When I moved back to the U.S. from Mexico I was a semester ahead because of not having summer breaks when I was home schooled . My parents had inquired about going to the local pubic school for half days so that I could do volunteer work with the other half of my days but were told that that was not an option. I would have to do whole days and take sophomore level Math and English which I had already completed. Since they knew that making me sit in classes that I had already completed and spin my wheels would be silly, and that they couldn't let me be truant for an entire semester, they decided that I could just take a couple of classes via homeschooling since I had been home schooled in Mexico. I decided to complete a semester of Economics and a year of Physics during that semester as well as volunteer twice a week at our local food pantry.
During that semester I also began attending one of the local church's youth group on Wednesday evenings. This church youth group met twice a week. On Sunday they would meet for a stereotypical church youth group meeting. However, on Wednesday evenings it was just time to hang out together for a couple of hours. We would also watch movies or play sardines together during this time. As I attended these youth groups and dealt with counter culture shock, and completed my year of physics, I had a realization: I would rather do physics than hang out with my friends.
At the time, I did not tell people that fact about myself. I knew that some people would be offended by this, and although I knew I liked to work on Physics more than I like to talk to those people, the brief interactions that I had with them were still valuable to me.
However, as time passed and I became more acclimated to spending time with people, I began to enjoy it more and more. My senior year, as I became more comfortable spending time with people, I eventually shared with my best friend and my high school guidance counselor that I liked doing physics problems more than I liked spending time with people most of the time. They both laughed at me knowing that I will always be an introvert and a nerd.
Now that I have explained all of this I would also like to say that I know spending time and interacting with people is important. I have also begun to learn that some people are better than physics. And I have also noticed that I become a better and more well-rounded person when I spend more time with other people.
The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
Genesis 2: 18
Living in Reckless Abandonment for Jesucristo,
Jo
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