MYP4 English 9

Baseball is one of my most favorite and best sports that I have every played in my life. When I was younger around, I would always go outside and play catch with my dad or go and swing a bat. It was my favorite sport when I was younger, I even loved it more than basketball back then. When I was twelve, I was doing good in baseball I was able to catch the ball with ease my hitting was good. The thing that I was best at was my pitching. I was throwing much faster than anyone else that was on my team or any other team I faced. This was also around the time when I started to play basketball because I was growing much taller fast. When I turned thirteen, I was still playing baseball, and it was going well but I started to play it less because of all the basketball that I had. As the year continued, I stopped practicing baseball and started to play basketball instead. I still played it over the seasons but because of all the activities that I was doing for other sports like basketball I did not have the time to play it anymore. This was because basketball was just a lot more fun than baseball was to me and when I started it, I just felt like basketball was the better sport for me to since I was getting taller and a lot bigger. I still play baseball today but not as much, but I am thinking of starting to go to practice and maybe join a team again.

From Friday to Sunday I went to Tofino. It was the first trip ive been on sense summer and the first road trip we took Fiona on. we stayed at pacific sands in one of the houses it was a 3 level kinda thing with 2 bedrooms a living room and a kitchen with 2 balconies all to say it was nice and Fiona loved it. we where basically directly on the beach and was less then a 2 minuet walk away, the beach was so nice and had an amazing sunset right over the beach it was amazing and looked like a dream that I didn’t want to wake up from, the first day we where there we went to the little town centre for lunch at a place called shed and it was amazing, we went into a bookstore and I got 2 new books and one of those wreck your journal things. I also got a new clothes and new little things to bring home. even with everything I spent a lot of time with my dad and Fiona who is teething and is biting everything she can. the ride up and down where some of my favourite parts like when I fell asleep in Duncan and woke up in our drive way was amazing.

The Hennessey Venom F5 Revolutuion is a 2.7 million dollar car. The Hennessey Venom F5 Revolution is a car that is more focused for the track. On the track the car can reach speeds of up to 250+MPH (400+KPH), which is faster than the mediocre F1 car. The person who designed the Hennessey Venom F5 Revoltuion engine made it so that it has a 1,817 Hp Horsepower, a 6.6L twin Turbo V8, the max RPM of 8,000, and a Max torque 1,193. The car also has a drag coefficient of 0.39. Below is all the specifics of the car in detail. The car is also considered a Hyper car.

*Disclaimer* The piece of writing you are about to read is about my experience with public and private school, I recognize not all public school may not be exactly like the ones I have gone to and experienced, and I recognize all the private schools may not be as nice or might not have as much of a positive impact as this one. Please note I am not trying to criticize or accuse every public school of being like the ones I am about to talk about. I am also not going to mention names of schools, as that’s just messed up.

I have gone to public school for most of my life, from preschool until 7th grade. I’ve started private school here last year, in grade 8. But out of all the years I’ve spent in public school, these years so far in private school have been the best so far, maybe not for my personal and social life, as last year was a bit rough, but actual school experience wise, they have been the best 1 and a half years of school I’ve ever had. Having ADHD and autism, school and social situations have been hard. But, in public school, they don’t really give a damn about your situation, or how school is going for you individually, and they don’t really care about you specifically anyway, unless you get a good teacher. But, in general, if you have a problem, or something happens with someone else at the school, they almost will never look into what actually happened, they will just take the side of the person who is more vulnerable, and assume that the person who has the disability, like autism, is automatically responsible because they have autism, and could therefor be more likely to cause problems. They don’t care about you as an individual, they only want to help you if you are causing a problem for the school, or hurting the reputation, and they need you to stop something. In private school, not only do you have teachers who want to see you succeed, and who actually have a passion for teaching, you also get support, and if there is an issue, there is a thorough investigation to find all the details, before making an assumption about who did what. In a private school, they also have the power to expel someone if they do something too bad. In public school, they can’t really do that because you have a right to education. So with a school being able to choose who they accept, and being able to kick out anyone who they don’t want there, it provides a much better, less toxic, fairer environment. And instead of being solid and unforgiving like public school, private school can work towards a solution better. What I like to say is public school will call your parents if you do something wrong and say something along the lines of “The student needs to stop doing this, or else the student will be put under restrictions, and will not be allowed to be in class and will be kept in a separate room”, whereas a private school will call and say something like “This student needs to work on not doing this, we request/need you guys to come into the school for a meeting, and we can find and discuss strategies to work toward a solution that works for everyone”. So basically, public school says that a solution must be found or repercussions will occur, and a private school says let’s meet and work towards a solution.

