Around the World

My dream is to travel the entire world. Every continent, country, city. Mountain, desert, grassland. Ocean, lake, river. I love seeing things for myself. Yeah, I could sit in a classroom hearing about what’s out there. I could memorize a few facts about cultures. But nothing compares to experiencing it for myself. My dad is the type to travel a ton for business, and it is him who has influenced my taste for different cultures. In my 15 years of being alive, I have already reached many destinations.  I’ve been to many U.S. states, Mexico, Canada, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Israel, Netherlands, Belgium, Namibia, and South Africa. If I wanted to count airports, I’ve also landed in Frankfurt, London, Rome, and Dakar. However, what I want is to go to an exotic place and fully experience it. I’d love to see tourist countries like France, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, England, and Spain, while also passing through small towns in China, Thailand, and Japan. I’d like to freeze in Alaska or Greenland and chill in Australia. I want to climb pyramids in Egypt and South America and visit castles in Ireland, Scotland, and Whales. I’d love to see the Amazon Rainforest in South America and ride alongside wild animals in African safaris. I’d love to go snorkeling in random seas and oceans, exploring the marine life as well. The world offers so many activities and sites, and I want to grasp it all! Different cultures are a huge interest of mine, like trying the authentic foods of every country. It’s intriguing to compare other societies to my own. I will spend my entire life making this dream of mine come true!

My Homecoming Group!

Homecoming 2010

Last week was homecoming week. From start to finish, every minute outside of the classroom was festive. Walking down the decorated halls, hearing music during passing periods, donating to Youth Services in a creative way, and picking out crazy outfits to wear. I wish every week was like this! It created a lively atmosphere in school, giving me more energy and helping me focus! Lady Gaga Day was especially entertaining as I pulled out a bright, flashy top and accessories to strut down the halls wearing. The football game Friday night was exciting, and it was nice being able to see all my friends at once. The next day after hours of beauty preps, homecoming night officially began. When all my group’s faces were finally sore from smiling, we stepped up onto our grand party bus. After stuffing ourselves with some Italian Maggiano’s, we continued dancing through the streets till we reached the dance. The music pumped us up like no other! Next, we all murdered each other in laser tag. The competition was intense during the two rounds. After that, we all went back to someone’s house to hang out until the guys and girls separated for the sleepovers. It was a perfect night, ending a perfect week.

Necklaces With Stories of their Own

My necklaces in my room

I sit here in the math computer lab and think to myself, what do I care about? Well, I care about my friends, family, grades. Homecoming is this weekend and I have to prepare for that, thinking about what hairstyles and makeup I want. Or should I focus on the near future, like where I want my family to go for winter break? Well, I would like to go somewhere exotic. No, I’ll think even deeper. When I grow up, I wanna’ be famous, I wanna’ be a star, I wanna’ be in movies. Kidding. If I’m going to be realistic, I’m probably going to be a jeweler. The majority of my family is in the jewelry business, which probably explains why I’ve always had a keen interest in jewelry. I’m always the girl that comes to school with bracelets clinking together as I write an essay, earrings dangling with my every move, and with a gleaming necklace to match my outfit. Each piece of my jewelry has a story of its own. For example, there’s a necklace that my friend’s mom got for me when she travelled to Italy to report news from the Olympics in 2006. There’s a Hamsa necklace I bought last summer when I went through the Shook ha Carmel in Israel; my good luck necklace with a Star of David displayed. On one hook I have a black and silver flower necklace that my aunt gave me years ago when I visited her in Israel. Another chain was a gift from my dad when we were in Lake Geneva a while back with my cousins. Behind that is a pendant with a salmon flower inside of clear class, a necklace that I never fail to get comments on. One necklace that stands out is a blood-red stone on a tomato red string that my dad bought on his business trip to Thailand. Lastly, I have a wooden peace sign necklace that my mom bought for me while shopping at a department store. Although these are only necklaces, each bead, string, and chain has had some impact or meaning in my life. It’s little treasures like these that I always care about.

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