Paula

From Expanding Your Horizons

[edit] About Me

Hi, I'm Paula. Not saying the last name because of stalkers. =x Haha. I have two great parents. Although I argue with them most of the time, I still love them. I have no brothers or sisters; My supposed-to-be younger brother Patrick was a dead unborn baby. I live on Earth (preventing stalkers ^__^).

At my school, I'm part of an academic program called AVID. Some of you have heard of it, some haven't. Well, I'll talk about it. AVID is an academic elective for students who have low grades but their teachers see potential inside them. When I was in 7th grade, I was invited to an AVID meeting. When I went there, I thought it was easy at first. But when I decided to sign up, it was very difficult! We had to take many notes, and alot of questions to our teachers. But it seemed like that I got used to it. It helped me a lot.

My favorite sport is swimming. I like swimming because it's great to relax on a summer day and it's really really fun. Unfortunately, I can only swim during the summer, and not all year long because of homework and a busy schedule of school. But I'm glad to even swim at all! Me and my team often go to meets, which are really fun. Me and my friends don't win most of the time, but we have a great time hanging out together. I first started swimming when I was little. I was terrified of it at first, but I grew up loving it. Before being on the swim team, I had to go through swimming lessons first. It was really fun, and after each unit, we would get awards and lollipops! I immediately went to the bronze team, but I realized that it was too hard for me, and it was making me very tired. I went to the super swimmers team, and it was right for me. Now, I have a blast with my buddies, and hopefully, a greater time than last summer this summer.