How do we say "Goodbye?"

How do we say goodbye to friends?  Hopefully, it won't be goodbye, just a farewell or see you later, until we meet again.  It is always hard when one thing ends and another begins.  Sometimes you are ready to move on and other times you wish you didn't have to go.  I suppose everything must come to an end, and all we can do is hope that the journey was fun and that we learned a lot along the way.  Friendships were formed, and I hope that they last a long, long time and stay true.  As for what is to come, I am an eternal optimist, so I am looking forward to the adventure as, I hope, are you.  Have a great summer! 

Sharks and Stingrays

On the weekend I was lucky enough to be able to visit the New England Aquarium, which is one of my favorite places in Boston.  I am always fascinated by the Giant Ocean Tank, and could sit around for hours staring at the marine life swimming round and round.  In fact, I did exactly that.  I am also always fascinated by the fact that the animals, especially the sharks in the tank, do not eat each other.  I once heard a diver who worked there state that they actually overfeed the animals, so that they are not even tempted to nibble on any other occupants of the tank. 

While at the aquarium, I also had the opportunity to visit their new Touch Tank exhibit, and guess what?  I got to touch a small hammerhead shark and small stingrays!  They swim right up to you if you hold your hand still in the water.  It was amazing!   They feel slightly slimy, but it was well worth it.  Unfortunately, I didn't have a chance to take any pictures (as I was too busy trying to touch the animals), so I am borrowing a few pictures from the Aquarium's website, just so that you can see what it looked like.

(The blond kid is not me.) 
Picture Source:  http://www.neaq.org/animals_and_exhibits/exhibits/individual_exhibits/shark_and_ray_touch_tank/index.php

There is a sun after all!

It is really nice to see the sun again after all of that rain.  I couldn't believe the storm that we had last Thursday!  The clouds appeared to lie like a blanket over the city, and then they blasted us with a heavy stream of rain.  It was like nothing that I have seen before.  Luckily, so far we have been able to avoid tornadoes.  I hope that our luck will continue.

Good luck to all who are performing in the Student Showcase tomorrow.  As it is said in the acting world, "Break a leg."  (Please don't actually do that!)

Hawks and other stuff...

I haven't seen the hawk in a while.  I wonder what happened to it.  I couldn't believe that it sat so close to our window and we were able to take pictures of it.  Ms. Fuezery has a picture of it, she just has to download it and post it online.  I was very grateful for the help of Luis, who helped Ms. Fuezery take a good, mosquito-net-free picture of it, so that I, too, could see the hawk.  There is something so interesting about predators; they always seem so majestic and graceful to me. 

On another note, I cannot believe that we are almost done school.  It seems like it began only recently (Oh, I guess it did for me!).  I look forward to doing a lot of reading and spending time outdoors during the summer.  I think that I will go bicycling a lot (with my helmet!).   That way I can go explore the area, a lot of which I haven't seen before.

What about all of you?  Do you already have plans for the summer? 

What would I do without all of you?

Thank you to Gurleen who read my last post and corrected some of my spelling.  I make mistakes too and it is nice to have my own "guardian spelling angel."  I guess when we're in a hurry we stop paying close attention to things like grammar and spelling.  Hmmm... That sounds like something I've heard about before: texting and email.  In fact, in the interest of speedy responses, emails, messaging and texting have their own language (with which all of you are very familiar).  I find it really interesting that we can keep those forms of writing separate from all the other ways we write, for school assignments for example.  It's almost like having a second personality. 

On another note, I look forward to a good basketball game downstairs.  Go Pride!

Wow! I'm a SUPERSTAR!

I feel like a superstar!   I never meant for this to happen... I wonder if I will have to start signing autographs now.  Maybe I should keep a pen on me at all times.  Hold on a second; where would I keep a pen?  I can't believe that there are pictures of me on google.   I guess that should be a lesson to me:  You never know where your pictures will end up and who will be able to see them.  I guess that anything that is posted online becomes fair game for sharing.  I'm sure you have heard that a thousand times before, but it has just become very real for me.  I guess that I better be careful about what I post and where...

The weather was gorgeous outside today.  Here's hoping that it continues.  I heard a rumor that Ms. Fuezery will take you out for recess tomorrow if it isn't raining.  I am trying to cross my fingers for you, you just can't see it.  Enjoy the nice weather!

Isn't it supposed to be April showers?

I thought that the saying went, "April showers bring May flowers."  Well, from where I'm "standing", that is only partially true.  We do have the flowers, but there are still plenty of showers.  Raise your hand if you are tired of the rain.  Oh, wait.  I guess we can't do that through the blog.  I will just have to settle for a survey then. 

It is far too dreary outside.   It felt wonderful to have a short break from this dark, grey weather on Saturday, and to see the glorious sun.  I remain hopeful that it will return again soon.   Furthermore, I remain hopeful that the weather will warm up soon as well. 

On that note, I have heard a rumor that "Field Day" is coming up soon on Friday, June 3.  That sounds like it should be a lot of fun.  I have heard only good things about it, and I look forward to seeing it with my own eyes.   I can't believe that it is almost June.  Can you? 

On another note, Happy Victoria Day to anyone who celebrates it.   I'm not too jealous of those Canadians, because Memorial Day is next Monday.  We'll get our day off then.