Ok, so I meant to try and write a ballad of some sort that didn’t include murder. But that didn’t happen because I wasted LITERALLY 2 hours of my weekend staring at my vocabulary sheet and doing nothing. So now I’m gonna write about my dog. Yesterday we went to Beacon Hill park with my dog after getting Chipotle because I LOVE CHIPOTLE AND HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO EAT IT SINCE WE MOVED A YEAR AND A HALF AGO!!!! But we got to the bark and brought some bird seed with us to feed the ducks, but when we were feeding the duckles my dog went CRAZY. My dad used to have a dog named Baxter who was a german short-haired pointer, so he was naturally a hunting dog. He killed a duck once cuz he was a big duggie. But my dog is tiny and really scared of EVERYTHING so he was scared of the ducks the end.

If I could imagine a perfect day it would start off by waking up at a beautiful hotel or house by the beach not too late but not too early, like around 8-9 am. Then I would go and open my curtains to a beautiful sunny day. I would go eat some breakfast, like fruits such as watermelon and strawberrys and maybe some pineapple, and then i would have a waffle with some whipped cream. Then I would go change and get ready for the day, and I would go get my nails done. Then obviously I would get my hair done also, and I would go shopping and find the perfect jean shorts that fit perfectly. Then I would go back home and change for the beach. I would leave my house and walk down to the beach. I would sit and tan and eat some tru fru for a bit then I would go swimming for a little while. After that I would shower and be very tanned and put on a little summer dress and go to a restaurant with my family or friends. I would get either sushi or something with a side of ceaser salad, depending on what I would be wanting. After that, we would all go to the beach and take perfect photos with the perfect sunset. But not like a really dark sunset, kind of like the sun is still out and the sky is still blue but with a hint of pink and purple but not too much. Like it’s still light out but it’s a sunset. After that we would go back and get changed and ready for bed and I would put on some slik pjs and sit on the couch with a nice warm blanket and watch a movie. Then I would go to my bed and go to sleep immediately and have a really good sleep.

Today, I was texting with a friend, we started talking about lots of stuff, what he did on the weekend, what I did on the weekend, what are my plans for this week and later he told me that he really wants to buy a camera but he can´t because he doesn´t have any money and I said that his birthday was coming up and that he could ask his parents a camera as a birthday present. Suddenly he realized he is about to turn 16, and we started talking about everything that happened a year ago. So much has changed, a year ago.. I had a boyfriend who is his bestfriend, now we don´t even talk at all. A year ago, my friend group was amazing!! it was formed by more or less 15 girls but throughout the year we all moved to a different school (in my case I moved to another country) and the group got separated. A year ago, my hair was brown, I was at home with my family, I didn´t know what to do with my life, now I have my life organized and I figured out how I want my future to look. A year ago, my english wasn´t that good, I hated coffee, I was stressing about unnecessary stuff, etc. But, a year ago I thought that everything I did was for my best and now that I am looking back, I became a better version of myself without noticing so I came to the conclusion that, time flies and everyday I am improving even when I think I am not.

The ski trip is going to be so fun this year. This is my third year going so I am most likely just going to go down green and blue runs. The ski trip is so fun because it is on of the few times in the year I can go to snowboard. It is so fun going  fast down a green run and it is probably my favorite part because I do not fall down a lot because I have gotten used to going down fast. The worst part about snowboarding is when you do fall down because you have to pick yourself back up and try to get your momentum back. And you can not move you legs to get up like when you are skiing so you have to use your whole body to get up. I am going to try to go down a couple blues to try and challenge myself. I was originally not going to go but then I decided that it would be fun to go. I love going down the hills and feeling the cold breeze brush my face because it is such a nice feeling. It is also fun when after you have done a lot of runs and coming back and having lunch to refuel before I go back and do more runs.

