My teacher Bryan sends out a message that you shouldn't be okay with the bare minimum and you should always strive to want more. This is a concept that I've put much thought into. I think it's a very strong message. "To always want or expect more of yourself" is a good value to have.
My name is Kristine Tirone. My goal is to do something I never thought I'd be able to do. Meaning, I never thought I'd even get close to having the opportunity to leave the country, or be involved with a class in this way. Setting standards for myself and working towards something is a new thing for me. I'm writing this blog to raise money to send my class to Costa Rica. Our class, as a whole, is trying to fundraise over $15,000. This will fund everything from our food, a place to stay, to our flight.
I'm getting a new understanding of what it's like to deserve what you work for. Before, I would sit back and let everyone do the work and I would take the credit. My personal struggles got in the way of my everyday functioning. My focus on education was lost to my other struggles. Not only was I not understanding the work, but I had an increasingly low work ethic. This all started to change over the summer of 2010. Bryan, my teacher, makes it known that he has an extremely low tolerance for slackers. I didn't want to disappoint him, and this motivation was new to me.
He explained that over the summer we would be working hard to raise the money. At the end of June my classmates and I went to Shell on Middle Street to host a car wash. The most exciting part of the day was when we got a huge mobile home and Winston got on the roof and we washed the whole thing! Towards the end of July our class worked at the Stratham Fair. We had a table at the front for people to sign up for a raffle and we had our own booth. In the booth we sold a lot of things. Earrings, necklaces, bracelets, pillows, and raffles. I had a lot of fun at the fair. I worked 2 days at the fair and one of the days was a 12 hour day. The best part for me was getting to know Bryan a little more and seeing a lighter side of him, and seeing what he enjoys in life. And that truly is to work with kids, and be with the person he loves. Carmela is Bryan's wife and she's awesome. Shes really nice and makes really cool jewelery. Carmela helped out at the fair and the car wash as well.
I realize as my interactions with people started to change, I started to as well. Bryan always expected nothing but good things from me, and I've given him nothing but that. I suppose if you feel a certain way or act a certain way, you become a certain way. From there it's history, ever since I've excelled in my school work and always do what I say I will. Your only as good as your word.
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