"I'm Still Here" Tribute to the anonymous girl

Dear anonymous girl,

           I must start off by saying thank you.  Thank you for writing and helping us understand and learn about what had happened to you and your people.  You were very brave even though the conditions you had to live must have been very difficult. Your stories about sneaking food out because of how hungry you are shows us the difficulty of finding food.  The stories you had told through your diary have helped so much to understand you and try our best to create a better place now.  Once again thank you.

Home

Home may be that place where you live or place that makes you feel good.  A house literally is a place where you live or stay most of the time. I feel like home really is a place where you are comfortable and feel like you can be pretty much as weird as you want. Another thing that home should feel like is safe.  Sometimes home is your own house or maybe your friend's house it can be anywhere that you feel safe and have the feeling of just being yourself.  This shows that some people may have multiple homes and that doesn't mean that you live in those homes.  I feel like a house is the building where you live and home is somewhere where you feel safe and comfortable.

Pictures

Pictures are like memories that are frozen in time, here are a few that show some of my favorite memories.

First Holy Communion

 

This picture shows the priests, and the communicants, which I am apart of.  This was taken on January 21, 2018 the day of our First Holy Communion.  I found it important to me because it was a big step in my faith and I find my faith very important.

Basketball

This is my basketball team of the Winter 2017. We may not of taken that many wins but I'm pretty sure we all can agree we all had fun.  

Dance

This picture is of me and my friend right before we preformed our dance.  I feel like dance has been and still is a big part of my life.  Especially since I have been doing it since I was 5.  Dance has helped me get happy when I am down and just have fun.

Songs

We all have songs that mean something to us so here are a few that either describe me or mean something to me.  If you would like to listen to any of the songs just click on the link which is the name of the song.

1) Stronger - Hillsong Worship

This song is on of my favorite Christian songs.  I choose a Christian song because my faith is very important to me and church and my religion is a big part of me.

2) Silence - Marshmello ft. Khalid

I chose this song because I personally struggle with stepping out of my comfort zone, mostly speaking up about something.  This song shows me that I have to speak up and step out of my comfort zone.

3) Mirror - Lil Wayne ft. Bruno Mars

I feel like Mirror is a very powerful song with a lot meaning behind it. This song really shows how you are the only one that knows what you're hiding or what you are feeling on the inside, no matter how much you say that others understand just by looking at you.

4) Human - Christina Perri

This song I feel like everyone can relate to at some point in their life because it shows that none of us are perfect because we are humans.  We all make mistakes and can't always be the way we or others want us to be.  

5) Titanium - David Guetta ft. Sia

This song represents when I feel strong and in a way unstoppable.  I normally can take criticism and still be strong.  It shows that when people may try to bring me down I won't let them get to me and change me or break me down.

All these songs mean a lot to me or represent me in some way.  I know that at least for me music is a big part of me and means a lot to me.

Creative Writing

Outside the cabin, the wind howled through the trees, while inside, the old woman's fire was nearly out.  The fire little but bright, the embers blowing high in to the sky with the wind.  But no one knew the magic of the embers. The ember touched a bird and turned it to a fiery bright phoenix and one would touch a wolf and turn it into a wolf of fire.  Anything touched by the ember of the old woman's fire would into something mystical.  The magical embers wanted a human to control and turn in to a  one who can bend the element of fire.  They wanted to take over the whole world and gain complete power.  The only thing that can save the world from was the embers is the mystic water.  The only way to get the mystic water is to touch one ember to water but it must only be one ember.  The woman woke up and noticed the mystical beasts assembling around the fire.  The women notices it reminds her of one of her witch books she did not think was telling any truth.  She runs to the book and sees how to make the mystic water and gets the water.  But the second she opened her door the embers came closer causing her to slam the door but notices a couple of embers made it in she manages to slip one of them into the water.  The water starts to glow and she goes to the book and reads that she had to pore the water on the fire.  She decides to open the window and throw the bottle into the flames before anything was able to get to her and the flame goes out and with a glow everything goes back to normal.

Regionals 2017

Over my Winter Break I went to a conference for church called Regionals.  Regionals was honestly a really good experience for me.  The conference lasted 4 days and was at a retreat site in Michigan.  I mean even the bus ride there was fun whether it was the movie playing or that guy dancing in the back of the bus right before we arrived.  At the conference site we would have these talks surrounding the main idea which was Strength in Weakness and had a pastor talk to us for an hour and twice a day for the 2 full days we were there, which I know sounds boring but really wasn't.  After the talks we would have small group discussions which is where I met my 4 newest friends, I already miss them :(.  We would have some time to just go do whatever we want, we could go hang out in the gym or the cabins or just take a nap.  We also had worship before the talks which was a time where we all just sang together with 6 people leading by playing an instrument and/or singing.  The food there was alright but I mean it's food and we could get as much as we want of it.  The final day was pretty sad honestly after the service it was just people taking pictures and giving out their number, yes I was one of those people, but that day we, my small group, decided to all sit together for lunch and after that our leaders had gone to say bye to their friends and we all hung out till it was time to leave.  We also had a sendoff to our Achens, priests, and multifamily wouldn't be able to make it the next confrence .  In the end I want to say that Regionals has helped make new friends and grow in my faith so I can't wait for Regionals 2018.

Spider-Man Homecoming Review

I would say that Spider-Man Homecoming was one of the best movies superhero stories I've seen.  In my opinion it had that good humor of the teen Peter Parker, the character behind Spider-man. Even though it may not have the best fight scenes, in my opinion, it makes up for that with the story.  This movie would be a good choice if you like a nice comedy that still has that superhero feel.  If you also enjoyed Deadpool you would probably enjoy because it has a similar feel but more kid friendly.  In conclusion, I would give this movie a 8/10 because I feel like there are better movies but it's pretty high up on my list.