Settling...

Dear Readers,

Doesn't settling seem like such a drag, where ever you may be settling? There are different types of settling, whether it be in a new area and you're settling in or you find yourself settling for something you can't change. In court cases, people settle on the correct plan affecting everyone involved. Settling scores, settling obnoxious children down or even settle a rock in sand can all be forms of settling.

One of the best forms of settling may surprise some: playing the game "Settlers of Catan." For those who don't know this game or have never played it, the gameplay goes a little like this. Different players put down settlements near different resources with numbers on them. If the numbers on those resources are rolled on the dice, the player close by receive a certain number of resources with which to build other settlements or cities. It can become pretty intense with different places competing for land and trading resources. My sister seems to have a knack for this game, seeing as she wins about 50% of the time she plays.

Another unfortunate kind of settling comes in the form of settling for something, or forcing yourself to be satisfied with it. For example, students at school have to settle a lot for a teacher that they can't avoid. The most common classes this happens with are Health and Computer Technology. No reasonable excuse can persuade school counselors to switch you out of a class with a teacher you don't like. Most students just have to settle with the teachers they end up with.
This unfortunate occurance also happens with friends and classmates. Say, for instance, sometimes you have to participate in group projects a teacher assigns you. The times when the teacher assigns your partners, one has to settle for the kids in their team, no matter their work ethic or attitude.

Settling is hard work sometimes...