A nice read. My dad also owns a business and I've seen him bounce from good times to rough times to good times and etc. It's a tough cycle so I totally get this entry and I get ya, too. Thanks for sharing! Reminds me to keep pushing to find my own sense of success, too.

I DIDNT KNOW HNNNGGGGG

your high school system is pretty different from ours, we start high school in year 7. and that was this year for me so I'm currently 3/4 of the way through my first year. woop :)

At our school, we have 4 periods/classes from 8:50- 3:05. not bad actually. I remember when I started that it was pretty boring but it got better and I actually enjoy school now. so ya hf :D

that sounds weird coming from someone younger than you but I'm sure american high school is fun too. and idk if you're worrying about friendships or not but just let them come to you naturally. I met my best friends halfway through first term although I hung with some people from my old school before that. (and still do) :)

idk what HOPE is, I'm guessing it's just PE? sucks you're not doing sport until january :(

High school is gonna be a fun roller coaster ride, really. Don't let all the negatives get you down. Word of advice: whatever you do now, will affect you when you reach senior year. Keep that in mind.

Best of luck, and don't hesitate to ask me for advice.

Gotta love Florida and HOPE :P and weird that you don't have physical activities until January. When I was in HOPE class 5 years ago, physical days and lecture days alternated