Assignment 24: The Future - Thomas Stokes

I've always been told that the next year of schools will be the hardest. This year was definitely harder than last year. This year I am taking 5 AP tests, and I can't begin to tell you how stressful that is, but we'll get back to that. One of my biggest successes this year has got to be just how much I've learned. Freshman and sophmore years, sure I was in schools and I was learning, but this year has been so different. This year, I really learned about things outside of school. My interest in space exploration and planetary science reignited and I did research on SpaceX's and Boeing's plans for the future of manned space flight, and on a more down to Earth level, learned how to do basic maintenance on my car. As far as my failures go, there are plenty of tests or assignments that I've forgotten or didn't do so hot on that I wouldn't mind second chancing, or there are always the opportunities that I missed. Each opportunity you don't take is failing at each one. Or so I say, and that's why I try to take on as many as I can. That's why, literally right before writing this blog post, I signed up for 4 summer programs, a small mechanical engineering clinic, and even my first job. Today was my sign-up-for-summer day. As far as goals go, I hope to learn how to liquid cool a computer, and get that job! I plan on just reading all about how to liquid cool a computer, not sure if I'll have the funds to do it though, which is why I'm looking for a job!