Unexpected

This Summer has been one full of surprises, it hasn't gone like I thought it would at all which is a good and a bad thing. I'm coping with the drama, getting sun in my spare time, reading when I can, and going on rollercoasters as much as possible. I went on the new Superman rollercoaster at Six Flags the day it opened which was awesome and I have a season pass, so I can't go enough of it. :D I had my one year anniversary with my boyfriend at the melting pot (ooo, fancy!) and what I have learned is that long term relationships are tough but worth it. I have been using Instagram religiously, I love taking pictures with my phone and if you look at Instagram I think you can learn a lot about me. My most recent adventure started yesterday when I got a call from Marilyn Brown, the lady who sets up French foriegn exchange students and she tells me they have one more girl that needs a host family. At first I was like, no way, but now after seeing how my Summer has belly flopped in some ways...I am really thinking it is just what I need. I love learning about other cultures and the best way to do that is through the people who live there. So I convinced my parents to buy a futon(which are really cheap) for her to sleep on and get this culture exchange going! If all goes as planned (nothing is 100% yet) she would be arriving this friday July 13th, and leaving August 1st. Let us see how the rest of this Summer plays out...

Im Confused!! :S

Hi, umm I was told to write on this blog like, four times a month, but I don't really get what I'm supposed to be writng about...so, yeah. :)  Please respond if you can help me. Thanks!!

Rewarding Experience.

So far summer has been really fun! The best part-- I am volunteering at the (Kindergarten-3rd grade) summer school for students with special needs again. I did it last year in the same class and had so much fun that I had to do it again!

It is so great working in the classroom with the students. Although at times it can be difficult (due to their learning disabilities), it is very uplifting to watch them learn the material and be intelligent, caring, energetic kids! 

I help with everything from teaching them math, doing workbooks with them, reading with them, to going outside and playing basketball with them. It is an all around great time! 

Through all of their learning and physical disabilities they are very much happy and eager to learn. Their smiles are contagious and personalities so different. 

The teacher, normal aides, and other volunteers I work with are also so genuine, and I have become such great friends with them all. I absolutely love it and am dreading the day that it is over. This is the last week! 5 more days. 

These past two summers are experiences that I will never forget and I am so grateful that high school students are given the opportunity to serve at this amazing summer school. It really makes you appreciate life, health, and happiness. 

Lie to Me

My family just got a Netflix account and I've been utterly obsessed with it. I've been watching plenty of movies, of course, but I can't stop watching this one show called Lie to Me. It's sort of a detective show, but the main characters solve the crime by simply talking to witnesses. The main character is a master of lie detection. He can tell if a person is lying simply by watching them talk.

The best part though, is that the characters explain how they can tell who is lying, so the viewer feels like a detective. Since I'm pretty clueless at playing detective, this is new and exciting. I feel like Sherlock Holmes(and yes, I've been watching Sherlock also).

I've always liked shows about murder and solving crimes, but this series is nothing like everything I've ever seen before. Unfortunately, I'm a bit of a baby when it comes to scary anything, so I can't watch Lie to Me at night. I'm not even joking. As soon as it gets dark outside, I switch to What NOT to Wear or cartoons.

San Diego and Zip-Lining

Last week was the very first time I went to San Diego. As you can imagine, I was excited but also scared because the group I went with had the whole week jam-packed with events all day long and I didn't want to get tired on my 3rd day there. Thankfully it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be because we got to go to 2 beaches and I got to go zip-lining!!!! Me + heights= not so good, but zip-lining proved to be an experience that I will never forget because it was just that amazing!!! Now I want to go zip-lining everywhere I go! But I also went to the Zoo and Balboa Park! Talk about walking a lot! But at least I will be able to rest up from this trip enough to enjoy going down to Santa Cruz next week with my dad. And then after that vacation, I have another with my mom in Monterey on the last week of July. I just hope I have enough time to finish all of my summer homework for the classes I have next year!

Senior Year

My Senior year is quickly approaching and I couldn't be more excited! I feel like I already have the infamous Senioritis. However I am super excited for Senior year and all the activities; and getting to spend time with all my friends before we all go our own ways. My summer has been so busy I feel like I haven't really gotten to just have complete fun and relax all day. Of course I have had a lot of fun times but its not the same knowing you just have so much to do. I have 5 books to read for AP lit, I work... alot, I still need to paint and redo my room, I need to study for my SATs, figure out where I'm going to apply next year, and pretty much just figure out what I'm going to do with my life. Not a lot right? Hahah. I mean one could say I don't really necessarily need to figure out what I'm going to do in life right this second, and that I have plenty of time. Welllll here's the thing I'm a planner. It's extremely difficult for me to go into a situation where I have no idea whats going on or no plan of what were going to do. I feel like its a control issue. I get so much anxiety when I go into and unexpected situation. Anyway so it's a little difficult for me to think of my future and really have kind of no idea whats going to happen. Of course I have and idea of what I would LIKE to happen but I don't have the for sure confirmation of whats going to happen. I'm not a psychic. Although sometimes I wish I was; but that would just take the fun and adventure out of life. Anyway I am determined to get all my stuff done and still enjoy my summer! Cant wait for next year! Hope you all have a great summer!

     I went to the water polo camp down at Pepperdine and it was amazing!!!! I learned so much and it was a lot of fun. :) The next big thing happening this summer is the arrival of the French student that we are hosting. I am so excited for her to come out, like I said on the last post hahaha...
     Right now I am hanging out with my sister Sam and her friend Olivia... There isn't too much to say, so BYE! :)