MYP4 English 9

As a grade 9 student, the excitement for the Pro-D days is palpable. Its not just another day off from school; its an opportunity to recharge, reflect, and do whatever I want!

Primarily, Pro-D Day means a break from the usual routine of classes. No tests, no teachers, and no uniforms. First off, the freedom of not having to follow the schedule is incredibly liberating. No rushing between classes, no homework to stress over, and no tests waiting for me. Instead, I get to focus on things I am genuinely interested in. This Pro-D Day, I am having a party with some of my close friends, its going to be fun!!!!!

Pro-D Day allows for some much-needed time to reflect. With the first few months of school year behind me, it is a perfect time to think about my goals and what I want to achieve moving forward. I plan to set aside some time to consider how I can improve in my studies and what steps I can take to make the rest of the year even better.

In conclusion, I am overly excited for Pro-D Day on Friday because it offers a break from routine and a chance to dive into my interests, connect with friends, and explore new opportunities!

I always wanted to go to New York so when my parents told me we where going to New York I was so excited . I arrived at 3 am to New York and there was light everywhere event though it was 3 am and it was so lonely the street where empty . Now that I think about it I have never walked so much in my life. I remember my family got scammed by some group of people when we wanted to go visit the Statue of Liberty we wanted to stand where the statue was but the people who was going to take us didn’t say that we only passed by the statue so that was kind of sad . It was so shocking how New York is so full people like everywhere I went it was full. One thing that a I remember is that the subways smelled horrible also there were really dirty and there were a lot of rats that was really disgusting. Also it was so cold like I couldn’t feel my face there was so much wind that my nose was so red but I did really enjoy New York I would definitely come again .

The tale of falling asleep.

I went to bed late yesterday because I wasn’t tired. I watched relaxing videos on my phone for a while. After that, I still wasn’t very tired so I went upstairs to the living room where my mom was watching something on the TV. She was watching a doctor’s show. I joined her on the couch and we watched the movie. My dad was doing his Duolingo in another room. Halfway through the episode, my mom got bored and went on Facebook to post photos of mushrooms she took. A while later my came and joined us. I looked at the time on my mom’s phone and realized it was kind of late. So, I went downstairs to try and fall asleep again. I wasn’t really tired still so I considered going back upstairs until I was. But then I remembered how I was always really tired in the morning. So, I got in bed and got comfy. About 20 minutes later I was still not asleep and I was getting hot. I shifted my position a couple of times but the only thing that was doing was pushing my blanket off of the bed. A while later my back was getting really uncomfortable. So, I ended up sleeping parallel to my pillows. Only then was I able to fall asleep 50 mins after I got in bed.

I made apple pie because I was hungry but it ended up taking 4 hours to make. I started baking at 10 am and was done by 4:30. I was very upset because I messed it up then my dad fixed it then it had to sit for an hour but my dad went golfing so it sat for 3 hours maybe longer and when It was done sitting and the filling and stuff was made it had to bake for another hour. I made cookies with the left over crust so they needed to be taken out after 40 mins baking then another 20 for the actual pie and then when it was done it had to cool for another hour so it wouldn’t be yucky and burn my mouth when I ate it so I ordered sushi and watched modern family till it was done and in my opinion it turned out very good the apple bits are just very big so for next time I will cut them smaller. this weekend I’m baking cookies and maybe carrot cake because I found carrot cake mix at Tillicum and its my mommys favourite so it would be a nice treat for her when she’s tired after work

Since I was little my family has a tradition about all the mornings in my families birthdays. What the tradition is about is that the day of my families birthdays the whole family wakes up the one who is turning years with a cake of donuts which was just donuts of krispy kreme and singing the happy birthday song, and then for breakfast we would have does donuts. That tradition started with me saying to my family when I was little that I wanted donuts for my birthday and since that day every birthday I had have and my brothers had have had been with my parents waking us up and surprising us with some donuts for breakfast. All thought we know what is going to happened when we wake up on our birthdays we never change that tradition and we like doing that, so its now a tradition of my family. Now every year I know that my family will be waking me up singing happy birthday and bringing me donuts to eat for breakfast, this year I am not with my family so my birthday will be without my parents and without having my parents and brothers singing me the happy birthday and bringing me donuts so that makes me a little sad because I never had a birthday without my family and that makes me scared but I will be with my friends and I know I will have so much fun with them this year.