My favorite restaurant is Bene Sushi. Whenever I visit Vancouver for trips or basketball tournaments and games it is basically a tradition in our family to visit this restaurant. It has the best sushi I have ever eaten in my entire life. I get the White snow roll which is lit on fire when they serve it to you and it is so good! There are also several other platters that they serve featuring lots of different Asian foods. The restaurant is located in West Vancouver just down the road from where I used to live in 2016 and it is by far the best sushi i’ve ever eaten. I also love the glowing ambient lights that they out up around the whole restaurant and the staff are super friendly. The prices are not very high which makes it even better! I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who is in the area.

Ever since I was younger I never really liked hallmark movies, I did, and I still do find them very cringey and funny to watch. Funny enough in 2018; when I was eight, my mom decided to sign me up for a hallmark movie background person in the movie “If I only had Christmas”. I had little to no idea about this. After a week or so, it turned out “I got the job”. A few days later we went to the Empress Hotel, because that’s where it was being filmed, also where my grandma was working at the time. When we got there, all around the building was campers where the main actors sleep, and in big letters on one of them said, Candace Cameron Bure. She is a pretty famous actor best known for Full House. I was so exited to know I got to meet a famous person! There was only one day of filming, and it was really easy. I remember me and the other background kids, one of them being my school friends, ran up on to a stage and had to mouth watermelon so it looked like we were singing. All this happening while Candace Cameron was standing in front of us. After that we were told to jump down from the stage and meet Candace Cameron. When we got down I was face to face with her and she complimented my hair, making me feel very special. When the filming was done, we went home, and I rushed to start watching Full House. A week later I got my paycheck and it was about $270, which was a lot for what I did. Every winter I still find that movie on Hallmark and watch it while laughing and cringing, remembering how fun it was to be in a hallmark movie.

I am so exited for the Brookes ski trip it is one of my favorite trips of the year. Last year was so fun i went for the second time so i knew a little bit more on how to ski so this time i will be much more confident going down the big hills. The one thing i am not looking forward to is waking up at five am i hate waking up early especially when yo have to go on a five hour drive on a buss with a bunch of people talking and screaming. It is all worth it when you get up to the mountain and see the beautiful slopes. One of my favorite parts of going skiing is going on the chair lifts it is so pretty when your up in the air and can see all the white snowy mountains. One of the best feelings is going into the ski shaley after a long day skiing and going to eat lunch in the restaurant or going into the coffee shop and getting a nice warm hot drink. And when your done going back to the buss and sleeping until your back in Colwood is what i like to do it passes time and after that long of a day you need it.

Going into the back nine I was feeling great. I was happy in how I played the front and I was confident. Number 10 was a par 4 so I hit my driver off the tee. I hit hit well and right down the fairway. I had about 90 yards in so I hit my 50 degree. I it it ok but still had around 15-20 pin high. I just missed my putt to the right and tapped it in for par. Hole 11 was a short par 3. It was 120 yards so I decided to hit my nine iron. I struck the ball really well and it ended up almost going in. It was about a foot from the hole so I tapped it in for another birdie. That was probably my best shot of the day. Hole 12 was a short par 5. I hit my drive perfectly down the fairway and I long had a hybrid in. I hit it good but I jut left it on the fringe to a front pin. From that spot I was still able to putt. I almost made my eagle putt but tapped it in for another birdie. So after hole 12 I was -4 par. Hole 13 was another par four. There were trees to the left and water to the right so I knew I had to hit one straight and that is what I did. I crushed on just down the right side of the fairway in a perfect spot. I ended up having a wedge in. I hit it to around 10 feet but the putt was very difficult. I was on top of a ridge and had to putt downhill to the sliding pin. I was very nervous but I hit a decent putt to 4 feet which was pretty good from where I was. I was able to save par by making the testing 4 footer which I was very happy about. Hole 14 was an another par 4. I hit my driver down the fairway and ended up having an 8 iron into the green. I hit to to around 6 feet again and made another birdie putt! Now I was at -5. The next hole was a par 5 but it was a huge dog leg right. I hit my 5 wood off the tee into a good spot. I then hit my 5 wood again to approach closer to the green. I then had a wedge shot in that I hit poorly which left my to just miss the green to the right. I had my wedge and chipped it to 4 feet and I thankfully made the slider to save par and remain 5 under par. At this point I started to get nervous because I had 3 holes left in the best round of my life. Hole 16 I hit my driver and hit a wedge in. I must of not got the right number on the range finder because I hit my ball too far and left myself with a 5o foot putt. My first putt was ok but I still left myself around 6-7 feet and it was a very hard putt. But I was super happy that I made it so make a great par. Hole 17 was a par 3 and I hit my Pitching wedge off the tee. I hit it a little short and had a short chip shot to the green. I chipped it close again and made my putt for par. 18 was a scary hole because it was now pitch black outside. it was around 7:30 and was very dark so I couldn’t see my ball which I was very scared about. I hit my drive right down the fairway and had a putching wedge in. At this point I could not see the pin so I kinda guessed where to hit it. I ended just missing the green to the left. I chipped it to ten feet but sedly missed my par putt and made a bogey. But I was still super proud of mylsef for shooting 69 (-4) for the first time. This was easily the best day of my life and I think about this moment every day!

