dear 2024, i wasn’t ready for you. good and bad. i never imagined so much could happen in a year. i lived 3 lives this year. i lost friends and gained the greatest group of friends. mental health has been in waves. i traveled across and out of the country, graduated high school, and started my first semester at my dream school. as precious as this year has been, i have a new view, i understand my abilities, and i know who and what i deserve. thank you 2024 for being the most beautiful, challenging, and inspiring year of my life. thank you everyone who impacted me this year, good and bad. i came out stronger.