I am currently reading a novel called Oryx and Crake. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic world with most of humanity being wiped out due to a man-made pandemic. Jimmy (snowman) and Crake are both in love with Oryx. Crake and Jimmy baisically fight to win over Oryx throughout the story and they are both jelous when they see the other talking to her.

“Immortality,” said Crake, “is a concept. If you take ‘mortality’ as being, not death, but the foreknowledge of it and the fear of it, then ‘immortality’ is the absence of such fear.” (Page 303)

This Quote by Crake shows his philosiphical views of life and death. He suggests that true immortality isn’t exactly about living forever, but it is mastering how to eliminate the fear and anticipation of death.

Halloween, Halloween is one of the two favorite times of the year because its a magnificent blend of creativity and haunted actions. The excitement of putting up decorations, the fun in scaring people, and the joy of eating chocolate and candy with your friends all contribute to the experience. Plus, its the time to embrace the spooky spirit that scares most people. To me, the whole season of fall – putting up decorations, going to parties, and spending time with friends- it can just be such a magical season. But so can Christmas. Christmas is a wonderful and magical time, kind of like Halloween, but not really. Some of the best thing about Christmas is that it brings food, family, and joy all together. Christmas isn’t just about those things; it’s also about putting up a tree and getting to put decorations up, as well as placing gifts under the tree to give to family. Although the feeling of waking up christmas morning and looking outside at the fresh snowfall is something truly magical, nothing could replace it.

In late August, I was in New York City with my parents. It was a normal day for me, I had been out in SoHo for almost the entire day, and we had just left our hotel to head to a resturant in Eataly. As we were walking, a blonde lady hurried past us in the opposite direction. As soon as she passed, my mom stopped, turned around, and unsure of who it was, asked me “Isn’t that Jenny Humphrey from Gossip Girl?”

As soon as we realised it was her, we turned around to see her quickly walking into a store. By the time we caught up to where she had entered two other people had also noticed her. When she came out, I asked for a photo and we had a short conversation before more people recognized her.

October is probably one of the best seasons ever! (In my opinion) the weather gets so nice and cool, which means it’s finally time to wear sweaters and have pumpkin spice everything. The leaves change to all those pretty colours, and it just feels so cozy outside. Plus, there’s Halloween! Which is super fun with all the spooky decorations and dressing up in costumes. I also love October because it’s my birthday! I was supposed to be born on November 15^th, but I decided I wanted to be born on October 31st which is also coincidentally my mom’s favorite day of the year. I get to celebrate with my friends and family, have a party, and dress up. I never really go tricker treating. Yes, I could but I would rather spend time with my family. Unpopular opinion I don’t really like candy, so it works out for me. October is the perfect mix of fall vibes and birthday excitement!

My mother and I went to Ontario this summer to visit family, the day we got there at 3 am, and that same day my cousins and I went to an aquarium honestly it was pretty cool the day after we went on a wine tour, late that afternoon we (my cousins and i) went ziplining over Niagra falls I gave my mom my sunglasses to hold on to, we came back to the top where we were all SUPPOST to meet but my mother had left to go to a 3-day meeting WITH my sunglasses. That night we went for pizza and went into a haunted house it was really fun I enjoyed it a lot! it was a long drive back and when I got there I went straight into the house, walked up both flights of stairs, got ready for bed, and slept in my jeans.

 

In July of 2024, I was in Los Angeles with my parents. We had just come back from Universal Studios, and decided to charge our car. We pulled over to a supercharging station on Sunset Blvd, which is one of the busiest Tesla Charging Stations in LA. We arrived to a a green cybertruck already charging and line of 5 cars waiting to charge, so we decided to wait. After about 5 minutes, we heard yelling outside, a woman had decided to charge her car in a wheelchair spot without having a permit to be parked there. This guy got out of his car and started yelling really rude things at the woman, obviously if a middle aged man is yelling at a 20 year-old, people want to know what’s the problem. 3 other people which were in line and the 2 people who were in the cybertruck all got out of their cars started to yell at the man, which turned into an argument.

Now I was lowkey scared while sitting in my car because, not to sterotype but it’s America and it’s legal to have a gun in your trunk, so I was telling my parents that we should go, but they insisted we stay. After heated banter between the guys, and the woman who was parked in the wrong place had left, one of the guys started to throw hands. I can’t even remember this in full detail but the next thing I remember is someone else in the corner of the charging lot, trying to punch air. After a few people left to go somewhere, and us finally getting a charging spot, I see the man looking in his trunk and putting a gun in his pocket. Inititally I didn’t even know it was a gun until after the police came and other people who were parked closer to him told the police that he had a gun. Shortly after, the police came and my dad gave a brief description of the man and showed a video of him, and the argument that happened. We never found out if the man ever used the gun, and by the time we left the green cybertruck was still charging with nobody inside.

