Canoeing Field Trip ( 7.23.09 )

Last thursday Group A & D went canoeing. That was a good and bad experience because some groups got lost and we had fun too. Kevin, Marisol, Daphine and me; we were canoeing together and that was too funny since we were one of the groups that got lost and we even saw things moving in the water as we were going. Also, the girls, we were terrified since there were a lot of insects and they were getting into the canoe. We learned that the water was fresh and the other part was salty water and that waves are caused by surface tension and friction. My group was so scared because when we got lost no other groups were in back of us until we saw the group of Pumba, Kimberly and Santiago but then we found out that the way we were going was a wrong direction. When we got out thats when all the screaming started since the canoe didn't want to make a turn and we were about to go to the Hudson River =0 that would of been bad. Marisol and me helped Kevin and Daphine to make the turn since the waves were too strong and the canoe was going to flip. In this field trip we went through a lot but it was worth since we were learning how to canoe and I could say that ( Kevin ) was the SUPERHERO of the day because if it wasn't cause of him, us girls wouldn't survive by ourself. At the last minute when we were getting to the end of the canoe trip, our canoe flip and that was fun since the water was cold and outside was too hot and we were sticky but everyone blamed it on me since they said it was my fault because I didn't help but thats not true =) I will never forget this day, it is a good memory to keep.

College Bound Days

I'm so excited about tomorrow since we going canoeing and hiking in New York. Its going to be a fun field trip since as a group we going to be together and get to know each other more like everyday. Also, I'm excited since we going to be recording for our Internet Radio Station and we going to be learning how to be a DJ and there's going to be a lot of information that I know everyone will like to hear. Even thought we are having classes we also having field trips for we can't get bored during our summer. For English class we had to read ( a long way gone ) it was an awesome book but I didn't like the ending a lot since I think, it could of been better but thanks God that Ishmael wasn't a soldier for the rest of his life since we went through a lot until he moved to New York for a better life and he never gave up. He always kept on going since he had a good attitude. College Bound this summer had been a great experience for me and there's more to learn about it.

College Bound Radio

The College Bound Radio makes every group work as a team and we give our best to make it work since its sometimes hard because we have different opinions. Im going to be going on air and its going to be a great experience since im going to be like a DJ and be able to feel how things work when someone works on a Radio. I work with Arelis, Giselle, Sharon and Daphine. We are the ones that need to put together whats going to be on air in our Radio Station and the songs we going to play. It is fun to work with this girls since we always find a way to have fun in class and at the same time work in our Radio Station to bring the best of us on air and for everyone to like it. We dont have that much experience on this but I know our Radio Station will come out good and everyone will want more and more of it. I hope everyone will love it and as they hear it they will enjoy it.

Science Trip ( Hackensack River ]

The field trip was fun and interesting since we got on a boat and we learned a lot of different things that happened with the water at meadowlands. We tried to get a couple of fishes but that didn't work out so good since we were a little lost. Also we draw a mountain and we had to color the high parts of it and then put circles in the spots we thought the water was going to stay in. When I spray the water to my mountain it was kind of fun since the water actually went to the spots I circle. In this field trip I learned about different type of birds and how they survived. For example, we saw a bird that was with her kids and she made us follow her because she thought we were going to do something bad to her little kids and that was cute since she was trying to protect her little birds from us. The ride on the boat was interesting because we learned that the river was very contaminated and now its more clean since people that live around there are trying to keep it clean to have a nice view.

Forensic Scientist

Second Date at the Summer Program

Being in Jose Marti for the summer program of College Bound had been interesting and a great experience so far. It is different from the other jobs that most of my friends have like some of them work in DPW and others in a Day Care but in the College Bound Program this summer its different from my working experience of last year. Last summer I used to work in a Day Care taking care of kids but now this summer is different since Im working and at the same time learning more about Math, Science, Language Arts and Technology. Most of the classes are fun and some are so boring that I just start thinking about other things to keep my mind busy. Im so excited since we going to be working and at the same time having a lot of fun since we going on a lot of fun field trips and hopefully we go camping to get to meet more of our buddies from the program since we dont really know them. With this summer classes I know that we are going to have a lot of great memories to keep in our mind for the rest of our life and Im looking foward to have more fun in College Bound and learn a lot of different things as years go by.

College Bound

It had been a great experience to be part of the College Bound Program since I was able to make new friends and meet great people. I had learned a lot since the first day I got into the program with the help of my tutors and mentors. Everyone had been a great support for me and this is one of the memories I want to keep to remember it when I get older. Once I finish High School I will be really proud of myself for keeping up with the hard work I did with this program and all the things I had learned because of it. College Bound had made me a better student and I'm glad I'm in it since there's a lot of other students that want to be part of this family that we are.