What I will remember most from my 8th grade year at Fenn is the sacrifice adjustment we all had to make to distance learning. When I think of myself in September and I think of myself today, I feel like I have become more mature and responsible. As I think... Continue reading

Think of a morning walk in the woods Where the birds flutter And the squirrels ricochet from tree to tree And the brisk spring wind blows around you Making the trees sway from side to side Now look down And make sure you don’t trip on the roots Or get... Continue reading

Imagine a river With morning fog levitating above it The small waves the current makes Slap the shore shooting a mist into the air The lily pads swing side to side and bounce up and down Giving the frog above a ride As the river meanders through the trees It... Continue reading

The Woodpecker’s World I sit down outside in front of the bird feeder And feel the calm wind as it makes its way through the trees and through flowers Until it reaches my face In front of me I see as the woodpecker glides his way down onto the bird... Continue reading

Something that has become more valuable to me during my time at home is my guitar. Because my brother is staying with us, his guitar is here too. Having two guitars at home allows me to keep mine upstairs in my room. This way I have a guitar in my... Continue reading

While I am fortunate to not be affected too poorly by the many cancelations happening, one that was disappointing for me was my family trip to Puerto Rico. I found out about the cancellation when I was in Cuba. We were fishing in Cuba and spending the nights on a... Continue reading

Eric took the blue, ceramic bowl from the shelf and brought it with all his other items to the checkout line. “Your total is twenty dollars.” The woman behind the register said. Eric paid and left the store for home. The next morning he grabbed the bowl he bought the... Continue reading

In the past few weeks, life has been eventful yet boring. A high moment in the last few weeks was being able to take our boat out and fish along the Sudbury river. It was wonderful to be able to get outside and do my favorite activity. Over the past... Continue reading

Assignment 10. "She looked over and saw us. She was not a bad person, I knew then. One can never be angry at another driver for a track incident. One can only be upset at himself for being caught in the wrong place at the wrong time" This quote shows... Continue reading

If I could create my own rewards card that gave me one free item every time I purchased ten of that item, I would choose airline tickets. That way whenever I fly, no matter then distance, I would always get a free flight. I could travel the world and fly... Continue reading

Download 2019-11-01_09-02-20_179 Foreign to Familiar By: Gray Malitsky I believe that even the most foreign places can become familiar. I learned this when I was exposed to a foreign new place. Last summer, I went traveling for three months. I went to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Mongolia, and Tanzania with... Continue reading

Assignment 1. Santiago reflects, “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting…”(13). Do you agree? Can you relate to Santiago? When Santiago reflects, “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting,” I agree with him. If there is a possibility... Continue reading

People call “catch and release” taking a fish, dragging it on the rocks, touching it with dry hands, ripping its gills with the pliers, then chucking it into the water after ten minutes. “It swam off” they say, and it did. The only thing they didn’t see is that after... Continue reading

You’re in a foreign country and don’t speak the native language I have been in six different foreign countries for a three month period where I didn't speak the native language. It was rather easy as English is the international language, but it has some challenges. For example, if I... Continue reading

My Favorite Place If I could be anywhere, I would be at Great Point, Nantucket. Here, I am doing what I do best: fishing from the beach. Looking back behind me, I see the early morning sunrise behind the lighthouse. In front of me is a flat, clear, calm ocean... Continue reading