Day 1

   After sitting on the plane for almost a day, we finally arrive at St. Petersburg through the flight from Taipei to Singapore to Moscow and to the final destination. Along the way to the hotel we’re living, which is called Hotel Derovaski, I’m impressed by the Russian’s architecture and the beautiful view. We’re pretty lucky because the weather today is really nice, about 3 or 4 Celsius, and the sky is clean with bright sun. Usually, the temperature would be below zero. There are several memorials, and each of which has their own amazing history. The first impression I have for Russians are that both men and women are super tall, and we’re like dwarfs to them; Russian women are really beautiful and attractive; also, Russians always sound pretty aggressive which is the result for being a communist country for such a long time; moreover, they’re pretty strict, which can be seen from the experience that when we’re shopping at the supermarket, we have to put our bags in lockers outside. While going through the x-ray checking, we have to take off our shoes and take out the computers from the bags! The hotel we’re living is probably the smallest one that I’ve ever lived, and the room is so tiny that when three people are in there, the suitcases won’t be able to open. From the outside, the hotel looks small, however, it’s long on the inside. There are lots of halls crossing together, which is like a maze. There are only a small portion of Russians speak English, which is so inconvenient for us and it’s so hard to communicate. The first day of our trip doesn’t start pretty smooth, so I hope that everything can go well for the rest of the nine days. Russia, the mysterious country, it makes me really want to explore more about it.

St. Patrick's Day

   Today is the fourth day of the spirit week, and it’s St. Patrick’s Day, so the theme color is definitely green. After lunch, most of the seniors are busy downstairs practicing Tango, which is our opening dance. I choose not to be in the Tango group because I don’t think I can do well, and it would be really embarrassing if I danced wrong. Although I’m not doing the dance, I still go and watch how the practice goes. There are only two weeks left before the prom, and I think it would quite be a tough job for them to learn and memorize the steps well. Also, most of the steps in Tango require the showing of force, and it would look funny if one showed too excess or too less. This is the difficult part of this dance. Again, the seniors have to do the dance in such squeeze time, just like last year’s Christmas Performance. However, I think they can do a good job because we already had this kind of experience before.

High School Stereotype

  Today is the third day of Spirit week, and its High School Stereotype day. The seniors are divided into three groups, which are basketball team players, emo, and characters from a movie called “Mean Girls.” Again, the seniors have the most spirit than other classes do. Whenever taking pictures, the seniors can always fill the stage, which looks pretty impressive. Although today should be full of spirit and energy, I fall asleep in afternoon’s classes. During the first period after lunch, I’m so tired that it takes me lots of effort for my eyes to open. While others are presenting their speech, I couldn’t stand the calling from the sleep, so I fall asleep. Falling asleep directly in front of the speaker is really an impolite thing, and I’m sorry for the presenters. But I truly try my best for staying awake, it’s just I fail.

Animal Day

        Today is the second day of the spirit week, and it’s called “Animal Day.” The seniors have a theme, which is One Hundred and One Dalmatians. So, most of the seniors dress up as dogs, but we’re mistaken as cows, and that’s pretty upsetting. I not only have the characteristics of the dog, but also have a tie because the basketball teams are having a game today. Again, we’re playing against the same school as last week, and the time is still late. But, today’s weather is extremely windy that the ball we shoot can be blown away from the basket from the strong wind. However, after we run for a while, our legs and fingers are warmed up. Everyone is excited, shouting out loud and jumping up high as soon as the game ends because we win! Both the boys and the girls win the two games. YEAH! HOORAY! Finally, after so many losses, the girls get their second taste of winning. I can tell that the two coaches are definitely happy, and the girls have to keep working because we need to win more games.

Class Color

        Today is the first day of the spirit week, which is class color day. I think the seniors participate the most because almost the whole class wears red. My eyes are sore throughout the whole day because I didn’t have a good sleep yesterday. Again, I slept on my chair rather than on my bed, so I can’t rest well. As for result, both my eyes and spine are uncomfortable. Originally, I decide to go back home and have a sleep right after practice. However, as I finish practicing basketball, I feel I’m not tired at all. So, I stay and finish the AP Calculus homework with other seniors. As I’m getting closer to finishing the worksheet, my mind is so happy that I shout out “YEAH!” as soon as I’m done. Exercising is really the best way to help you recover from tiredness.

Kaoshung Trip

     Today is the last day of the three days Kaoshung family trip. My mother, my brother, and I went to a town called Mei-Nung today and made our own umbrellas. Mei-Nung is famous for the paper umbrellas, and there are various kinds of drawings on each umbrella. After finish making the umbrellas, we went downstairs and shopped for a while. We bought one pretty umbrella, and my brother and I decided that we can take it to Canada. It must be really cool when seeing such traditional stuff in a foreign country. I also got to see many kinds of toys that I played when I was two or three years old, which I seldom see nowadays. This trip is really fun because I not only got to go to the amusement park, but also had a chance to learn how to make my unique umbrella. Moreover, Kaoshung’s weather is always sunny and people are passionate, which make me want to move and live there.

PD Day

  Today is PD day, which usually should be day-off for students, but I still go to school to take the AP Calculus AB practice exam. I didn’t really prepare for the exam, thus I think it’s pretty difficult. Moreover, I think that I wouldn’t get a good score on this exam even though I already tried my best. After around three and a half hour of torturing, I finally got back home. Originally, I planned to stay at school and do some homework. However, I think that I really needed to relax after the long test. As for result, me and my family went to the movie theater and watched “I am Number Four” at night. There are lots of fighting scenes that contain supernatural powers in the film, so I think it’s really cool. After watching the movie, I have only one thought, which is this film is just like the combination of both Superman and Transformers. The whole movie is pretty exciting, and I bet one would never fall asleep. I really recommend people to go watch this thrilling movie as soon as possible; it’s pretty good.