Free Reading and Nervous Conditions

In the last few weeks, I did not have much time to free read because I spent my time working hard on my research paper. Along with reading Nervous Conditions, I have continued to read Someone Like You. I am about half way into this book and I have really liked it. It has been a long time since writing a post about this book, so the last time I responded to this book was when I was first starting to read it. A lot has happened in the story since the beginning. Scarlett is now pregnant with Michael's baby. As I said in my last response, Michael died in a motorcycle crash at the beginning of the book. Halley has grown to like Macon, and their relationship is starting to get pretty serious. It is hard for Scarlett to watch Halley fall in love because she still remembers how much she loved Michael. Also, Halley is not around Scarlett as much as she used to be because she spends a lot of her time with Macon. There is also a lot of conflict between Halley and her parents because her parents do not like Macon. They actually end up prohibiting her from seeing him, but this does not work. They continue to see each other. The whole school knows about Scarlett's pregnancy and she is trying to avoid the nasty things people are saying about her.
 I predict that Scarlett will have her baby soon and this might make her friendship with Halley a bit different. This will also change Scarlett's life. I also think that Halley will grow apart from Scarlett because she will be wrapped up in her relationship with Macon. Macon and Halley will continue to see each other no matter how much Halley's parents try to keep them apart. They seem to truly love each other. Although, Macon does seem to be strange. He also keeps a lot of secrets to himself. I think this may actually eventually bother Halley, and that could get in the way of their relationship. I also think Scarlett will eventually start to date again, if she can ever get over Michael. I look forward to seeing if my predictions actually happen.

Florida

 Last weekend, me and my cousin Mallory took a trip to Florida. We left Friday afternoon, and came back Monday morning. It was a very short trip, but any trip to Florida is worth it because I love it there. Saturday I was very happy because we decided to go to a waterpark in the community that Mallory's house is in. I was so happy because it was sunny and warm enough for me to lay out by the pool. I am very much ready for Summer, so it was nice to atleast have one day in the winter that felt like Summer. I love how it is always sunny in Florida. No matter what the time of year, it is mostly always sunny.
 On Sunday, we went to one of my favorite restaurants in Orlando, then we went to Downtown Disney. After shopping at Downtown Disney, we went to shop at a mall in Florida. The malls in Florida are way better than the malls we have in Louisiana. They have so many more stores, including a Tory Burch store which is one of my favorite places. They also have a huge Polo store which I love to shop at while I am there. As soon as school lets out for the Summer, I am taking a longer trip to Florida. I look forward to going back! I am hoping that the end of the school year will go by fast!

Nervous Conditions and Research Paper

  This week, I have spent lots of time reading Nervous Conditions  and revising my research paper. So far in Nervous Conditions, I  have learned a lot about Tambu's character as well as her family. I have also learned tons about this culture, some of which I do not yet understand. For example, there are a lot of confusing words that I have never heard. However, I can make assumptions as to what the words mean by reading the word in context. So far I have read the first 3 chapters and I plan on reading the 4th chapter tonight. The 3rd chapter has been the most eventful by far. Nhamo, Tambu's brother who she is not very fond of, dies in this chapter. Hopefully from now on the book will proceed in chronological order because the first three chapters were definitely all over the place.
  It has been difficult reading a chapter a night, and also finding time to revise my paper. I have spent more time reading than I have revising my paper. I have probably read for a total of 3 hours this week, and I have revised my paper for about an hour total. I was surprised to find that I feel like I do not need to make any big changes to my rough draft. I have mostly just been fixing grammatical errors and fixing my citations. Hopefully on Monday, I will get some details of what to fix in my paper.
 

The Vow

 This weekend, my friend Victoria and I went to see The Vow. We were both very excited to see this movie because we love all of Nicholas Sparks's movies and books. I have to say that this is probably one of his best stories! It was very sweet and I love that it was actually based on a true story. Although it was sad, it was cute to see the guy,Leo, try to make the girl fall in love with him all over again.
 The movie has Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum in it, and those two people happen to be two of my favorite actors. I love Rachel McAdam's character in The Notebook, and I love Channing Tatum's character in Dear John. I loved Channing Tatum's character in The Vow, however I cannot say the same for Rachel McAdam's character. I know for sure if I got into a car crash and didn't remember anything, I for sure would not question it if  Channing Tatum said he was my husband. Throughout the movie, she seems to reject the fact that she is in love with him. I still love this  story though! I would recommend this to anyone who loves all the other Nicholas Sparks's movies!
 

Pinterest

    Pinterest is a website I have come to be obsessed with. It is so much fun. On Pinterest, there are "boards" that you "pin" things that you like. Some of my boards include food, quotes, my style, people, and beauty. Those are just a few of my boards that I pin things on. I get so many new ideas from Pinterest. I learn new recipes to make. I also see many quotes that inspire me on Pinterest. I also see tons of pictures of people that inspire me.
  Pinterest in my opinion is one of the best websites on the internet. I spend more time on Pinterest than I do on Facebook now. Whoever invented Pinterest is a genius. So many people use this website. I am obsessed with it. I love to pin new things and I also like repin things from the people I follow. To some people, Pinterest is pointless but to me it is a lot of fun.

Global Issue Paper Writing

  This weekend, I wrote my global issue paper. My topic is famine in the Horn of Africa and what the United States can continue to do to help this issue. I have changed my topic a number of times, so this weekend I had to not only write my paper, but I had to research. This took all of my day on Saturday. Sunday, I focused on actually writing my paper. It took me a while to get my things together. I wrote an outline, then I put a more detailed of that outline in my paper.
  Writing my paper took me a long time, because I had trouble with  organization. I had trouble organizing all of my thoughts. My topic is also broad, so I had to concise a lot of my ideas. Hopefully I will perfect my paper next week. I look forward to getting pier opinions on my paper.