Reflection

I enjoy reading because I love getting lost in stories that aren't actually real. Sometimes, I imagine myself as the main character in the book and wonder how I would feel if I were in his/her position. I read when I have free time, although that's not always the case. Most of the time, if I'm not doing homework, I'm on my phone (typical teenager, I know) and so that would also be my biggest challenge in making time for reading. The last time I really got "lost in a book" was when I read My Sister's Keeper. I just remember being so interested and intrigued the whole time. I also got emotionally attached towards the characters. I would say reading that book was the highlight of my reading experience this high school year. Being able to choose my own books to read is definitely important to me because it's no fun if I'm stuck reading some book that isn't my taste. For the future, my goal is to read more. I've already added a few books to "to read" on my GoodReads account, and I think that will help keep me on track on reading. Over time, I plan to continue to add more books so I never run out of ideas.

The thing I love most about blogging is the fact that you can check out other people's blogs and see what they're reading/what they think about their book. You can also get plenty of ideas on what to read next. What I didn't enjoy about blogging was having due dates. I liked posting whenever I wanted, which usually was after I finished a book. But because of this, it forced me to talk about other things besides the book as a whole. I talked about certain scenes and moments and how I felt about them. So, I guess in the end, it was a beneficial thing. A suggestion I have for making blogging a more integral part of the course curriculum is requiring students to read posts on other blogs and commenting. This allows everyone to be more active and have more opportunities to get to know their classmate through what they're currently reading.

I was scared of entering high school in the very beginning. Seeing all those movies where there are cliques of 'mean girls', 'jocks', 'nerds', etc. got to me. But after a few days, I learned that high school is just normal. You don't need to feel afraid of anything. In fact, high school is really cool. The best part about it is you get freedom. Unlike middle school, where it's strict over there (and obviously elementary school as well). You can go to your classes or to lunch on your own, and not in a straight line. I always found those so annoying. I feel like the teachers here are definitely much cooler and chill too. Anyways, moving on to my experience. Honestly, it's been great. I've been lucky to have extremely nice teachers who are also funny and joke around from time to time. I have grown and learned a lot, but what I struggled with most is physical science. That class is really hard and I'm so glad this year is coming to an end because 1) I never have to take that class again and 2) SUMMER!!!