I started to learn piano since I was 9, and the story behind me learning piano is a very long story...
So when I was 9, my parents told me to learn the piano because learning an instrument can make you learn more about the history of music and it helps you have a calm, sweet-loving feeling while playing it. It started off very hard for me because I had to learn all the notes and signs but after a year I managed to play the piano efficiently. When I was 10, I went to a new piano teacher, Jamie Margret. She taught me a lot of interesting things about the piano.Over the 4 years with her, I've learned over 20 pieces from famous composers such as J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, and Schumann. I've also performed in the NEA(National Eisteddfod Academy) and achieved 8 Silver awards, 4 gold rewards and 8 diplomas(highest ranking.) Last year, I had to leave South Africa and I never had time to practice piano because I was preparing for the SSAT and the exams. Right now I am taking music for my spring afternoon enrichment, and I am trying my best to learn by myself and I have learned Fur Elise by myself and I am learning Invention 13 by Bach.  Playing the piano really makes me feel placid and I am looking forward to getting better and better at playing the piano in the future!

Independent views and followers

In my opinion, I think that people must have their own independent views. I used to have a really good friend with whom I always had a lot of fun. Until last year, when he somehow  started to “copy” me. He copied my habits, ate my favorite foods, watched my favorite movies, ect.  I didn't really care about that, but when he started to copy how I talked, I was really mad at him.

If people can have their own independent view, they can share their ideas and thoughts. I remember when the Brazilian FIFA World Cup was happening. My friends and I gathered together and started talking about it. We each had our own team we supported, and we had  really long debate on the matches. It shows that people think differently, if we all support the same team, there would be no point of the World Cup.

Everyone has their own thoughts, and everyone thinks differently towards different things because everyone’s brain works differently. Here is another example: my friends and I were eating ramen together, and I thought that it was delicious but my friend thought it was not that tasty. Again, people might like something according to their taste and what they like to eat

Some people are born to be leaders and some are born to be followers.We need leaders to share their views with the followers and the followers to share it with their other peers. Everyone is unique in the world and thats is what makes it so special.

Stop Poaching Rhinos

Stop Poaching Rhinos!

A rhino is an animal that is one of the big five( elephants, rhinos, cheetah, lion, buffalo) of South Africa. The rhino is special for its 2 horns which are sold for $65000 per horn. They say that the horns are used for traditional asian medicine and can cure many illnesses but, actually the horns DO NOT cure anything. When the rhinos are poached, both their horns are cut off, tons of blood comes out of their nose and where the horn is cut. Last year when I went to the Kruger National Park in South Africa, I saw 4 rhinos(with their horns) and I felt very glad because there are only about 5,005 rhinos left in the WORLD. Rhinos are innocent, precious, loving animals and they do not need to be killed for a useless horn!

New Years Resolutions

Ah, its 2015 already! Time has past so quickly! Im going to start setting my goals for this year before it gets too late! The most important goal for me is to achieve higher grades. I've joined a new school, The Webb School, and the academic standard here is much higher than my old school’s standard. I’m going to work my hardest and do the best I can. I'll study everyday (even  during the weekend) and I’ll ask the teachers or friends questions when I don’t understand the homework. My next goal is to lose weight. I try to achieve this goal every year but instead of losing weight I gain more and more weight every year. But this year I feel very confident about this goal because I am going to go to the  gym whenever I can. I'll be joining basketball and soccer this year so I think I'll lose a lot of weight! My last goal is also one of the most important goals for me: getting more friends. I have joined a new school, and I do not know anyone (except my brother) so I really want to have new friends so that I will not feel alone. I'll get more friends by helping people, sharing with others, and by helping them through hard times.

My New year's resolution

Ah its 2015 already! Time had past so fast! Im going to start setting my goals for this year before it gets too late! The most important goal for me is to achieve higher grades, I've joined a new school(The Webb School) and the academic standard here is much more higher than my old schools standard. Im going to work my hardest and do the best i can. I'll study everyday (even  during the weekend) , ask the teachers or friends questions when i dont understand the homework. My next goal is to lose my weight. I've always tried to achieve this goal every year but instead of losing weight i gain more and more weight every year. But this year i feel very confident on this goal because i am going to go gym whenever i can(during free time), I'll be joining basketball and soccer this year so i think I'll lose a lot of weight year! My last goal is also one of the most important goals for me, getting more friends. I have joined a new school and i do not know anyone (except my brother) so i really want to have new friends so that i will not feel alone. I'll get more friends by helping people, sharing with others and by helping them through hard times.