The Holocaust

In the last session we talked about the Holocaust. One of the oungest Holocaust survivors came and spoke. I learned a lot of information from her, and i really learned a little bit of what it was like during that time for a jewish person. Before this session i dont think i fully understood how they were taken and some of the things that happened. I admire her so much for being able to go in front of people and tell them her story about how her family was taken away. That takes a lot of courage. Im really glad that i went to that session.

sexual abuse, porn, and body image...

The topics that i wrote up top are very heavy issues... they affect many people today and a majority of teens today are struggling with the issues today or the aftermath of the issues. None of these topics really affect me personally, but they are affecting the people around me. I think that it is good to become knowledgable about these issues just in case someone that you love is struggling with one of them. It is always good to be well rounded and not be stuck in a bubble. I think that this last session was really needed.

Alcoholism

Alcohol has never really affected me directly. I never got caught up in the whole drinking as a social thing. I stuck with my same friends through junior high and the frist year of high school and we didnt really need to impress anyone else because we had fun already. End of freshman year though was when things started to get a little rough. My friends wanted to be in the partying crowd and i didnt really know how to deal with that. The only thing i knew how to do was get away from that. I changed schools my sophmore year and i never really had the tempting or urges to drink. I had great friends at my new school that didnt really need that either. I did however see some of the effects of drinking through some of my other friends. The effects were never positive so still i have no desire to drink. Thats all!

My Goals....

I know my goals for this semester very well because i just wrote ALL of them on a paper for my health class.... So here they are!!

1. Keep up with school and get decent grades.
2. Have fun and meet some people that can become very good friends.
3. And finally... know myself better and know what really makes me tick!

I think that my strengths are going to help me complete my goals because i can get things done. My strengths say that i like getting to know other people so i guess i can use my strengths to get to know myself also.

Thats all!!