Be ready to accept a diverse high school with different types of people.
“I tend to be shy with strangers and, unless I have a very good reason, I don't usually talk to people I don't know” (81).
“I fell seriously in love with [the] ice man” (82).
“I fell seriously in love with [the] ice man” (82).
~Murakami, Haruki. “Ice Man.” The New Yorker 10 Feb, 2008: 81-85. Print.
This quote is from a short story called “Ice Man” by Haruki Murakami. The story is based around a woman who falls in love with an ice man. You might be asking what an ice man is. Well, it’s someone who is made out of ice and who is always cold. The story starts out by the woman noticing an ice man who always sat by himself in the corner of the hotel reading a book. (pffft reading) She wanted to talk to him, but at first was too shy. She eventually talked to him on her last day at the hotel and had a successful conversation. They met a couple times when they went back to their home and started dating. (Dating an ice man? How does that work? I have no idea but I guess its working) Once they fell in love (what?), they decided to get married even though the women's family did not support the marriage (who would?). Hard to believe, but they had a successful marriage and settled in well. The lesson I learned from this story: when you make a decision, make sure you think it through and predict what might be the outcome. If you take the wrong step, then you might not be able to take another step forward.
The quote from this story relates to those people who have trouble socializing. It may be more difficult for you as freshman because you are not only meeting new classmates, but students from all grades. It's unfortunate for you because you were separated into teams in Gemini (go All-Stars) and were unable to meet everyone even though they were in the same grade as you. It doesn't get any easier meeting the upper class men because you are on the bottom of the chain. But this is not Gemini anymore where you have classes with people you know; high school is where you challenge yourself. For the next four years, you will constantly be working with other students in groups and completing tasks together and presenting them to other students. It is not a time to avoid people and be shy. During my freshman year, I had to work with other people in almost every class. I knew that if I didn't socialize with these people by smiling or shaking hands, we would not be able to finish our project or one person might be doing all the work. After all, communication is the key to success. Fortunately for you guys, you will be taking Oral Communications next year that will help you speak to large audiences and strangers. Its high school, you can't be shy forever.
This quote is from a short story called “Ice Man” by Haruki Murakami. The story is based around a woman who falls in love with an ice man. You might be asking what an ice man is. Well, it’s someone who is made out of ice and who is always cold. The story starts out by the woman noticing an ice man who always sat by himself in the corner of the hotel reading a book. (pffft reading) She wanted to talk to him, but at first was too shy. She eventually talked to him on her last day at the hotel and had a successful conversation. They met a couple times when they went back to their home and started dating. (Dating an ice man? How does that work? I have no idea but I guess its working) Once they fell in love (what?), they decided to get married even though the women's family did not support the marriage (who would?). Hard to believe, but they had a successful marriage and settled in well. The lesson I learned from this story: when you make a decision, make sure you think it through and predict what might be the outcome. If you take the wrong step, then you might not be able to take another step forward.
The quote from this story relates to those people who have trouble socializing. It may be more difficult for you as freshman because you are not only meeting new classmates, but students from all grades. It's unfortunate for you because you were separated into teams in Gemini (go All-Stars) and were unable to meet everyone even though they were in the same grade as you. It doesn't get any easier meeting the upper class men because you are on the bottom of the chain. But this is not Gemini anymore where you have classes with people you know; high school is where you challenge yourself. For the next four years, you will constantly be working with other students in groups and completing tasks together and presenting them to other students. It is not a time to avoid people and be shy. During my freshman year, I had to work with other people in almost every class. I knew that if I didn't socialize with these people by smiling or shaking hands, we would not be able to finish our project or one person might be doing all the work. After all, communication is the key to success. Fortunately for you guys, you will be taking Oral Communications next year that will help you speak to large audiences and strangers. Its high school, you can't be shy forever.
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