Chattanooga Trip

For ELL field trip this year we went to Chattanooga, which is only about one and a half hour away from Bell Buckle. Similar to last year, we got to miss one whole day of classes to go on a fun trip and learn about that place. However, different from last year, this time I had much more fun! I mean, last year was great and all, but nothing can top that aquarium. This is how it all started. We woke up earlier than usual because we have to leave earlier due to the time difference. Chattanooga is one hour ahead of Bell Buckle so we had to leave early. We had some breakfast and rush to the bus. Like I said, it was an hour and a half drive, which I slept trough completely. We got there with full energy and excitement; Chattanooga is a beautiful city with amazing architecture. When Mr. and Mrs. B got the tickets we were good to go. In the first building the first thing we saw was penguins, they were so cute! They would follow Hannah's hand around thinking she has food, which was kind of funny. There was some amazing jellyfish too. My favorite out of all was the jellyfish they were beautiful! They light up, and just swim around like no one was there. The pictures of them turned out the best. Moving to the next building, we saw the Tennessee river and also Baylor (BOOOO). The second building contain a huge range of animals, we touched some snakes and fishes, which was a big step for me, cause I HATE SNAKES!!!! After the aquarium we ate and moved on the next sight: Duck Boat. Duck Boats can drive on land and water, which was pretty cool. The man who toured us was very funny and nice. He even let us drive! He told us a lot about the history of Chattanooga (Rock Point), about the name, they rich families, and the Coca cola. After that, our last stop was Ben&Jerry's which was amazing! The whole trip was amazing! I had a great time, but sad that I would be they’re for the next one. 

Prom Weekend

Last weekend was prom weekend. On Saturday morning, while many of the girls in my dorm left at 9 in the morning to get their hair a makeup done, I stayed asleep. I went on the IHOP trip at 10:30 with many people that I don't usually hang out with. I had a lot of fun with them and got to know them a lot better. We ordered a full table of food and were very full. Around 4, Tami, Cameron, Carter, and I left to get some Thai food before prom, which tasted like real Thai food. We arrived at prom around 7. It was at a barn, but was a very nice barn. After the recognition of the seniors, the DJ started to play loud remixes of different songs. Tami and I went dancing on the dance floor for like 2 hours. We had a lot of fun that night and took a lot of picture from the photo booth. Prom started to get kind of boring, so we left at 9, and went to GO USA with Sara and Legend. We raced go-carts and play games. That was prom night. Sunday, there was a Walmart trip where I got new bed sheet, which made me very happy! It was a fun weekend!

Magical Bunny with Magical Powers

Yesterday, I had the most magical thing happened to me. This is how it started, I heard the door bell 

rang, so I rushed to the door. I peeked in the cat eye but saw no one, so I thought it must have been 

the neighbor's kids with their awful jokes. A minute later, it rang again. I still see no one from the cat 

eye. I opened the door anyway to see what was going on. No one was in my sight, but a soft voice 

spoked, "Miss, may I come in?" The voice came below me, so I looked down. The strangest sight! It 

was a bunny in a navy suit and tall hat. The bunny spoke again, "Sorry, that was very rude of me. My 

name is Mr. Bunny-Rabit, and I have magical powers!"Shocked by the sight, I froze for a second 

than let him in. He hop and hop to the sofa. He sat down and stared at me, like if it was telling me to 

sit with him. Uncontrollably, I sat next to him and asked, "What is your magic ability?" He smirked 

and said,"Food! The greatest thing that can be! I can make any food you want appear in front of you 

right now!" 

"Right now?"

"Indeed, right now!" The bunny laughed. I thought to myself, and I thought of Curry and said, "Can 

you make a big bowl of Curry appear right now?" 

"Indeed I can!" The bunny held up his wand and said, "Biboli, boboli, boo!" A sink sized bowl 

appeared in front of me. I remember I just kept eating and eating while the rabbit was eating with 

me. However, he's gone today. I hope yesterday wasn't a dream because I feel pretty stuffed! 

Opinions vs. Ideas

I believe humans like opinions more. Positive opinions gives human the feeling of confident, that what ever had done or had decided was positive, the right thing to do. However, negative opinions do the opposite. It drag on ones feet, it makes them feel vulnerable. One will do his/her thing with stress or just give up. Opinions have a strong impact on human. Humans feel more comfortable with a positive opinion behind their back. Most humans are naturally lazy. With a positive opinion to help them, they will feel much better. 

            All humans have original ideas, everyone is unique, and so their ideas will be unique. Sometimes many people have great ideas, but when they go and get consult, others discourage the, Most of the time, others is the reason why many great ideas are not accomplish. Not only people, other things will get in the way too. For example, time, money, and craziness. However, if people pull through that stage of negativity, great ideas will become great reality.        

American Horror Story

American Horror Story is a horror television series described as an "anthology" series, which means every season is different. Each season has different characters, settings, and plots. 

The show started in the fall of 2011 on FX and its popularity has only increased. So far, there are four seasons: Murder House, Asylum, Coven, and Freak Show, and each season contains a different story. 

However, even with different characters, the cast is mostly the same. This show is a great challenge for actors and actresses because for each season, they need to play a totally different character. For example, an actor might play a villain in season one, but in season two, he/she might be playing a hero. The title might be a little misleading because it is not as scary as it seems to be, and there are no sudden jump shots or anything likewise. It is just graphic. I mean... If I can watch it, everyone can.  

American Horror Story is my favorite American TV show of all time. I like this show mostly because this is exciting, but also, the show is not afraid to talk about things that make people uncomfortable, which is also exciting. 

I recommend this show to everyone. However, I do suggest you start out watching with a friend, and then slowly watching it along. This might make yourself feel better and less scared.   

