High school is often considered by people to be the best time of their life and they tell their young people to appreciate it, the experiences I've had prove that high school isn't always the dream that people realize. Ever since I was in elementary school I would complain about school to my dad and my dad would tell me “you might not like school now, but wait until high school, it will be the time of your life.” Many people in my family felt the same way, but somehow I knew they were wrong. It was August 23, 2010, the last day of summer before I started high school. That morning I woke up sad, nervous and maybe even a little depressed. I spent the whole day doing nothing because I wanted time to pass slowly and I didn't want Monday to come. While I was feeling sick my father was excited for me, about twenty minutes after I woke up that morning my father told me "tomorrow is a very important and exciting day for you, you will start high school". this made things even worse and reminded me that it was tomorrow. That night was even worse, I could hardly sleep because I was so nervous about the next day. The next day passes terribly after a long depressing night. My father wakes me up and says "it's time to wake up, you have a beautiful day ahead of you today", he couldn't have been more wrong. After I woke up, I headed to the bus stop where I joined the kids talking about how excited they were for the day. The bus arrives and I sadly climb the stairs and find a seat alone. This was probably the longest bus ride I've ever taken, not because of the distance we had to travel, but because I couldn't wait to get to my destination. We arrive and so begins the worst period of my life. ... in the middle of the paper ... as the best thing that could have happened to me. It may have been great for him, but either times have changed or my personality doesn't fit high school. Nonetheless, I got something out of the experience, no matter how horrible it was. My emotional strength is ten times what it was before high school, people could say the most horrible things to me now and it wouldn't change my mind. But that's all I learned from that terrible experience. Do what you think could change your life for the better, I should have taken the opportunity to attend online school much sooner than I did. I thought there was no way to convince my parents, but I solved the puzzle because I was committed and I really wanted it. Don't suffer like I suffered, if you have an idea that will make your life more pleasant try to realize it, otherwise you will end up like me.