As most eighth graders of Hyatts Middle School, I am super excited for the D.C. trip. The anxiety drove me mad. First, the picking of groups. We had 15 days to decide the groups for D.C., and my friend group consistes of 7 people to make 2 groups of 4. That's a problem, but we did find someone in the end. There were big arguments at lunch over who will be in who's group. We decided to pick partners. As a solution, that didn't end well. My best friend and I argue a ton, and its over silly things. It could be math, misunderstanding, and just life. So, my thought was it be a very bad idea to be with her so we cause a bad time at D.C. She thought I didn't want to be her best friend. Which I have no idea where that comes from. Everyone had a partner except 3 people. After lots of crying, phone calls, and angry lunch discussions, I decided to try and suck it up. We made an agreement, which didn't work in D.C. We still ended up arguing, like I predicted. We did find a forth person for the second group. The great D.C. meetings were making me more excited than ever before. Learning about the Lincoln Memorial, Smithsonians, The White House, etc. made me feel a little overwhelmed. This was the first time that I would not be in the same state as my parents. There was also the stress of packing. I've never packed for such a big trip before. What was freaking me out was what if I forgot something? My parents couldn't drive all the way to D.C. to get me the thing I needed. I also didn't have enough room for snacks! But, in the end, I got everything figured out and didn't forget anything! |