The most special woman in my life is my mom. Firstly, my mom is the most special woman in my life, because of all the things she does for me. My mom does so many things for me, which I greatly appreciate. She drives me to both school and swim practice, she shows up at every swim competition, plans out vacations and fun activities to do over the weekends, works hard to get food on our table and to get a roof over our head, and so many more things that really make a difference. Without her doing all of … Continue reading The Most Special Woman

Hello. This week was week five of my 20% project. This week, I accomplished my last week of solving the Rubik’s Cube. Not only can I now confidently solve the Rubik’s Cube, but I can also confidently solve it with speed (somewhat). Although, I don’t see myself being a world record holder for the fastest time to solve the original three by three cube. This week, my average time to solve the Rubik’s Cube was around two minutes, which is a big accomplishment for me, since I started out at five minutes, then worked my way down to three minutes, … Continue reading Solving the Rubik’s Cube — 20% Project, Week Five

In the month of April, I read Allies, by Alan Gratz. This novel follows the journeys of six different characters during D-Day. D-Day was a battle fought in World War II. This battle was very significant in history, because it liberated France, which, in the long run, put an end to Nazi Germany taking over Europe. The Allied powers invaded France in order to push Nazi Germany and the rest of the Axis powers out of France and other countries that were under control of the Nazi’s. Luckily, the Allies were able to liberate France and several other countries, pushing … Continue reading Rad Reading — April

This week was week four of my 20% project, which is learning about the Rubik’s Cube and how to solve it. During week four, I accomplished solving the Rubik’s Cube for the first time, without watching a tutorial video or looking at my notes on how to solve the cube! I feel great that I can now confidently solve the Rubik’s Cube. Not only that, but I have timed myself throughout my progress on solving the Rubik’s Cube, and I have dropped roughly one minute in time from when I first started solving the cube. This week was great (possibly … Continue reading Solving the Rubik’s Cube — 20% Project, Week Four

Hello! I am continuing my project of learning about the Rubik’s Cube and how to solve it. This week (week three), I accomplished solving the Rubik’s Cube for the first time! Although I don’t quite have all of the steps memorized, I now know that I can solve it. I feel very proud of myself, and I am even more excited to continue solving it. I watched a video on YouTube by a Canadian speed cuber named J Perm. He has a great ten – minute tutorial for people who have never solved the Rubik’s Cube before. This week was … Continue reading Solving the Rubik’s Cube —20% Project, Week Three

My favorite room in my house is my bedroom. There are a few reasons as to why it’s my favorite room, so let me share them with you. However, I would like to tell you a little bit about my room first. When you first enter my bedroom, you would probably notice all of the posters, photos, and drawings of several things, including the beach, family and friends, books, movies, and more. Other than all of the things hanging up on the walls of my room, there isn’t much to see. I have a small, but cozy bed, and a … Continue reading My Favorite Room

Hello! I have just completed week two of my 20% project: learning about the Rubik’s Cube and how to solve it. This week, I accomplished finishing my research on the background of the Rubik’s Cube, as well as proof checking it. Some of the things that I researched about are: why and how the cube got so popular, what values you can take away from learning it, what events and records are held, fun facts about it, and much more. Last week, I wanted to organize my research, photos, thoughts, and ideas on a google slide, so everything was saved … Continue reading Rubik’s Cube Research — 20% Project, Week Two

This summer, I am traveling to Ireland! Ireland is an island country located in Western Europe. I am half Irish, so my family and I will be exploring the place of our heritage, which I am so excited to do. The reason as to why I am excited to visit Ireland is because I have never traveled as far as Ireland, and because it’s a relatively small country, we are going to travel to several counties across almost the entire island! We are going to do many things while in Ireland, but here are three things that we will do … Continue reading My Irish Exploration

Hello, I am Thomas, and for my 20% project, I will be learning about the Rubik’s Cube and how to solve it. My mentor, who will be helping me learn to solve the Rubik’s Cube is my dad. As a part of my goal, I want to learn the background of a Rubik’s Cube, so this week, I accomplished half of my research on the background of a Rubik’s Cube. Some of the background details that I learned about this week are: what a Rubik’s cube is exactly, who made the Rubik’s Cube, when it was made, for what reason … Continue reading Rubik’s Cube Research — 20% Project, Week One

There are many people that I would like to invite to dinner, but I will share with you my top three choices of who I would invite and why. To start, I would invite Michael Phelps to dinner. Michael Phelps is the greatest Olympic swimmer of all time. Not only is he the best Olympic swimmer, but he is the most successful and decorated Olympic athlete of all time. As a competitive swimmer myself, it would be a dream to meet and be in the presence of the greatest swimmer ever. I would love to see if he can give … Continue reading Who to Invite to Dinner?