…AcRosS ThE DiStAnCe…

Poem…

Moving Away

The minute you’re told, you really don’t care,

But as the year goes by you’re preparing yourself to cry. You don’t want to ruin the moment, so you hold your tears and won’t let the knot in your throat explode.

But when the time has arrived, and everything is in a box,

is you know there is no turning back.

Then you realize all you wanted to do but you never did.

And now it’s too late because you’re sitting on the plane with all those things in your head and your tears running down your face.

You go towards another direction as I stay here, sitting,

staring at the window wondering if I’ll ever see you again.

A tear comes down my check and plops into my mouth, but then I ask myself if this is the end. My answer is no because I might see you again.

I wrote this poem and I would like to dedicated it for all of those who are leaving I hope that you like it.

P.S. I won’t be writting as often as before because were in summer and we wrote a post per week, but I will continue writting Enjoy!

Its life…

I read a few posts of the end of school year. I’m quite sad right now to see how many wonderful people are leaving. These people, although sometimes you’re not like best friends, they make a difference. As the years go by, an when you’re probably married with children, you’ll look back at those yearbooks you kept and while flipping the pages you’ll see all of those signatures and comments your friends wrote to you. Maybe when you look at one you’ll be like “What?” You probably won’t remember those inside jokes or anything that was so meaningful to you back then, but now they were washed away with time. But you know what? As sad as it is, that’s life. There is this quote I really like. I don’t know who wrote it, but I would like to share it with you. “Many people will walk in and out of your lives, but only true friends will leave footprints in our heart.” Yes, we will meet new people at other schools, college, business, work, everywhere, but only those who were special to us at some point in life we will remember. Later on, in life, you’ll take out all of those album pictures you store, blow the dust out of them and open it. You’ll find pictures that will revive memories that were buried and maybe you’ll be able to remember as if it were yesterday. You see that picture where you were holding a tooth in your hand and going back to those years and remember that was your first tooth that fell. Later on, you’ll walk up to a mirror probably notice wrinkles showing up and trying all those anti-wrinkle creams and wishing to be a child again. You might have a bag with significant things in it and when you reach in the bag you’ll put out something, maybe that B.F.F.E. bracelet or some other bracelet that for some reason you weren’t suppose to take it off until it was the correct time to take off. There is always those small details in life that will spice it up, so instead of being just boring life it will be LIFE!! We will forget those details eventually, but there will always be new ones. But that is life you live it and die, but what happens in between is up to you. There’s no choice if you want to die, eventually you will. But HOW you live it and what you choose to do with it is your choice, so JUMP, SCREAM, CRY, LAUGH, LOVE…etc. Life is full of colors and each represents something for each one. For example, red, for me, represents love, so use all of your colors don’t leave life just as a simple black and white. It is the end of school year for most of us, many are happy and many are sad depends on your situation, but this isn’t THE END. Just remember to keep in touch with those who you want and maybe later on you can meet again and catch up with those new stories we will have to tell each other. Many close friends will be leaving, but all those memories and good times are for us to keep them locked in our heart. Good luck for all of those who are leaving! I will miss you a lot…♥♥♥ “Live the life you love, love the live you live”- Bob Marley.♥♥♥

…ReSpEcT…

I know this post is off topic according to what I have been blogging, but I just wanted to share this experience with you.  Yesterday, as I was changing myself in the bathroom a mother of two little girls came in. When she saw that both of the bathrooms were occupied because my sister and me were changing she started, not screaming, but in a very annoying and disrespectful way to tell us things. My sister and I always change on our dancing lessons place on Wednesday because we start at 4 p.m. and we get out of school at 3 p.m., so there is no way we can go home to change. This lady came in furious telling us that we should change in another place, that those bathrooms were not to for us to change, and that our parents probably were like us, disrespectful, according to her because they did show us how to be polite. I just stayed quite while I changed. Those bathrooms were for could anyone to use in the building and they change there. She also said that her little girl needed to go to the bathroom and that we were taking her daughter’s rights. Then I thought to myself, “I also have rights and I have the right to change in a private environment were I know no one will be watching.” Then I heard her daughter, oldest one, who was about 3 years old, peeing where you wash your hands. I thought that was just so disgusting and I mean, I know, the bathrooms where occupied, but there was also other bathrooms in that building. I was shocked at what she did. When I finished changing I came out.

 I told her in polite way, “Excuse me lady, but please don’t say my parents don’t teach me respect and don’t talk bad about them when you even know them. “

“I didn’t say anything about your parents,” she answered.

This really annoyed me because she was lying and she could’ve just told the truth. But what she said right after that made want to hit her, of course I didn’t.

         “I just want your parents to see what kind of daughter they have.” She said.

I took this as an insult. I felt I was going to pull out her hair and she make learn a lesson.

         “Just for your information my parents are really proud of me.” I replied really angry.

         “Respect Me,” she said.

         No, you respect me. You can’t insult me in that way. You don’t even know me.”

         I was really angry at her and my voice each time was getting to the point were I was going to start screaming, but I was able to control myself. The discussion kept on going and she started raising her voice almost screaming at me. Then she was walking out the door and she kept arguing.

I just simply told her,” I don’t have to argue with you over this I just wanted you to have respect over my family and I and maybe you could set an example for your kids instead of just letting them pee in the sink.”

After that she left. I was so angry at that point, but I thought that if maybe she would’ve come in the bathroom and say something like, “Hey please I need the bathrooms because my daughter needs to use it.” I probably would’ve gotten out let them in and then go back to change. But the way she came in saying that was unbelievably disrespectful towards a child or anybody and I had the right t defend my family.Respect-Kelly Clarkson

MaNuEl AnToNiO..

