Moment of Truth

 A blackout poem about learning to trust myself.

The following list consists of the things I hope to read in the next ten years or so. Keep in mind that these books are in no particular order and I just listed them as they came to me. Without further ado, here we go. 1. Dune , by Frank Herbert Ever since the movie came out, this book has been on my to-read list for mainly one reason: I didn't think it was that great of a film. I've also read in a lot of places that the book   has amazing world-building, an immersing story, and is pretty much a sci-fi classic. I'm looking forward to diving into the world of Arrakis and seeing how good Dune really is.  2. Don Quixote , by Miguel de Cervantes I don't even think I need an explanation for why I picked this novel. This is probably the novel that pops into someone's mind when I say "greatest Spanish novel ever written." We talked about this book a little in my Spanish class, and honestly, the premise seems really intriguing and comical. Plus, there's no wa...

The biggest thing I learned during my senior year: I have absolutely no idea what I want to do with my life. Sure I'm going into computer science and I'm pretty decent at it, but am I actually passionate about it? Not particularly, if I'm being honest.  Senior year was the first time I started looking ahead in my life and as college applications came about, I found out how behind I was compared to some people. Some people had been doing the things they loved throughout high school and were confident with what they wanted to pursue. Others grew to love the things they were doing. And the remaining seniors were like me, completely clueless about the direction they wanted to take with their life. After a couple of conversations with my brother and my family, I came to the realization that throughout high school, everything I had done academically had been for the sole reason of college. Either that or because my friends did it. An example of this is taking AP World -- not my s...