Summer 2010

Every year at the end of summer, I think back to the previous four months or so and feel like they were more or less an utter waste of time. Nothing exciting happened. Nothing changed. Dullness would be shining out of almost every single page. (Okay, maybe not to THAT extent, but you get the picture.) This summer, however, was different. A LOT different. A lot of things happened, and I feel like I've grown as a person. I did a lot of things I thought I would never do, and I accomplished a lot.

The kick-off (tiny bit of May + June) was half-half. At first the idea of, "IT'S SUMMER-TIMEEEEEEE!!" was still there, then the excitement started to fade and things got a little boring and depressing. I worried too much and things were a little agonizing (bearing in mind that I'm a bit of a drama queen), but like I said, not that bad.

The middle-ground (July and August), was amazing. JCIMAL 2010 was great, I learned so much both in and outside the sessions. :) Then it was time for the North Coast and the seaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. True, there were jellyfish, but it was still great. Things kept going pretty well, and then Ramadan came! It was great too, and I accomplished a lot of things I'd never done in previous Ramadans. 

The ending (first two weeks or so of September) has been nice and full as well. Preparing for school was not accompanied by much of the usual hysteria, everything went smoothly alhamdulillah, and I'm currently in the process of enjoying the last few days of summer (although the weather is starting to get a little cooler at night already!).

All in all, I learned not to care so much what other people think because they're just people like me and more often than not paranoia brings out the devil in me who judges them before even knowing them! I realised that I shouldn't be afraid to show people the real me and what I'm capable of if I ever want my voice to reach people and places and make a difference, however small, in this world of ours. I learned that at times life does seem hard but at the end of the day, all you can do is your best. There's no point in worrying excessively because you don't know what's coming, you only know what's happening now so you might as well try to enjoy it and make the best of it.

So, to Summer 2010, you were quite possibly one of the best summers ever. :)