As you already know, I love the beach. Luckily, I was able to go to Manuel Antonio, one of Costa Rica’s most beautiful beaches. I went to Manuel Antonio for the 8th grade trip and stayed three days. During those three days we did several activities. We left school at 6 a.m. When traveling we made a stop to use the bathrooms. The first activity we did was canopy and superman zip line. There were two groups, one for the ones who chose canopy and the others who chose superman zip line. I chose canopy because in superman zip line you throw yourself laying down on your stomach looking down, so I didn’t choose it because I am afraid of heights and I get dizzy when I look down. Canopy was awesome, since it was my first time I had ever done it I had no idea how it would feel. In order not to get vertigo, I just saw things at my eye level because if would’ve looked down I probably would have chickened out. All I could see were the top of the trees and I could feel the cool breeze on my face and the faster I went the more breeze I felt. Also I could hear the noise the zip line made as you went through it. It was a great experience. The only thing I didn’t like was that it was too sunny so it was really hot and I was sticky because I was sweating. After that we went for a hike. Then we ate lunch at that same place and there was a buffet. Later we went to see the animals which I thought was boring, but then we went to a maze that was made of plants. It was really cool and the best part was that since it had sprinklers you got wet, so that refreshed me. After all those activities we got back in the bus and arrived at the hotel around 6 p.m. In the night we ate dinner and then got in the pool. The next day our room didn’t woke up until 6:58 and we were leaving around 7:15. The reason me and my roommates didn’t woke up was because the teachers forgot that there were students on our room and thought that there were other guests, so we didn’t get our wake up call. We showered fast and ate breakfast. Again, we got on the bus and went rafting. This I had also never done it and I was very excited about it. At first we got some instructions of what should we do when some falls to the river, how to pull them back on the boat, and stuff like that. Later it was time to get on our boats. There was to be 3 boys and 2 girls on each boat, plus a teacher (in some boats) and a guide. Rafting was really fun, we got wet and we were able to get down of the boat in some places. What I didn’t like of jumping off the boat was when they pulled you back up again because it hurts. Also we went to a waterfall and it was really cool because almost everyone got in. After rafting we ate lunch which was like salad. Then we went back in the bus again and the whole trip to get back to the hotel was raining. When we got to the hotel we had two choices, you could either stay at the hotel or go to the beach. Of course, I chose to go to the beach like the majority of the students. In the beach, some played soccer, others played american football and other just hung out. I just hung out and got in the beach with my friends and we took a lot of pictures. Then we went back to the hotel, ate dinner and went to sleep. The next and last day we were separated in two groups and while one did community service the other one went to the beach and then we switch. I was in the group that went to the beach first. I had lots of fun and I got in the sea. Later we did like 20 minutes of community service which was cleaning the trails. After we went for a walk until we got to the restaurant were we where going to eat lunch. We had lunch first then the other group. After eating lunch we went back to the hotel, took a shower and packed our stuff to get back home. The trip back home was rainy. We arrived at school around 6 p.m. Manuel Antonio was a great experience and I learned things such as rafting and canopy and I had a great time. I hope to go back there one day.                

Watching movies

Watching movies is a way of entertainment. For me, it is not exactly my “passion,” but is something that I enjoy doing. When there is nothing to do or nothing to watch on the TV, I usually search for the channels that have movies such as HBO, Cinemax, or Cinecanal. Not always there is a good movie, but you can keep searching on other channels to find a movie. Movies that have a good plot keep you hooked on and makes you want to finish it, but if the movie were bad then you would probably change the channel. Also movies that have like sequels need to have an interesting plot for you to go see the next one. These kinds of movies sort of need to say on topic for you to understand, but they need to have some sort of twist so it can be interesting. You can watch movies on TV, rent them, or go to the movies. I really prefer going to the movies because for me its better since it is dark, there’s a big screen, and the sound is better. One thing about going to the movies is that sometimes there are too many persons and sometimes they like to bother and I really hate it when there is like a small child sitting behind me because they place their feet on the back of my seat and start moving it back and forth. I don’t like it because I can’t see the movie focused because I’m there thinking when is this child going to stop. And sometimes it is just too much and I can take, so I turn around and tell their parents or the child to stop. Some people prefer to stay at home because their house is a comfy place and they can make popcorn and you can stop the movie if you missed something. Also sometimes it is better to just stay home because you’re tired and it’s raining. I like to watch movies either at home or going to the movies, but I prefer going to the movies because I just like to get out of my house because sometimes I am so bored at home. Either way I like it and it’s a way for me to entertain.                                  

Freedom of Speech

In my opinion, freedom of speech is where you can express your thoughts and opinions without getting in trouble. It’s interesting that Ms. Rumford has posted this question because recently in U.S History we have been talking about this topic since we have been seeing the Bill of Rights. I believe that you should be able to express yourself without having any consequences, but if you were to like post it in a public site you should do it respectfully. What I mean by respectfully is when you don’t use bad words because if you were to criticize someone using bad words it can become offensive and then you can have problems with that person. But if you do it respectfully you should also back up your thoughts and say why you think that way. This is helpful to see your perspective and for example when criticizing someone, this person can change the bad things you don’t like. Also when having freedom of speech I believe that you can create a campaign such a campaign for peace. Also there are objects and symbols that represent these. I think that you should have the right to speak what you think because as you all know we are not the same and we have different opinions such as in what we like and what we don’t like. Also we have our reasons. I also think that if we never speak up then the world would be too boring and you’ll never get to see others people point of view and by seeing this you can realize how they can also have a point that is true but they see it in a different perspective. By seeing this you can also change your mind. If you never see other points of view then you wouldn’t be that open-minded and allows you to discuss other points of view.