From Issue #24
from the editor

Letter from the Editor

(A caricature of me drawn at a press launch for Herbal Essences.)

Yes! Summer is here. No more homework, no more deadlines, no more tests, no more teachers—just fun and sun. Okay, and maybe a summer job, which means work, punching in on time, maybe irate customers, and probably a mean boss. Huh? Where did the fun and sun go? Sorry, gone are the days of carefree summers. You’re not a kid anymore. Get used to responsibility.

When we’re 10, we can’t wait to be a teen so we can party with our friends (without our parents there), buy our own clothes, listen to whatever music we want, stay up late—basically live the life of an independent, mature individual. But it seems the older we get, the less time we have for the fun stuff. We’re forced to cram all of our good times into the few hours left after taking care of all of our commitments and responsibilities.

Don’t look so depressed. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Take matters into your own hands and make things happen. Devise a plan for fun. That’s right, consciously decide that you will not waste even one minute of summer. Make a to-do list—a list that, once completed, will ensure that you experience a summer that memories are made of.

So, what should be on your list of things to do? I can’t give you those specifics (only you know what gets you going), but I can suggest some reactions and emotions you should try to elicit from your adventures. Fill your summer with things that make you say:

I can’t believe we just did that.
That is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
I will never do that again.
I’ve lost my voice.
It makes me want to cry.
I’m gonna throw up.
I must be insane.
I am totally exhausted.
Wow! Let’s do that again!


Now get out there and make memories.
(And take a camera to prove it—um,
or maybe not.)

 

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