A letter from Jun 08, 2022

Dear Future Me, Right now I’m in my eighth grade year at Crisfield Academy High School. I hope to become fluent in Korean, get closer to God, complete my summer job, and be happier. My dream career right now is to be a lawyer. My intentions at this moment are to finish this letter. Lately though I’m been taking it one day at a time. I’m concerned about high school, what if I go to high school and my grades start to get worse. I’m concerned with my health, relationship with God, my parent’s relationship, learning Korean, and my friendships. Right now I like Chick-Fil-A, romance books, K-Dramas, BTS, Black Pink, Stray kids, worship music, and aesthetic things. I dislike lots of food like coleslaw, macaroni salad, and food from people I don’t know. I have joy in knowing that I can keep going and I’m excited for the future. I’m frustrated with myself because I feel like I’m not changing. Everyday is the same. I like myself in ways such as my compassion, being outgoing, kindness, and honesty. I don’t like my laziness, arrogance, judgement, and solitude. I’m proud because my grades are fantastic, I’m trying my best to improve, and everyone thinks highly of me. I think about the future and what will happen. Most of the time I’m at home. My bed is against the wall. I have a night stand by my bed. My vanity is against the wall facing the end of my bed. I have a dresser on wall that my bed is against. I have another dresser on the wall opposite of my bed, tv mounted on the wall. A big container with clothes and art supplies beside my night stand. I have a butterfly chair against my closet door, a heart shaped lap, and a swivel chair at my vanity. In school I go to the same five classes every quarter not that far from each other. ELA - don’t really have a teacher but I do have Ms. Betty and Ms. Pearl. (Chorus - Mrs. Larue). (Math - Mr. Scholler) (Science - Ms. Davis) (History - Ms. Walbert). Usually I walk to McDonald’s with friends after school. Live in Crisfield on Tyler Street. My favorite places to go are home, my sister’s house, Salisbury, or any place with food. My chores included dusting, vacuuming, and taking out the trash. I used to have a pet Ace but my uncle LP has him now. I possess lots of lip gloss, clothes from SHEIN, and notebooks/books. My religion is Christian and I hope to keep it that way. COVID is still here as well as a teenager shooting up an elementary school. My favorite book is The Hating Game, I also have a few books I haven’t read. My music evolves Christian music Elevation Music, Maverick City, and Christian rappers. I watch a lot of anime and K-Drama, a variety. My allowance is $50 a month. My hobbies right now are learning Korean,. My pastimes include sleeping, reading, and watching Netflix and other streaming services. We have our Jolly Roger field trip on 6/9/2022 and had a visit to the technical school on 6/6/2022. When I’m with my friends we usually go to McDonald’s or walk home with them. My favorite food is anything made with potatoes. My favorite snacks are fruit and cookies. On weekends and vacations I literally go to sleep, watch tv, or get on my phone. Sometimes we go to Salisbury to shop and eat food. The people in my life impact me a lot. I live with my mom, dad, and nephew Nasir. Nasir stays with us during the week to go to school. My mom jobs right is transportation/job coaching. My dad I need to spend more time with him. Right now I’m closer to my mom. Next, is my sister and brother. They’re both older than me. My sister has two kids Ryan and Trey. Hopefully when I read this in the future, Trey behaves better and Ryan becomes smarter. Nasir can be a little mean so I hope he becomes kinder. I have so many aunts its incredible. Aunt Tanny, Aunt Fe, Aunt Evie, Aunt Komi, Aunt Jemima, Aunt Mookie, Aunt Prima, Aunt Shantae and great aunts. I have a couple uncles. Uncle Bernie, Uncle Bryan, Uncle Jermaine, Uncle Shawn and some great uncles. My grandparents are amazing. My mom’s parents Bernard and Laverne. My dad’s parents Margie and Tyrone. My mom mom Margie helps me with my walk in Christ and always checks on me. I hope in the future I can get better at checking on my grandparents because they’re getting older. The people I call friends right now are Jania, Cahmi, Tionna, and Lemonte. Cahmi and Jania are my cousins. LeMonte and me have the same sister. I’d like to know others better, not anyone specifically. I just want to HAVE FUN during high school. I admire all my family members because they all teach me lessons. Sometimes the people in class annoy me but I wouldn’t rather be in another class. My past includes being born in Salisbury, Maryland at the hospital. I’m grown up so far in Crisfield Maryland. I used to live on the same street for more than 7 years Locust Street, Crisfield Maryland. I’ve attended head start, Woodson Elementary, and Somerset Intermediate School. In the fall of 2022 I’ll be going to Crisfield High School. Some accidents I remember are breaking my arm after I fell off a slide at It Takes A Village and scraping my knee on the sidewalk every time I would skate out front my house. I visited places like Virginia, Philly, and North Carolina to visit family. I’ve had a variety of friends most were in the same grade as me now. Although the friends I have now have been friend with me since 5th grade. My former teacher were (Pre-K - Ms. Swift) (Kindergarten - Mr. Sevyene) (1st grade - don’t remember) (2nd grade - know her face and the fact she had long hair) (3rd grade - forget their names but know their faces) (4th grade- Ms. Swift) (5th grade - Ms. Cain) (6th grade - Mr. Collins, Ms. Hobbs-Ford, Ms. Tremper, my math teachers last name started with a M. I’ve played one sport during my time at SIS, field hockey. I did dance at feet of fire during elementary school. I haven’t had many romances but I remember liking a few people Ian, Tommy, and Jesus. I remember during SIS time I said a boy was cute and my friends thought I like him. I’ve had a boy try to text me but I didn’t answer. Honestly, I’m scared of my future. I just hope everything that happens was meant to be and that I’m happy. I’m happy now but in the future I hope I’m happier. I want to be a lawyer but I think that going to change. I want to try my best in high school so I can prepare for my adult life. I want to visit South Korea once in my life. I want to accomplish something great in my life help and impact others. I scared of the future of America and the division in the country. I hope it gets better and everyone can learn to agree to disagree. Summer vacation for me is a exciting but worrying prospect. I have a summer job and I hope I don’t mess up while doing my job. I’m close with my friends at school but once I go home I don’t really talk to them. This summer I may be lonely but it’s okay. In the future I want to graduate high school, graduate with a master or bachelor's. I want to get married and have at least 2-3 kids. Honestly, I don’t make certain plans because things change everyday and nothing is certain. One thing is certain I’m never going to give up. I believe in God and I believe His plans for me will succeed. I believe God is holding me and won’t let me go. Future me, are you okay?