Lessons Learned and Memories Made

Salute!!! 

Storrrry time!

Some boys in my study hall think it is hilarious to come up behind me and tickle me (I absolutely hate it). So today I wanted to know how to correctly say I don't want to be touched, so I pulled out  scratch paper (which happened to be one of my thosands of bussiness cards) to write "Je n'aime pas etre touché" (I do not like to be touched). I threw the card back into my bag not thinking anything of it. Then later on my way home, some kids on my bus that always hear me speaking English to another exchange student in my town, finally grew the courage to try to speak to us. One of the boys was asking all kinds of questions about Los Angeles. Like if I knew the Staples Center or what the current temperature was (he actually whipped out his phone where the current conditions were bookmarked). He also asked if Wyoming was in (yes in) or near Los Angles. It is really hard to describe how big America is, to a person who lives in a country that takes two hours to drive across, so I took out one of my handy dandy business cards that have a little map of the US on the back. I circled Wyoming and pinpointed LA for him. Guess which buisness card he got. "Skye Irwin. USA. I Do Not Like To Be Touched". 

I have been feeling rather philosophical lately, so here are some tips I have realized about life.   

1. Only you have the ability to make yourself happy. So don't waste the ability or let others interfere with your happiness. 
2. Trust your gut. If you think you are on the wrong bus and it is pitch black out, ya better ask the bus driver. Even if he doesn't speak English or French
3. Say please and thank you, especially for the little things. 
4. Take time to be a child. Yesterday I found myself at a park with my little sisters and their cousin, running around in the mud playing an extreme game of hide-and-seek+tag+foursquare+catch(with a giant tennis ball). I think it is near impossible not have fun with a bunch of laughing 10 year olds. Or if you see something yummy in a window, you should probably indulge ;) 
5.  Let go of the things that don't matter. All the what "What ifs'" and "Maybe I should have" and "I looked really stupid" can weigh you down and hold you back. There will come a point in life where you think to yourself (or maybe outloud to another person) "You wanna know how many shucks I give? Zero". 

Live today like it is your last!

xx,

Skye