It was a Wednesday, May 16th if I remember correctly. It was a normal day at school, I can’t say I was very liked, and I had restrictions on my computer and stuff. So I can’t say it was a very good day, but every single day went like this, so I just did my work all day, and kept to myself. The only thing that was different about that day was that I had an appointment with the doctor right after school, but it was right after school ended, so I had to do the appointment right after school was over, in one of the extra rooms. I had the appointment, in which I expressed my frustration with the current state of my life, so I left angry and sad. I had ridden my bike to school that day, which meant I had to ride it home. So I got on my bike, and started biking home. I took the shortcut like I always did, because going down the big hill took to long and was a waste of time, because I added and extra 10 mins to my journey, and i had to bike a long time uphill to take the way I was supposed to, because that road was 2-way. So i decided to take the shortcut by the bus stop, because that road took me directly where I needed to go, and fast, even though the road was only 1-way, and I was going the wrong direction. The last thing I remember was me riding on my bike past the “do not enter” sign.

Over the summer I went to the Okanagan for a hockey camp. The camp was in Penticton. It was a really cool experience because I got to go out of Victoria and travel for over five hours by ferry and road, which I don’t get to do very often for a training camp. The place I was staying had a beach near by so we would walk around the beach for a bit every day. I didn’t stay too long because I was tired. One night for dinner we went to a wings restaurant which was the best because wings are one of my favorite foods. The hockey camp was the greatest because I learned lots of new things. It was really hot in Penticton but I was lucky because I did not have to worry about it because I was in the arena for most of the day.  Another great part about the Penticton camp was all the new people I met during the camp and all the new friends I made. One of the highlights about being in the Penticton camp was that I became friends with one of the coaches who is an NCAA goalie when I was there which was awesome because I want to play in the NCAA when I graduate from grade twelve.

I have always found so much peace in London. Although they have quite a lot of crime, it is still one of my favourite, if not my favourite, city. The idea of living in Kensington sounds like the perfect life to me. I love the architecture they have as well. London’s neighbourhoods each have their distinct character, whether it’s the bohemian vibe of Camden or the upscale elegance of Kensington. London’s multicultural atmosphere, bustling markets, and endless opportunities make it a unique and exciting place to live. Ever since I visited in the summer, it’s truly all I have been thinking about. Some of my favourite movies were filmed there, such as Notting Hill, and Mamma Mia (only a small fraction of it was filmed there). I also love the amount of opportunities it brings. They have some of the most prestigious universities as well. In the end, living in London sounds perfect.

Since I was 8 years old, I knew that I wanted to be a doctor. It all started when I went to Brazil to visit my family. My aunt she is a derma-pathologist that one day asked me to go with her to the lab because she didn´t have the time to leave me at home. When I entered that place, everything was ABSOLUTELY amazing, the samples, the materials, EVERYTHING! and I wanted to know more about it even though I couldn´t understand anything the doctors explained to me. Now that I´m older and I know more stuff than I did 7 years ago, everything about medicine started to make more sense to me, I started to understand it and I also started to have that sense of wanting to know more and more. Additionally, I´ve always liked to see people feel good like, it makes me feel sad when someone is sick and I don´t know what to do, I want to help but I just do not know how. That is SO frustrating. Right now, I still don´t know what especialization I´m going to do because there are so many! Maybe neurosurgeon? I don´t know, the only thing I am sure about is that I want to be a great doctor that cures their patients and does a good job, that is my goal and I am determined to accomplish it.

Outer Banks is one of my favorite shows that i have watched. The show is about a group of friends that live a beachy kind of living off the lands life and they go on a adventure to find gold. The film is filled with drama action and cliff hangers. There was originally  3 seasons but on October 10th they dropped a season 4 this made me so happy and i am so excited to watch it. My plan for the weekend is to have my friends over and watch three or four episodes with them or until we get cant watch anymore. I have waited almost 1 and a half years to watch it that is why i am so exited to see it.

