Grapes of Wrath

Over the past year, I heard what a hard book Grapes of Wrath was to read. I became freaked out about it, thinking that I would never be able to read it in the amount of time I had left. But once I started reading it, it became, well, not as interesting as most books that I love, but interesting enough to keep me reading and not dozing off in the middle of the page. I've heard a lot of things about the author, John Steinbeck, and I was not sure about his type of writing and how I would able to stand it, but as I delve deeper into the story and the plot-line itself, I realize that this may not be the normal book that anyone would just pick up for a bit of light reading, but it is definitely a book that will present an unusual ending.

Car Lock

I really know that it's not something to get excited about, but my dad just fixed my car's locking system!! I was just ecstatic about this because whenever I locked my car I would always have a feeling it wasn't totally locked and I would be afraid to use it in case something happened and the door jammed or wouldn't lock. But even though this shouldn't be as exciting as it is for me, it just made me feel happy that my car is now becoming usable again!!!

Lake Tahoe! :))

Went on a mini vacation to Lake Tahoe yesterday with my Aunt Lisa, her wondeful lab dog Sam and I. I had fun! This morning we went to Tahoe lake and played fetch with her dog and I got to see her awesome swimming skills for the first time. Came back to Rocklin today and I'm so TIRED of driving blehhh! I get one day to relax tomorrow then i'm on the road again off to Lake Almanor (about 3 hours away) to visit my Grandma. Gonna stay there for a couple days and just relax and then who knows what other adventures I will be up to! Tonight though at 6pm (even though I am EXHAUSTED,) I'm going to a Mock Trial meeting. Excited for that but also super tired. ): Oh well at least i'm keeping myself busy! Haha.
Also get to start my second year of Water Polo in a couple of weeks! Fun stuff in the future for me! :)
-Shelby Boyajan

San Francisco

So yesterday I went to San Francisco with my foreign exchange student, Irene (ee-ren-a), and all of the other exchange students. I didn't understand a word anyone was saying because it's all in Spanish. Good thing I took French in school right? Even though everyone was screaming on the bus, I actually fell asleep. I guess that when you don't understand anyone says all day, you zone out. I honestly felt like I was on my own on that bus. It was crazy! I guess the brain tunes out stuff we don't understand.

Foregin Exchange

So, I have a foreign exchange student from Spain staying with my family right now for 1 month, and she is soo nice! Despite a language barrier, I hope we stay in touch once she leaves! It's crazy the amount of pictures I have taken. This month is going to go by so fast! This summer is going by way to fast. Ugh. I wish all year was summer.

Summer ☼

So today was the last day of the little kid summer school I volunteer at. It was really sad :(. I going to miss all of these kids! This was my 3rd year doing it, and it was by far the best year so far. There were only two volunteers, 1 teacher, and 1 aid in the room, so I was always busy. In previous years, there were 5 volunteers, 1 aid, and 1 teacher. I was SO bored those years. Plus, I've gotton a lot closer to the kids this year. I was with 2-3rd graders again this year, and it was great! My first year doing summer school, I was with 5th graders. This was the summer before my freshman year, so the SUPER DUPER WEIRD PART is that when I'm a senior, those 5th graders will be FRESHMAN! Which is super weird because the kids were kids -- little kids, and next year they will be high schoolers. That is bizarre. Especially since 1 kid kept hugging the volunteers, and I know his elementary school was Twin Oaks which eventually goes to Rocklin, so I sorta hope I see him! It will be a VERY strange feeling though.

Almost halfway

Today marks the fifth week of  Summer. After this week we're halfway done. AHHH!!! There is so much to do before school starts. I need to finish all of my AP homework. I have to read 4 more books for Lit, start all of my Stats homework, and reread my Psych book(I had to drop the class at schedule pick up last year because of conflicts). So, that's a lot! I also need to study for SAT's! Blehhh. So much to do. I hope to finish all of my homework before August... hahah let's so how that goes.