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Yesterday, January 17 my dad decided that we were going to go to Soda Springs, a resort in Lake Tahoe.When I heard this news, I was very excited because that was going to be the first time I would see snow in my life. Soon later, we started packing. We packed all sorts of things from clothes to toothpaste to snacks. Whem we were done packing our belongings, we got ready. We made sure that all the doors were locked, and then we headed out. It was a four hour drive, but we made a few stops. First we stopped at Subway for lunch. I ate half a sandwich, and drank some soda. When we were full, we went back to the car. Then my mom started driving. Our second stop was at a 76 gas station. There, we filled our tank with gas. Also, my brother went to the restroom and we got some chewing gum. My dad took over the wheel. Then, we started to see snow. I was so excited. I wanted to touch it, but my dad said that we had to wait until we reached Soda Springs. When we reached, the resort was closed, ...

Today I am going to talk about a project that I have completed with my Raspberry Pi a couple days ago. If you do not know what I am talking about, the Raspberry Pi is a tiny computer that can fit in your pocket. What I did is that I made a program using Python that set one of the GPIO pins (#17 for Revision B) to high, which is 3.3v for 0.2 seconds, and low, which is 0v for 0.2 seconds. Then, I made a circuit using a resistor, an LED, and a breadboard (to make the connections easier). Here is a video and picture to make this easier to understand. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qPZDKFLll0&feature=em-upload_owner Picture:

Who is Boo Radley? Boo Radley is a character from a book called To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee. He is  a misunderstood character and despite the rumors about him is a kind character. He stays in his house most of the time, and the people in Maycomb County take advantage of that by creating rumors about him that are not necessarily true. People say that Boo Radley was about six and a half feet tall, had popped eyes, drooled most of the time, dined on raw squirrels and cats, had yellow rotten teeth, had bloodstained hands, and had a long scar across his face, although this might not be true. Jem gave this description and might have said false information. To my agreement, Atticus, Jem and Scout’s father, thinks that Boo Radley minds his own business and Scout and Jem should mind their own. I think that Boo Radley is a kind-hearted character despite the rumors about him. Boo Radley has done many things, good and bad. Let’s start with the bad things. When Boo Radl...

I got a note from Ms. Husa, my seventh grade history teacher. It is attached to this blog. It is a special note saying that she was proud of me for consistently having positive attitude.

Stanford is a wonderful college. It is located in northern California and has 19,945 students. The colors are cardinal and white. Its mascot is a cardinal and the tuition is $14,230. It was established in 1891, and its president is John L. Hennessy. Its motto is Die Luft der Freiheit weht which is German for 'The wind of freedom blows. Its newspaper is the Stanford Daily. Its website is  Stanford.edu . Faculty and alumni have founded companies such as HP and Yahoo. They generate more than 2.7 trillion in annual revenue. Stanford is one of the greatest universities.

Last to last weekend, we slept in the backyard. It was a fun experience for all of us. Our plan was to haul the items out of the house, such as playing cards and air mattresses. We played cards, ball and ate lots of yummy food. Around eight, we ate dinner. We had roti and aloo gobi. Later, we had Lays BBQ  and sour cream along with BBQ sauce and cream cheese. We slept around 10:00. I remember specifically, my dad asked me not to let Rohan push me off the bed. My response was "How will I know?". At 1:00 am., my mom went inside to sleep in her own room.  Later that night, Rohan took over the bed and pushed me off. I went to sleep with my dad. At 5:00 a.m., my dad woke me up to go upstairs because the humidity was too high. I liked sleeping in the backyard. I hope to do this sometime soon again.

I have been going to Kumon for 90 months now. I started at age 2 1/2 and I am going to turn ten in three months.In reading I have passed 22 levels and I am on the second last level. In math I have completed 14 levels, and I have 7 levels to go (including X).Reading ends at L and I am at K. Math ends at X and I am at I. In level  X you can choose whichever branch of math you want. It is after the level  O. Each level has 400 worksheets.