I’m doing okay right now. I’m a little sad because my family and I had a fun spring break trip planned that I was really looking forward to, but it was cancelled. I’m also a little scared because my sister and my mom still went on a trip to Arizona, to bring back all of her things from college, because her school closed. Even though I was quarantined at home, I don’t know if they were exposed to anything, so I’m worried if any of us will show symptoms soon. So far, I’m feeling alright, but I’ve been very bored and lonely.

I would rather be the smartest person in the room. I think I could do more being smarter than funnier. I don’t really talk that much, so being funny wouldn’t do anything for me. I would feel better being smarter because I would feel more confident in myself. Especially at ‘Iolani, being smarter would be better because the classes are difficult.

I’m a little overwhelmed right now because I made my calendar for March and it’s really busy and full with a lot of schoolwork right now. I am a little excited because there’s only three weeks until spring break, and my family and I are going on a trip then. It’s also exciting because my sister, my mom, and I all have birthdays in March, almost week after week, so that’s always something to look forward to. My sister’s coming home from college for her spring break on Friday, so that’s also really exciting. I feel a little bad because I can’t spend that much time with her since I have a lot of schoolwork to do. I’m scared because the SAT is coming up soon and I don’t feel super prepared, since I’ve been doing other schoolwork instead. I think this is the fastest third quarter I’ve ever experienced because I feel like it just started and now it’s almost over.

I would rather live in a utopian society because everything would be perfect. Although it seems a little impossible, it is real in this situation. I wouldn’t want to be the leader of a dystopian society because I wouldn’t be comfortable knowing I’m making other people very upset. Also, as the leader of a dystopian society, I would probably be targeted by the citizens, which I would be scared of. In a utopian society, I wouldn’t have to worry about anything going wrong because everything would be my ideal way to live.

I would rather be invisible because I wouldn’t have to worry about what other people think of me, since they couldn’t see me. If I could fly, I would get a lot of attention, which I don’t like. If I were invisible I could act without thinking, so I wouldn’t be as stressed. I would rather be invisible because I would be able to see the whole story without being involved.

I am a little anxious this week because I’m leaving for a volleyball tournament in Las Vegas tomorrow. My coaches want us to stay awake during the flight because we arrive in the night, so they want us to sleep then. I’m a little stressed because of the work I have to catch up on, but they’ve scheduled time for us to do homework, so I think I’ll be able to manage. I’m excited because I’ve never travelled for volleyball before and I’m sure it’ll be very different than traveling for softball, which I’ve done in the past. I’m looking forward to seeing my sister because she’s in college, but she’s coming to the tournament, so we can see her.

The last time I got in trouble was when my volleyball team forgot to turn in our practice jerseys. It was the last straw for Aunty Teddy because many other teams had forgot to turn in their jerseys before. As a consequence, Aunty Teddy didn’t give out practice jerseys to any of the teams in the volleyball program for the rest of the season. Additionally, our coach made us run sprints for the majority of our practice the next day. I thought taking away the jerseys was a reasonable punishment, but the sprints were not because they wasted our practice time.

I think homework shouldn’t be assigned daily. I think assignments should be graded without names. I think we shouldn’t have to pay for SATs/ACTs. I think we shouldn’t have to pay to apply for colleges. I think colleges should help you get a job after you graduate.

The most exciting thing would be writing about a personal story. Since my English class last semester required essays analyzing literature, I have not written much about myself. I liked the story that I used because there were lots of important lessons I learned, but others would also be able to relate to it. The most challenging thing would be relating my story directly to my This I Believe metaphor. I like the story and statement separately, but it has been a little difficult connecting them together.

I would rather get $10 every time I snap my fingers because it would be most convenient. I think I would be able to manage my money better that way. Eventually, I would snap enough times, so I would have more than a million dollars over time. If I really needed a lot of money all at once, I could snap a lot of times to build it up. I think getting a million dollars all at once would not be as beneficial because it would run out. As long as I am able to snap, I would never have to worry about running out of money.