 

It all started on September 22nd in Kamloops bc, it was a sunny day. I woke up early that day because I had a rugby tournament. So I got ready in the hotel room I shared with some of the girls in my team. I skipped breakfast because I didn’t wake up on time. I got on the bus with my team and some of the older girls from the league. We listened to music to get ready, and we finally got there. There were so many tents, there were teams from Edmonton and Toronto, all of the rugby teams in bc were there! It was a massive event. So we got ready at like 9.am and started warmup at like 10.am, our first game was at 10.30am. It all started pretty decent, we got tries, they got tries, everything was going great. We had the ball, then someone in my team got tackled, so I got into the ruck ( if you don’t know what a ruck is, it’s when you get over the person who got tackled to protect the ball so the other team doesn’t get it ) in rugby when you go into a ruck the other team is allowed to push you off, to get the ball. So when I got into the ruck another girl tried to push me off, instead, she slammed her head against mine. After that game my head started hurting, but it was sunny out so I just thought it was because of that , so I chose to ignore it. Then we had an hour break to eat and stuff. So I lied down and chilled with my friends. Then it was time for warmup again, my head still hurt a lot. We did a drill were I had to hit bags and get through, but every time i hit a bag my headache kept getting worse. It was time for my second game. I had the ball, and I was running, until I got tackled. I remember my head hitting the ground and I also remember her stepping on my head. After that I can only remember standing up confused. Then I remember crying, and then I remembered were I was and who I was with, then everything turned back to normal. Until my eye started twitching really fast, so they took me to the medical tent and asked me some questions, they knew they had to take me to the hospital. My friend’s mom offered to drive me because my friend hurt her wrist. So I got to the hospital, the doctor asked me some question and I saw some friends that also got injured. After I got back from the hospital, I made it in time to watch the last game. And that is how I got my concussion.

I have 11 pillows on my bed, 10 stickers above my bed frame, 9 bags on the walls, 8 vinyls hanging in patterns, 7 necklaces hanging from the walls off thumbtacks, 6 pink monster cans among the other 30 I have, 5 lego flowers in an overly fancy vase, 4 shirts hanging over my bed, 3 belts that hang from a tiny piece of string over my door, 2 baby pictures of little me and 1 build a bear birth certificate that reads on the bottom “jordynthebomb.com” from the matching build a bears we made during the summer, as well as fairy wings, a crown and a little wand I got at the dollar store for 4 dollars and 95 cents with a Starbucks vanilla frappuccino so I didn’t have to pay 40 dollars for a tiny amount of coffee. my room also has 1 pair of old dirty converse above my closet, 1 painting ms Campbell let me take from the art room, 2 a giant blankets pinned up too my wall, 11 posters from my old school, 2 bc and Alberta licence plates, 1 cat tree for bean, 3 koolaid packs decorated with whiteout by one of my friends, 3 nerd gummy cluster bags, 4 pairs of sunglasses hanging from a flag, 1 giant chicken stuffy, 4 dried flower bouquets, and one Spiderman toy attached to my roof by a purple thumbtack.

When I was witting this I’m in my room, My dad called me for going at friday. He will come bring me, will, I need to use school bus for bring to the boat harbour, I’m not sure I can actually use it. As these day in school, I have one proplem is I can’t rember the home work. And I dont actuall cheak the massage on my computer, and I dont know the topic meaning, so I just open it some time. Most time I did not ask the teacher, door parent, it let me lose lot of fun thing. I have so bad sleep these day, I had a dream at Wedesday, I dreamed when weak up outside widow is so light, I  go see the widow, and then I see some of our chinese and outher student are line up for going outside, I ask them, they said is 2 o’cloke now, today finsh the class in a short time, I was fell my soul is out of my body, I secard and then weak up.

In the future, I hope to do many things. I want to travel, get married, make more friends but most of all, I want to become a D1 golfer. This has always been my dream and if I work hard enough I think it is achievable.  I want to be able to go to a great golf school and play in many tournaments. I’ve already been on some team trips by myself with other kids and they have been the best weeks of my life so I can’t wait to see what that would look like in College. You never know, maybe even some of my best friends will make the golf team at the same college and that would be very cool. My ideal plan would to get a full ride D1 scholarship with many privileges including sports games, food and academic. To achieve this goal, I do need to put in a lot of work. Becoming very good at your sport is not a piece of cake, it takes a lot of time, dedication and sacrifices. Something I am struggling with at the moment is knowing that you can only be a teenager once. And you have to make a decision whether you want to give up hanging up with your friends more and going out or being at the course. After the last few months I have made the choice to go for golf because that is what I really want. I want to see my name at the top. I want someone to be able to say my name and someone else say “I know who She is” because sometimes when you really want something nothing can get in your way.