I do not hope to abandon this blog, but I am looking forward to a fresh start. I'm not really sure what that will look like, but we shell sea!

It was a simple message to encourage me, and it worked. It came while I was doing a French lesson on my phone, but I can't stop thinking about it. "Try a little harder next time." See, I wasn't really trying at all. It's like t…

What is your favorite color? baby blue  What is your favorite food? pizza  What is your favorite treat? salt-water taffy  What is your favorite subject in school? math What is your favorite sport? sword fighting  What is your favorite hobby? cutting wood What…

"My life at !5 (well, almost). First, a quick history: Last winter, we flipped my world upside down and moved to Baker City Oregon. In the summer, my team (France) won the first YMCA adult soccer tournament. From August through the beginning of October, …