See there are lots of different types of people at my school. There's the kind that don't socialize, the kind that socialize too much, the ones who want to be in cliques, the ones who want to stay to themselves, the ones who have nothing better to do except make our lives miserable. Actually, anywhere you go, you will find these people. I find myself to be one of the fun, happy, sociables at our school. I say hi to everyone in the hallways, when I ask you how you are, I really want to hear how you are. I am not just being polite. I really am a caring individual.
As I've been here over the what something like 6 months or so, I have realized who to stay away from, who to be friends with (as teachers), who to be friends with (personally), who I can trust, who I can't trust, and who I should just smile at politely and move on because we will never be nice to one another. In the past 6 months, I have chosen only positive people to uplift me while I've been moved around and up and down. These people being...
Allison-my mentor
Amanda J-my Tennessee friend
E Fry-kick ass partner
Amy T-my dirty door neighbor
Evans and Keenum-the reason I'm not fired :)
Now there's plenty of people that I talk to but these are my closest friends. I consider them people I can tell anything to...be it who I'm hating, how I'm feeling, if I want to cuss, and what is going on in Knoxville because I am totally a nut case.
Now...Amanda J just laughs and says you are bad. Evans adds a comment and Keenum just says "you better be thankful you're cute". E Fry is my buddy...what would I do without her...we've both been put through the ringer. My dirty door neighbor..what can I say? She's like my older sister who did the same things I did and we have so much in common I can't even tell you all the things that make us this way...she is the reason I make it through a hard day. Actually they're all that way, but she puts it in my perspective and makes me feel better about myself...and if she can't do that, then she tends to make me laugh either way...I'm in a better mood by the time I leave her room to go back to mine :) Then there's Allison, the one I lose this year. She has been an amazing mentor in so many aspects...I mean who else can I text for two hours about American Idol and go to the "special" time we have after work? She cracks me up and I can pretty much be as vulgar as I need or want to be. At least I know I have someone to visit at the beach. These ladies are the only reason I have made it through 6 months, actually almost 7 months of school. They are the ones to socialize with to be positive with and to have fun with every day of the week.
I love this entry...so socially aware of the culture of our school! I can pinpoint people in all of the areas that you mentioned at the beginning! ;) I will simply die if we don't have a dirty door connecting us next year!
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