zachs+highs

1. One time when i felt different or alienated from school was when i went to public school one year coming from Punahou since kindergarten. I left in 8th grade to go to mililani middle school and it was a very different experience. I felt like i didn't know anyone and everyone thought different of me because I was from a private school. I guess it was good that my other friend, Tim changed schools that year too. We hung out and it was easier to get my and make friends already knowing someone. But he decided to stay there this year and i came back to Punahou. But back to the story. Everything was so different, like the grading, the campus, the lunches. Especially the lunches. They were good but it was served in a much different way. Like i was back in wilcox or something, when we lined up and served what we saw onto a paper plate. But to be honest even now i feel a bit alienated. My 12 year old brother goes to a public school after trying out for Punahou a couple times. I feel somewhat different from him and not as close because we go to such different schools. I really wish he could also get into Punahou. My mom is also a teacher and teaches at Ewa Elementary. So i feel kind of different from her too. I really would like her to try to get a job at Punahou though. I don't know why she doesnt already. Tons of people and faculty know her well and love her. She was a great personality with the children. I think she still may actually apply. Plus i can get free tuition. Pretty cool. But my dad and I are pretty close. My dad works in town next to ward and always picks me up after school and wrestling. Hes always the one who drived me into town on the weekends and everything. That means a lot to me that he wait until about 7 o' clock every day for me to end wrestling then take me home all the way through traffic. We live all the way in Mililani so its a long drive. Sometimes i feel this sense of alienation from my brother and sometimes my mom. Not so much my mom because she is also going to university here at UH and picks me up sometimes. She's studying to get her masters. But i try hard to hang out with my brother a lot and get along. He has a pretty different personality though. He likes things his way and doesnt really think of others so its hard to always get along. I think overall were pretty close i guess.

2. A time when i felt a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment was when i made my first pin in wrestling. That was an awesome feeling. It was in the second period and this guy was tired. But i kind of knew i had it from the start. He was a little chubby Kam guy. Probably overconfident. But that felt really good even though anyone could probably have beaten him. Afterwards my coach came up to me and told me what a great job I did. It always makes you smile when a coach like Oney tell you you did something good. I was proud and determined to do well the rest of the season after that. But i guess not. I didn't really do to well afterwards maybe winning like 3 more out of 7 or 8. But this is my first year so i have a lot of room for improvement. It always feels good to win a wrestling match though. You actually beat a guy in smacking the shit out of them. Good job. I really love wrestling and think i am determined to be "great" as coach Oney puts it. Pretty much because that feeling of winning boosts my confidence in everything in my life. I'm on top of the world... At least in my weight class. But then the feeling of winning is the complete opposite. We work so hard to practice to win, win, pin. And when you lose its a horrible feeling. Afterwards you begin to think, "Oh I could have done this", or "i can't believe i was so tired and lost, I could have beaten that guy". But oh well. I guess there's always another day. I always try to do my best but it's so hard. Im a pretty small guy when you think about it with not very big muscles. I really need to work out a lot this summer if I want to do really well. But you can even see the look on another's face when he or she wins a match. It's great. And you can tell your friends at the next meet, "Hey. I beat that guy".I don't know. It's pretty cool. But I think when i get older and go to college and follow the journey of life wrestling will really help me. Even if i never get really good and win a lot of matches I can still say i fought through wrestling. I can fight through this. It's a great overall connivence booster.

3. Im not really sure what to write about in my last 10 minutes. I guess I keep writing about highs and lows. hmmm. Times when i felt a big sense of passion are usually when im playing my guitar. I love to play guitar and it's a huge part of my life. I always play with feelings and like to move around a lot to the songs. I really believe that i want a career in music but its a slim chance that will happen... who knows. I've written a few songs about my feeling and things like that and that is where some of the passion emerges. I like making up my own songs and playing them. It a cool feeling, especially when its a good tune. Just this past weekend I went to my friends Bryson and Ryans house to practice in our band. We actually ended up writing a whole instrumental that day from almost scratch. We still have to work on lyrics though but i think it's pretty good. I enjoy playing music with other people. Its cool to share ideas and have fun like that. You can have a good time and make memories and friends. I only started playing guitar a little more than two years ago. Every since picking it up there wasnt a little period in time where i got bored of it really easily or anything.

Questions: 1. I liked this piece because it let me express myself and show my voice. It let me even think back and think about myself. I liked reading this over again, and I feel like I'm talking to myself and getting along really well.

2. I don't think there was much quality because this piece was just meant to be written easily with no checking. I like how it's so open though and it shows who I am in many ways.

3. I completed this by just thinking of emotional highs and lows like we were supposed to. I didn't stop typing and didn't look back on anything I wrote. Thats why it was so interesting to read it again. I think it came out great.

4. It's hard to compare something like this to anything else. It's a very unique kind of writing that doesn't have quality or much thought.