The boat ride that Mrs. Kronenberg set up was magnificent. Being at the tip of the boat as the sunset went down was the ideal place to be. The water looked like chrome as the sun reflected on the water. The sun slowly went down . I don't ever remember seeing a sunset like that before. As I was looking in the water I had a metaphorical thought. In the center as I looked straight ahead I saw orange light and the sides were darkened by the shade from the trees. I looked at the orange light as the path towards success. The darkness on the sides closed in and it made me think of obstacles and inconveniences people may face in life. The sun's light gave me hope and inspiration. Sucess can be achieved by all, who want it, are willing to work for it and embrace opportunities.
Wendy Espinoza
Pinole VAlley High School
Class of 2009
The 2017 Vanderbilt Cohort Has Been Selected
7 years ago
5 comments:
Wendy you bring tears to my eyes! Your post was moving. I am so glad that you have had this chance to participate at Cornell University in the Psychology class. Your insight is powerful and your maturity is evident by your comments.
Too often we see young people not understand the importance of the journey and how they have a chance to make their own way. You have consistently kept your word and posted on this blog. Your discipline and willingness to sacrifice will be seen by those who want to help. I am thrilled with your attitude and I can tell you that I am a big Wendy Espinoza fan. I am also looking forward to working with you through the College Application process and hopefully having you attend the school of your choice.
Yes, the journey is always a challenge, but the reward is oh so sweet. Tonight you had a chance to reflect and examine all of the possibilites that are out here if you embrace life and believe that it has a purpose. Continue to build on your momentum and good luck with the final week of classes. All of our sponsors will feel especially good after reading your fine and thoughtful post.
Good luck with finals.
Charles T. Ramsey
School Board Member
West Contra Costa
Unified School District
Please tell me you snapped a photo of that sunset you can share with us. I'm especially anxious to see what you saw and benefit from it like you have.
I love your posts, Wendy. Each post is like another chapter in a book describing the adventures you're going through. I can't wait to read the last set of chapters. Of course, I want to see how the movie version of the book comes out, too.
Don, I did' have my camera there at the moment but I believe other students got the photo. I don't think a photo can capture what I saw at all. It was so surreal, like out of a video game or a 3D desktop backround!
Trendy--
I've been down to the Antarctic a couple of times to snap a few photos. Some of my most prized possessions are a few of those photos but as great as they are, they simply cannot excite me in the same way as having seen things first hand. Photos are great but they can't inspire like the real world can.
The way you all described that sunset honestly spoke more to me than any photo you can show me.
But I'd still love to see the photo.
One of the most beautiful sights I've ever witnessed was the sun setting over the Seven Sisters Mountains deep in the Antarctic. Because the sun doesn't really set completely like we know it when you get that close to the Arctic and Antarctic circles (think of the midnight sun concept in Alaska, Russia and the Scandinavian areas), the sun went behind these mountains just before 3 AM. Since it was going to rise over the same mountains in about 90 minutes, there was no sense going to bed when we could just go down to the bar, grab a cold one and return to the deck of the ship to enjoy the whole thing in reverse. It was beautiful but my photos will never tell the story as well as having been there to see it with my own eyes.
My guess is that you be retelling your recollections of that sunset for a long time to come.
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