New Year's Resolutions

"New Year's resolutions" have been a trend for many years, and they have become more popular on the media to everyone, I have developed some of my own New Year's resolutions this year. Here are the three resolutions that I have to keep up with in the year 2015: Eating healthy, complaining less, and reading more. These might be simple things for many people, but for me, they are a little difficult.

First of all, I want to eat healthier. That means I need to cut some of those pizzas from my daily meals and replace them with salads instead. I will try to eat an apple every morning to give me the morning energy that I need. I never believe in not eating. I believe if you don't eat, it will make your body lack the nutrients it needs. I might still eat the same amount, but I will switch the pizza for a bow of soup or salad to balance my meal. I will try my hardest and make it into a habit while I still can.

Second, I want to complain less. I have found that complaining spreads negativity to the people around me, and also, leaves myself feeling worst. I want to be more optimistic and look at things in a more positive view.

Last but not least, I want to read more. I love to read; however, I can never find the time to read. I read in planes or in doctor's waiting rooms, but that’s all. I want to read more to improve my reading and focus skills. This will help me when I’m reading epics or reading sections of the SAT or the ACT.

I will use all my strength to keep up with these resolutions and make all of these into habits.          

    

Imagination

 I pretty sure that everyone here knows what imagination is, but really, do you? The dictionary defines that imagination is the faculty of imagining, or of forming mental images or concepts of what is not actually present to the senses. Which is basically creating images in your mind, and being creative. My main concern is young generation children losing their ability to imagine. Because imagination almost applies to everything you do on a daily bases. Writing, drawing, making new things, or even just pear thinking… What is taking over? Fancy toys and machine, aka, the Digital World. We can’t change the fact that we are addicted to these things, but sometime we can just go out, and enjoy nature of a moment. Get your imagination back and make the world a better place. I also found a quote online by someone called Jarod Kintz, he said, “I think all toys should be invisible. Not only would they improve children’s imaginations, but they’d also be really affordable. In fact, every toy would be free.”.

Halloween

Is that time of year again, Halloween is right around the corner. Is time for delicious treats, scary decorations, and crazy costumes. Halloween is one of my favorite holiday because I got one day to be someone else, eat a tone of candy and still won't be judged. Last year's Halloween was like a fairy tail to me. When I got to school, I saw people dressed as famous celebrity, movie characters, book characters, etc. It felt like I was in a movie. That is why I am so excited for this year's Halloween because the creative ideas of people come up for what they want to be, the possibilities are endless. In China, I have 

never experienced with Halloween. People of China don't really like to celebrate things that related with death. They do have a day dedicated to honor them, where we go the their grave and burn incense. So celebrating Halloween is something new and fun for me, I can't wait for this year's to arrive!

Why We Love Drawing (And You Should, Too!)

Drawing is some thing most of us learned to do since primary school. It is a way to help people express their emotions, to put away stress, and to enhance creativity. 

Initially, many people have trouble expressing their emotions, some use drawing to help them. If they were feeling happy, they could use bright and warm color. If they were sad, they could use dark and cold colors. This helps some people to express themselves better. 

Secondly, drawing has the ability to take away people's stress. When people are focus on their drawing and the details, they won't be able to think about all the other things. This way stress will not take over people's body. 

Lastly, drawing will enhance people's creativity. Like everything else, you practice hard enough you can get better. People need to think of something draw, just by doing that, is creativity. 

However, you don't have to draw for these reasons. You can write, play music, read, act, run, and all kinds of other things! Do something that makes you feel happy. 

However drawing is the top of my list. :)

Sophomore Year

Being a sophomore has been a challenge for me. I'm slowly sinking in the fact that I am no longer

a naive freshman. I have noticed that the first thing I do after school is finishing homework and the

hour of my sleep have been shorter. When I was a freshman, I did my homework to get it over with,

but now I do it with effort. In my room, my roommate and I lack of time for ourselves, and the past

two weeks were stressful for us. However, a little stress won't hurt. This year is different and will be

different. I have already made new friends and started talking to new people. I habe been going to

play volleyball with Tami almost every single day. There isn't time for myself and I'm OK with that.

When there are things to do, I feel like I'm really living. Summer was fun, but now it is time to

work. My goal this year is to study hard, work hard, have fun, and enjoy my short sophomore year.

This year I will be more energetic and happier!

To be honest, I am not really excited for my junior year.

Take a Seat - Make a Friend?

Take a Seat - Make a Friend?

              While I was surfing on the internet, I came across with a video called Take a Seat - Make a Friend?. It was about a ball pool set up in the middle of a road and has a sign that said Take a Seat - Make a Friend? . Strangers went inside and became friends. That does seem kind of scripted, but the idea of this video is fascinating. They were just strangers. However when they were in the ball pool away from their own world and just talked, they found something in common. People who got something in common really build a connection between each other.

               Taking the idea seriously and reforming it, we could make friends more easily. Maybe we can take the idea to schools (of course, the ball pool is an option). On the first day of school, people tend to be really shy. It's hard to make friends when you are too shy to talk. Maybe in class, teacher can create activities that are similar to that video. New students will slowly feel comfortable and show their true self. Of course, you can't make friends with everyone else. There are people who are just not meant to be your friends.

               It is interesting to watch how people can connect so easily if they leave the real world behind. If it weren’t for this video, maybe they would just walk by each other. Maybe they will ignore each other or judge them by their appearance. In this society, especially in the city, people don't connect, not with their neighbor, and not with anyone! I know many people have 500 friends on Facebook, but in real life, do people really know these people well? Like this video, we need to do more face-to-face conversations.

This video warms my heart; I hope it warms yours too.