The ocean has always played a significant role in my life. It is both peaceful and powerful, not to mention beautiful. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to enjoy the ocean here because the water is quite cold. Nevertheless, I love everything related to the ocean; I find learning about marine life fascinating. My favourite animals, such as turtles, whale sharks and stingrays, also live in the ocean. I think sharks and sharks are so beautiful but misunderstood, more specifically sharks because of all the movies made about them and stingrays are made out to be animals that only care about stinging you just because the word “sting” is in their name. Even just sitting on the beach and watching the waves gives me endless joy. Especially when you can see whales playing in the distance which isn’t rare here. I grew up around the ocean due to my family travelling a lot so perhaps that’s why I have so much love for it. I wish I got to swim in it more but it makes it all the more exciting when I swim again. It’s weird because I am super scared of the lake since it’s so murky and I’m always scared of something grabbing me from underneath yet I feel so safe in the ocean and am never nervous about a shark or anything else grabbing me.

One of my favourite things to do is make miniature kits. In my free time, I really like making these DIY miniature sets. I like it because it’s really fun to assemble and it always comes out really cool. They always include a working LED light which makes the finished product so much cooler. So far I have made an; art studio, a cafe, a bakery, and a bookshop. I have collected them on my bookshelf. Sometimes I turn on the lights as a night light and they look like I am looking into a real shop because they are so detailed. My favourite part is assembling the lights, making books, and making furniture. I especially like making cabinets and furniture with cushions. However, my least favourite thing is making flowers because they are really messy and they never turn out good. I also HATE working with wire. Not like the electrical wire, but like the metal wire that I use to make railings, chair legs, and baskets. They come bent so it is difficult to make them straight, they are IMPOSSIBLE to glue together, and they always end up uneven, even if I measure them a million times before cutting. Anyways, currently, I am working on a chocolate factory that has a ton of gears and stuff. The thing I really like about this one is that it doesn’t require glue. the pieces just snap together and stay like that. But for this, you need very precise measurements made by lasers. Overall, I love everything miniature. Thank you for reading! (you should get me some) (I might make one for you) 

When I am older, I would really like to travel or even live somewhere tropical. I want to tan on a boat all the time and I want to wake up and go look out to the beach from my balcony. I want to go shopping a lot and visit new places and stores. I want to be really tanned all year and my hair to always be how it is in the summer. I do sometimes want to see snow but not have no snow and just be cold. Like this year it hasn’t snowed yet and it is just cold and gloomy outside. I also just want to travel honestly, sometimes tropical but maybe other times it could be a ski resort. But mostly tropical.

This Christmas my family and I went to Mexico for Christmas. It was our first time going somewhere hot for Christmas but I enjoyed it. I spent a lot of time in the sun with my family and playing volleyball with my cousins. I also loved walking on the beach and hanging out with other people at the resort at night. When I got back I also did lots of winter activities here like ice skating, looking at Christmas lights and hanging out with family friends. With my family we also made gingerbread houses and decorated for Christmas before we left and decorating is one of my favourite parts of Christmas. Next Christmas I am hoping that my family goes to the East coast to see the rest of my extended family. I really like going there for Christmas because it really is like a winter wonderland with all the snow and trees, I think that is my favourite place to be for Christmas.