The last trimester of the year is a bitter-sweet time.  Seniors are choosing colleges and senior exhibition weekend is coming up, however, we all feel a bit melancholy as graduation approaches.  However, as this great year is beginning to dwindle, I continue to find myself faced with new challenges.  The most obvious new challenge is the new classes I am currently taking.  I am especially excited about my new history class.  I am studying Latin American history with Mr. Hooper and I look forward to the class everyday.  Currently, we are writing research papers and I chose the Brazilian Rubber Boom as my topic.  Although I enjoy researching a topic in-depth that was mentioned only briefly by our textbook, I miss the class discussions and the interesting readings we complete every night.  I suppose that is the beauty of Thacher; having a class that is so enjoyable, you miss the homework and the class work.