Update on my life to anyone and everyone who actually reads this.


First of all, I'm going to open by saying that I've gotten into college. It's a very nice, prestigious liberal arts college down in Claremont, called Pitzer. Awesome school, really friendly people and I look forward to attending school there. Unfortunately, it costs 48,000 a year. Wooooooo, money!

Which leads up to the fact that I need to get a job so I can earn some spending cash. Hopefully I'll be getting a job at the Buckhorn (local restaurant) as a busboy. Make some serious money, earn tips. All of that fun stuff.

In other news, I'll be graduating from high school in two weeks. Holy shit. I'll be out of this place for good. It feel surreal, like a dream. Is this really my life? Did the awkward, hippie-ish kid with long hair really turn into a (relatively) clean-cut libertarian, with designs on becoming a history teacher? Have those four years really gone by? Will I finally be leaving my hometown for the wide open world? Have I really matured?

The answer to all of those questions is yes.

I'm feeling sad that I'll be saying goodbye to all of my friends, to my family, to this place where I have spent almost twelve years. I have biked, run, jumped and walked through its streets. I have had success, pain, embarassment and fun here. My friends will be scattering across the nation and maybe the world. This small town will become a memory, where I will occasionally visit. My house will no longer be my home.

Home will be a college dorm room, shared with another guy. I will spend my evenings studying, doing homework and going out. I will make new friends. I will adapt, adjust to life in the city.

This is almost depressing. But at the same time I want to sing out with joy and excitement. I will be going out to make my mark. I will be turning 19 in three weeks. In two I will be gone from my high school. In three months I will be going to Claremont to attend college. Life continues to roll on.

19 years on this planet is such a short, short time. Nothing against the billions that have already passed. Yet, I like to think that I have made an impact. Keep an eye out. Maybe I'll make a bigger one yet.

I am Stefan Vallecillo. See you tomorrow.