Hero. Defined by the dictionary as a woman or man of distinguished courage or ability, adrmired for their brave deeds and noble qualities. Now this makes a person seem like they have to save the world to be recognized as a hero when really it is the small, simple…

  So I will be watching TV and a story will come up and I will think "God, that's terrible!" and I will spend my time thinking  about how wrong and irritating it is but then I will hear the other side and it will be phrased so differently that…

   This week I had a girl from Basque Country, Spain who was my same age living in my home. The excursions we went on were fun but the best part was sitting around talking. We had some much in common even though she spoke a diferen language and lived…

   I didn't go to the San Fransisco Pride Parade but I do know others who did go. I always thought that it was cool to have a parade to celebrate something that is sometimes shunned but one of my friends didn't really feel the same. When we talked about…

 Over the weekend I particiupated in Relay for Life which is a major fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. We walked laps around a track with the motto "We will keep walking because we walk for those who can't." in our heads. I had the oppurtunity to spend the night…

 So many people call each other fake or a poser and I don't really understand it all. It seems like there is a thin line between nice and fake and each person has their own definition of it. For me, I don't think you're being fake if you are polite…

  The greatest time of the year is here! Summer vacation! The freedom of summer means I can sleep as late as I feel like and I can stay up as late as I can. It means I can relax and swim and tan all day. It means I'm free…

  As the school year comes to a close and summer plans are anxiously being made, I find myself swept up in the festivities but also slightly disconnected. Disconnected because I feel really scared. Scared of the future, scared of growing up, scared of being responsible and adult, scared of…

  Last week I went to Washington D.C. with my school's Close Up program and it was amazing and educational and just like San Fransisco. The atmosphere, the layout, and the people all reminded me of how San Fransisco is. There was tons of people from all different cultures and…

  All the plans for a California budget that I have heard of all involve major funding cuts to public education. Did you know that they want to have K-3 grade classes to have a one to about thirty teacher student ratio? How do they expect the future children of…