Graduation Speech

I remember vividly, the day I first walked through the doors of Hynes. I was greeted by my kindergarten teacher Ms. Ng. I remember having nap time everyday after recess and Arwin never waking up.

Hynes flew by in a blink of an eye, through first, second, third, and fourth grade. Each year making a different group of friends. The best thing about Hynes was the after school program. I have so many memories with my friends and counselors who made the experience a blast.

I then started middle school. I had Ms. Moss who was an outstanding teacher because I didn't just see her as my 5th grade school teacher. Sixth and seventh grade passed by and I had the best of friends who made the days better. Then 8th grade came. I had adults during these time of years who weren't my teachers who I want to say thank you to. 

I want to say thank you to Mrs. Featherstone who I felt like I was able to talk to when I felt like things would never be the same again. She taught me that sometimes you can't handle things all by yourself and that you don't always have to be the strong person who doesn't care and lets nothing faze him what was going on out of school. 

I also want to thank Ms. Boyle for being the best rainbows leader I ever had. She was almost like a friend to me and not really a "teacher." I wouldn't have to keep anything behind doors because I could tell her anything. I could go on and on and we would laugh or she would tell me how to approach the situation. She understood me and really got to know me as who I really am and I want to say thank you. Also to my group members for listening to my life issues and stories. 

And then 8th grade began. My schedule was changed on the first day of school because I would then be transferring to a new class. I was excited but sad at the same time. I was excited because I was advancing in skill levels but I wouldn't be advancing with my friends which was a bummer. 

There were days where I was bored because I talked to no one but soon I got to know the class as a squad. I had to a custom to a new kind of group that was different than what I was used to. 

I am surprised I am saying this but I want to say thank you to Mackenna for making the class fun for me and making me laugh even though she doesn't say were friends but deep down we always make each other laugh as "frenemies." 

Finally I want to say thank you to my teachers who believed in me and pushed me further and further to accomplishing my goals in becoming smarter not just academically but also as a person.

Do You Believe in Ghosts Part 1?

       I know I do. A lot of people always say the stories I tell are fake or that they are a bunch of lies but let me tell you, it's real. 
       It all started with my great grandma. My grandma told me that her mom was a medium, someone who can see, talk, and feel the dead. There are different kinds though. My grandma told me that she received a gift that the spirits gave her, which was to be a helper of god. 
       I'm getting chills as I type this. She ended up going through a faze for a week where she wouldn't eat, she wouldn't cook, and she would stay in her room all day. I remember asking my grandma " was she going crazy?" My grandma started crying, remembering what her mom had to go through.
      She said she used to be scared because my great grandma would talk to herself and she would praise the word of god 24/7. My grandma said after a couple days she went back to normal but that she came back with this strange "new power." 
      She was able to see spirits, talk to them, and feel them. My grandma said she would hear her mom talking to them. You might think my great grandma was crazy but with everything that my family including me has experienced is even more creepy.
      "People used to come to our house everyday in Puerto Rico everyday," my grandma said. My great grandma was a "healer" she had the gift to heal people. You might think this is so not true, but my dad has been healed by her, my uncle, and my grandma. So you are going to have to call them crazy too. Stay tuned for next week if you want to know how this "power" passed on through our family such as my aunts, uncles, and dad. And also how my mom has a side to her too which is also so cool. You might get to know what I have experienced too and find out things that happen to me.

Ending a Friendship?!

        What is it like to end a friendship? Many people from my school in my grade probably remember Zack. I knew Zack since I was less than a year old because we had the same baby sitter along with five other kids. Zack became my best friend as we grew up, seeing each other everyday Monday-Friday for years. 
         Once I became 5, I started kindergarten, and I knew I wasn't going to see anybody that I grew up with anymore. On the first day of school, I went outside for recess and saw Zack. I didn't know we would end up going to the same school!
          I'd say a couple years after we kind of started drifting apart as we made new groups of friends. A lot of people said he disliked me which I thought was kind of strange. We then became friends again one day when there was a group of kids that we were hanging out with. We started talking about the memories we had growing up when we were little kids. Zack then said he would be moving. The only person from my childhood that was like a brother.

It's Complicated

          "It's complicated" is all I can say when people ask me how it works with my parents being divorced. A lot of people didn't really know my parents were separated when I was in first grade. I was living with my mom in Niles for a while at that time. 

          My parents then got back together about a year later. My parents were then having issues again and so my mom moved out for good to Chicago before 5th grade started. 

          During the time my parents were getting a divorce, my parents got share custody of me. For those who don't know what share custody is, it is when you are with a parent for half of the week and the other half of the week you are with your other parent.

          Since then I have been with my dad Mondays and Tuesdays, with my mom Wednesdays and Thursdays, and every other Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, they switch on and off. Then holidays are always confusing for me as well.

          Many don't really know what my situation is like, so when they ask, I say "it's complicated" because they wouldn't really understand what it is like to be moving back and forth and packing bags back and forth. It honestly sucks but there is really nothing a kid could do about it. So all I can say is, "it's complicated."

Where Will I Be Going This Summer?

       This upcoming summer I will be going to Wisconsin Dells with my family for a week. Originally, we were going to go on a cruise through the Caribbeans but I have a really big family for everybody to go on.The plan is two rent two cabins on a beach in Wisconsin to stay for the week.
        I am looking forward to going to Wisconsin Dells Water Park and Theme Park because I have never been there. I am also looking forward for the jet skies and water rafting.   
  
        

Baby Bunny

I like this picture of a little bunny because it looks so small and fluffy. Especially its little ears and paws.

A Tribute To A Special Person

      I would like to give a tribute to my wonderful sister who has always been there for me and was one of my best friends as a little kid. Going all the way back to letting me sleep with her because I was scared of the dark, coloring eggs on Easter morning, and staying with me when my parents weren't there. We've had lots of memories growing up together, good and bad. She taught me what life is really like in this world and what it is like to live outside of the den. She made a part of me the way I am and all I can say is thank you.