So I've been trying to think of what to write about for my blog post all week. Last week, I basically just talked about other people's blogs, and then an article that I found interesting. This week, I wanted to do something else, but I didn't know what. I still don't, so I think I'm going to share another article that I found really interesting. 
              This morning my mom was reading the newspaper, and was excited to tell me she found something that we might be covering in journalism class. There was an article about really rich people in Virginia on the back page of the metro section, and right next to it was an article stating that by the end of this year there will most likely by 2,500 homeless students in Fairfax County. My mom shared this with me because she thought that it was horrible juxtaposition. She pointed out that the two stories were conveying opposite points and did not work being right next to each other on the page. Although I found that interesting, what I found much more interesting, and saddening, was the article itself. 
It can be found here.
              The article basically says that the number of homeless students is on the rise. I had to read the article multiple times to decided how I felt about it. I know that the economy is not good, and that we are in a recession, and that unemployment is high, and that people are homeless. But it is still hard for me to understand that people in my grade, people my age, don't have a place to go home to. There may be students at Blair that are homeless. 
              When this sunk in, I realized that I take many things for granted. One girl in the article says that she has to lie when people want to come to her house, because she doesn't have one. If I want to invite someone over to my house, I don't think twice. My biggest worry is if I'll procrastinate too much and not have time to do my homework, while these kids don't even have a place to do homework. 
                A homeless single mother who is still in school said "“I hear girls say, like, ‘Oh, hey my life is hell,’ ” she said. “I want so bad to tell them, ‘Sweetie, I’ve been to hell and back. You don’t know what it’s like.’ ” This quote really hit me. I thought about it, and found myself guilty of saying something similar to that not just once, but probably once a day. I find myself thinking 'wow my life sucks' because my mom won't drive me somewhere, or I have a lot of work. But the people in this article have much larger problems. It opened my eyes to what other people are going through, quite possibly people in my own school.
                I think that I may continue sharing an article or something I find interesting or inspiring each week for my blog post, but I'm not sure yet. I like writing my feelings about things I read. But I don't know what I'll do for next week. We'll see.