Hiya, people! It's been a while, hasn't it? This summer was awesome, partly because I literally sat in front of the computer and T.V. for most of the summer, and partly because I went to go visit family in Egypt. Hey, I'm sorry for not posting any blogs during that time, but come on, who did? Okay, so sitting in front of the T.V. and computer wasn't all that I did, aside from Egypt. I did go to the Y.M.C.A. and to Borders, because it's closing. Borders! Can you believe it? I'm so sad! But at least I have Barnes and Noble.
Egypt was fun, though I didn't have any technology for three weeks. The food was great, I was glad to see my family, and I had a great time.
So, 8th grade! Cool, yes? My last year here at this school. I'll be sad to go. Very sad. But I'll go to high school, make new friends, leave high school, go to college, make new friends, leave college, get a job, make lots of money, travel the world, and die peacfully in my sleep at a ripe old age. I know that's not gonna happen, but that's besides the point.
Anyway, it's been two years I've had this blog. Two years! Seems like just yesterday I was making the account at the computer lab! This is my last year doing this, unless I do it when I'm in high school. I might not have the time, but I hope I'll still be able to post blogs. You know, I neber wanted to be an eighth grader. One, because have you seen the math those guys have? And two...well, because I didn't treally wanna grow older. I mean, grown-ups always say to be a kid while you still can, and when I was little, I was scared. But now eighth grade is weird. I mean, when I was in third grade, the eighth graders were so tall! And now, either I'm short, or nowadays, the third graders are
tall. Personally, I'm leaning torward half and half.
Summer was plain awesome! And I know I alread said that. In May, I was sorta sad that school was over, because I wouldn't get to see my friends for the entire summer, and I wouldn't see the whole eighth grade ever again. On the bright side, at least now we'd get some room in the bus and the classes. I mean, those guys took up every avalible space! But I'll miss the eighth grade. We had some good times, though they got us in trouble more often then not. Mostly during hte end of May, I packed for my trip, though I spent a lot of time on the compter, trying to chat my friends when I could on gmail, though most of them were on Facebook.
In July, I went to Egypt to visit my family. I was so excited to see them, but in the beginnning was kinda subdued, because when you only see your cousins or aunts or uncles or grandparents once every two or three years for only two to three weeks, they sometimes feel like strangers. And when your in your home country, but can't speak their language, you feel uncomfortable, because you don't know what anyone's talking about. But I guess you adapt after a little while. One thing I
really don't like about Egypt is their treatment of animals. I mean, I guess they can't help that there's stray animals
everywhere, but on my way to Alexandrea, my uncle stopped at a...I guess you could call it a 'zoo'. The animals were
miserable. They were cooped up in too small cages, in the heat, with no water. There was wolves, lions, tigers, dogs, snakes, lionesses, birds, foxes, and so on. It was maddening, and I was
angry. We had been on the road for two hours now, and my parents, cousins, siblings, aunt, and uncle were hungry, so they bought food from the 'zoo'. To tell you the truth, so was I, but I refused to eat anything from anyplace where animals were mistreated. Here's a quote by someone else who visited one of these 'zoos':
"I am English and I visited a Cario 'Zoo' last year with my Egyptian husband. When I mentioned how badly the animals were treated, not only by the staff, but also by other visitors, his only comment to me was 'they're only animals'. This, I'm afraid, is the feeling of most Egyptians when it comes to most animals in this country. they have no respect for the life of anything, even themseves, and animals come very low on the list of priorities. Don't get me wrong, I love Egypt and the people here but if you are an animal lover this place is not for you." I competley agree with this person. The nerve of that man! Does he perhaps think that because they're animals they don't have feelings?! Hmph.
Anyway, other than that, I enjoyed my stay. My grandmothers are
excellent cooks, so it was awesome. But now I have to wait a long time till I go back. Maybe I'll do a blog on my stay in Egypt....
In July, I went to the Y.M.C.A. a lot, and I watch T.V. and played the computer (no surprise). I did normal stuff kids do during the summer. Pretty easy month. It passed by so quickly....sigh. I also read lots of books and did my summer reading thingy mabob. I knew summer was almost over, so I crammed in as much sleep and fun as I could.
In August, I was sorta sad, because summer was over, and we'd have lots of homework and stuff that associates with school. But I was also fine with it, because I got to see my friends. We met up at Sparkles, which was super awesome. Debbie and Sydney were there, too.
And, well, that's it for my summer. Boring, huh? Anyway, my goals for this year is to try and raise awareness for saving the animals. I also want to work on being less lazy and doing better in my classes. I'd like to raise money for animals, and to last the year, becuase apparently, this year is going to be harder than last year, and I don't think I'll survive that.
Note to self: Well, if you survive, congratulations! Neber thought you'd make it. How was Math? Neber mind, this is note. Anyway, please tell me you've finished your story. It'd be great, yeah? You have to save the animals. And please tell me you enjoyed the year! Because this is your last year, so I hope you enjoyed it. I hope you read more books, too. New books. Try hard in high school, really. Because it's gonna be hard. Your sister told me. Well, I suppose she's my sister, too...neber mind. I'm glad you made it this far, don't give up on your job choice! And don't give up on your dream, either! I know it might seem hopeless, but nothing is hopeless, okay? Don't give up, just keep moving forward. Try to live your life to the fullest, and don't pull away from your friends. Because, really, without friends, you're just plain lonley. A lonely life isn't a good one, and I know you want a good life, because I'm you, and you're me, so I know your thoughts, and you know mine. Remember: Keep moving forward, don't look back, and don't have any regrets. Okay?
So, that's it for this blog. Stay tuned for the next one!
