Ringgren

2011, you’ve been a year of many adventures, but you have also had more than your share of sadness and frustration. You have given me some very precious friends that I cannot imagine not knowing, and these people are the ones that have kept me going through this past year. So thank you, 2011, for giving me those people to share my life with. Through ups and downs they have been there to support me, and I appreciate that with all my heart. You’ve also been the year where I have had two amazing trips to the states. These adventures have given me so much to look forward to in terms of dreams I want to come to fruition. I felt alive again after traveling there. Walking around the streets of New York or strolling through a park in Salem, MA – fueled me with inspiration and determination. Difficult to put into words. But, 2011, you have brought me a lot of struggles. Coming to terms with being dissatisfied with my thesis and having a difficult time not knowing what to do about it, h

"When she was just a girl, She expected the world." This has been stuck in my head for quite a while, because it for some reason encompassed the feeling I had as a young girl. When I was a youngin' I thought the world was magical and everything was attainable. I still think you can do amazing things with your life if you have the passion for it, but I have had to endure a few hardships that made me question passion and compassion in the register of human emotions. Ultimately you decide to surround yourself with people that you love and identify with, in which case you actually reveal who you are as a human being. If you're troubled and not sure of yourself you might end up in the wrong crowd. I believe our friends reflect where we are in our lifestage, and what we want out of it. "Life goes on, it gets so heavy." This is true, but for me the reason it gets heavy is because I want to cherish the people in it, and it takes an effort to be there for the