Graduation

I am happy and grateful that my family attend graduation.  It means so much to me that they were there.

Graduation dinner, the night before graduation was yummy and I loved seeing my family.  We had Thai food.

Graduation occurred.  It felt like it took a while, but it was nice overall.  I received my diploma.  Now, I'm a graduate; this seems surreal.  It hasn't sunk in yet.

After graduation was a reception for the new graduates, family, and friends.

After the reception, the graduates went to Gym C, where we each received a bag, each labeled with a name.  It had a big towel and sweater, both labeled with our high school name.  There were make-your-own subways there, snacks, and water.  We changed from our graduation clothes into more comfortable clothes.  Then, we separated into 4 groups, for the 4 buses.
We drove 2 hours to a mountain adventure place in New Hampshire.  My friends played an intense game of life on someone's phone, and we talked.  I was tired during this ride, so I was half-asleep.  There were 3 rides open to us, and I was bitten by many bugs.  I didn't care for this place, nor did most of the students, but we were only there for 2 hours.
Then we drove for 15 minutes to have a buffet dinner at an indoor water park.  After dinner, there were different things to do.  With friends, I did: swimming, hot tub, arcading, made smores by an outdoor fire, and watched a movie.  We left at 2:00AM.
And, we drove to a secret destination in Maine.  For the 2 hour ride back to Maine, some of my friends talked, while the other graduates were asleep (on the bus).  I wasn't too tired for this ride.  We went to the beach, where there was a bonfire; the donuts and coffee were 40 minutes late.  The bonfire was a nice touch, something that the school "owed us" (according to the chaperoned there) because the school did not allow a bonfire during Homecoming this year.
Then we got back to the school at 6:00AM.  I slept until 2:00PM, and then wrote this entry.

Now, I am mixed up with time.  My internal clock says that it's about 10AM, while it's 2:30PM, and I have to get used to the 12 hour difference in Taiwan soon.  I'm leaving for Taiwan in about 36 hours.