My name is Odessa Boettger and I'd like to think I can tell
some pretty good stories. I'm 17 years old and a senior at Princeton High School
in Cincinnati, Ohio. Although I live in Ohio, my life is anything but boring.
Between drama at school and work, crazy people in my life, and odd encounters
with strangers, I always have outrageous stories few believe. I'm constantly waiting for Ashton Kutcher to
jump out from behind a bush and yell "You've been Punk'd!" though
this sadly hasn't happened yet. Sometimes it really does feel like I'm watching
a comedy movie script play out before my very own eyes.
I am a magnet for weird stories and situations. Strangers
are constantly striking me up for conversation in the oddest of times. My crazy
hair is always a conversation starter, as is my uncommon name. It also doesn't
help that I'm frequently tracking down local strangers to return lost dogs or needing
assistance of passerbys while having car troubles on busy roads. As I'm not the
most graceful speaker, half of these encounters are painfully awkward while the
other half are just plain struggles. Though I may have painted myself to be a
socially awkward storyteller, crazy things really do just fall into my life and
I feel obligated to share the humor with somebody.
Though I do enjoy the act of crazy storytelling, there's
more to this blog than that. I'm hoping this blog can be a tiny little peephole
for my teachers and peers to see into my hectic life. Soft spoken around new people, I feel
that I'm often dismissed or forgotten by teachers I don't connect with. Maybe
this blog will provide somewhat of an insight into my actual life. I’m not as
quiet and reserved as I may seem, in a school full of people I somewhat know.
It’s when I’m with friends outside of school where I can truly be myself and
not worry about other people thinking badly of me. My home life is so much
different than my school life it’s almost night and day. I hope this blog can
show that a little bit more.
-Odessa
