Hi, my name is Amanda Ceccarelli. I am 21 and I am a junior at IUP and I am a journalism and public relations major and I recently declared a communications media minor. I have had a very interesting life and I am certainly not perfect. This blog is about the ups and downs of my life and the lessons I have learned that have made me into the person I am today. I enjoy listening to things that people have gone through because life is not just black and white there are so many grey spots. If I have learned anything from my childhood and my few adult years it is that nothing goes the way it is suppose to. Life is not fair and bad things happen to good people, but it is the way that you handle the curve balls that life throws at you that makes you into a good person. So, I want to share the lessons I have learned from some of my closest friends and family.