Graduation/Formatura

June 2013 I graduated from Genesee Valley Central School.  It was a day I had been looking forward to and dreading simultaneously for my entire year.  But it arrived, I walked across the stage, got my diploma, gave a speech, sang our Alma Mater and finished my time as a High School student.

















Só que não.

I find myself here again, fundraising for graduation, packing my own vegetarian snack for school, and getting yelled at for talking during Biology.  I'm doing my senior year over again, with a few differences.  First off, Biology isn't as easy as it used to be because the teacher isn't speaking English like Mr. Liberto did.  Second,  my grades don't matter because, as previously stated, I already have my diploma safely stowed away back in my home country.  Because of this, it's okay that I don't understand biology and I don't have to worry about re-memorizing all of the different names of the elements on the periodic table in Chemistry class.  And last, take a look at the graduation attire!  Although there are some fundamental similarities, the two are still strikingly different.  I am personally a fan of the robe I wore for graduation in the United States, simply due to the feeling of true pride when I wore it and carried on the tradition.  However, I am loving the cape on my new robe.

This year I will graduate again, in December 2013.  Except this time it'll be my formatura and I hope to god I won't be giving a speech in Portuguese.