Did you know...

Texas used to be its own country?

The state moddo is friendship?

That texas is called the lone star state?

The capitol of texas is made up of 15,000 carloads of granite?

That the official sport of Texas is rodeo?

Geography this week....

In geography this week we finished up our african masks and presented them. Everybodys looked really good and had a meaning. We also moved on to south asia and began drawing a map of it. For every new part of the world that we study, our class has to draw two maps for it. On map shows the outline of every country in the area along with major cities and the other one shows major physical landforms of the area, such as mountains, lakes, and rivers.

This week, in my life, nothing much has happened. I hung out with my family and friends, and had a great time. I was really busy doing my geography project all week long, because it was so time consuming. So this week was kind of boring for me in a way, but my friends still made it fun.

Downtown Austin!

In Austin, downtown is a major place to go. It is where the capitol of texas is, tall builings, and a great shopping/dining area. Many people go and hang out down there because it is a fun and lively place to be. The bad part about downtown are the confusing streets and busy traffic. The streets are in squares, and almost always one way which makes it difficult to navigate. Ill post some pics of downtown on the right!

In Geography....

In geography this week we learned more about african masks and tribes. We had a test as well, over afrcian countries, culture, and an essay about our socratic seminars. It was pretty easy I thought. Our afrcia mask is due thursday, and we have been learning about symbols and colors used to make the masks. Different colors mean different things, like white is purity and marriage, and purple means royalty. Most masks embody the spirit of an ancestor or resemble an animal and are used for rituals and celebrations.

There is not much new going on in my life, just the usual. Riding my horse a lot, hanging out with my friends, and celebrating easter. Easter is a religious holiday so my family and I are going to go to church. When I was little, we used to wake up in the morning, search for easter eggs (that are brought by the easter bunny) and then go to church. In the easter eggs there was a lot of sweet candy and sometimes even money.

Music Capitol of the World

Austin, Texas is considered to be the music capitol of the world. Part of this plays into the keep austin weird post i made earlier. Music is very expressive and unique to every person which is what keep austin weird is about. There are many music festivals here, such as ACL (austin city limits). Many bands play and anyone can come to listen. It is a lot of fun, and many people come to live in austin because of the music and uniquness. I personally like any kind of music, what kind do you like?

This Week....

In geography this week we learned about african masks. Our new project is to make an african mask however we want to. The masks are always representative of one or more things, and they should be fun to make and design. We also learned about the genocide in Darfur, which is a place in Sudan. There are many killings happening, and we discussed why it happened, and what should be done. I didn't know what was going on much before we talked about it, and it was good to learn about how other people are a lot harder off than we are here in the united states.

Tomorrow my friend and I are leaving on an airplane for spring break, which a week that we get off from school in america. We are going up to Utah for one week to try to learn to snowboard. It should be really exciting and fun. Also this week I finally got my own horse! It was really exciting for me, and I can't wait to spend more time with him. He is really big, and used to be a race horse. How do you spend your free time?