant. Leaving high school seems to be a fresh start, you can be who ever you want to be in the real world and that is so exciting. Anyways, that's all for my thoughts at the moment...just thought I'd share.