I am so sad right now. Being here on a plane back to California is a bitter-sweet moment, but I am especially really sad to not be apart of TTI anymore. I have had such a great time traveling around the world and learning so much from different cultures. But the bright side is that I am going home. Back to my family (that I haven't seen in 2 years, yeah, I know, a really long time), to my home town, and especially back to reuniting with my friends. It's sad to think about not seeing your friends that you met along the way on this journey, but hopefully in the future we can meet up again. The person that I am especially going to miss is Sr. Volpe, he is retiring from this job to go work with other time travelers in a different school.
Looking out the window, someone taps me on the shoulder. I turn to see who it is, it was a flight attendant asking me if I wanted a pack of trail mix. Now, this has really made me sad. I am now discovering moments from when I started my journey with TTI. My first blog post was on a plane, while eating trail mix. Soon, streams of tears run down my face. All I want to do is be home right now, in my bed, with the comfort of my mom by my side. I feel butterflies in my stomach, I don't know exactly why I'm crying and the reason for that makes me cry more. I soon figure out why. I am homesick. Being gone for so long without my family is just making me grim. But no, I get a feeling that I'm not sad for my family, I'm sad for leaving the family that I have created with the TTI members. The feeling of figuring it out makes me feel a bit better. I hear a ding, from the compartment above me to put my seat belt on. We are about to land.
As the wheels touch the ground, I wipe my tears so nobody would know that I was crying. As the plane doors open to release the passengers, I'm still in my seat. Waiting. Everyone has gone but me. I take all the courage in myself to at least stand up. I remind myself that I am at LAX, not anywhere else. I take my bags and confidently walk off the plane. My first step into the airport hallways makes me excited. I'm not sad anymore, my nerves are going crazy just to see my family. My legs just can't stand anymore, so I run. I run all the way down the hall. I spot my mom. I go full out sprinting now (probably looking like an idiot), as soon as I get close enough I leap into my mothers arms feeling like I am officially home.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Thursday, May 10, 2012
M13: Highlights of Michelangelo
Michelangelo was born on March 6th, 1475 in Caprese near Arezzo, Tuscany. At the time Michelangelo was born, his father, Ludovico di Leonardo di Buonarotto Simoni was the Judicial administrator of the small town Caprese. His mother was Fransesca di Neri del Miniato di Siena. After several months after he was born, the family moved back to Florence, Italy. During the prolonged illness and when his mother died in 1481, he moved in with a stonecutter and his wife and family in the town of Settignano..
In 1499 Michelangelo was in Florence. Over time, Michelangelo started sculpting a very famous sculptor today known as the Statue of David. The colossal statue portrayed David as as a symbol of Florentine freedom. It was placed in Piazza della Signoria, in front of the Palazzo Vecchio. Michelangelo released his masterpiece in 1504. The Statue of David is known for the most renown works of the Renaissance.
Although Michelangelo died hundreds of years ago, he is still known for a great painter, sculptor, engineer, and architect. He was very talented through his early years and until he was old. He made great accomplishments during the Renaissance, that really made people remember and research. On December 7th, 2007, Michelangelo's red chalk sketch of the dome for St Peter's Basilica was found in the Vatican archives. It is extremely rare, since he destroyed all his designs later in life. Michelangelo died on February 18th, 1564.
In 1499 Michelangelo was in Florence. Over time, Michelangelo started sculpting a very famous sculptor today known as the Statue of David. The colossal statue portrayed David as as a symbol of Florentine freedom. It was placed in Piazza della Signoria, in front of the Palazzo Vecchio. Michelangelo released his masterpiece in 1504. The Statue of David is known for the most renown works of the Renaissance.
Although Michelangelo died hundreds of years ago, he is still known for a great painter, sculptor, engineer, and architect. He was very talented through his early years and until he was old. He made great accomplishments during the Renaissance, that really made people remember and research. On December 7th, 2007, Michelangelo's red chalk sketch of the dome for St Peter's Basilica was found in the Vatican archives. It is extremely rare, since he destroyed all his designs later in life. Michelangelo died on February 18th, 1564.
M12: Photo Safari of Art
This is a painting of The School of Athens. It is an Italian fresco made by the brilliant artist Raphael. This could've looked like a rite.
Another clamor Michelangelo did was The Statue of Moses. Moses, you can see is another strong powerful figure just like David. The expression of Michelangelo's Moses is a mixture of compassion and anger.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
M11: A Work of Art in Florence
TTI has discover what a great city Florence was with the Renaissance. So today I will be traveling to Western Europe. TTI told us to choose what we get to learn about for our journey here, so of course I am going to pick art. I don't know why I always choose art, I think it just makes me hardy. I am super excited to travel to Florence during 1400ce-1600ce. Florence in modern day is beautiful, so I wonder what it will look like in ancient times...
Well DUH! It is still beautiful! Looking over the horizon it makes me feel cynical. I see the dome of the Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore. The dome is huge. Now time to focus on art in Florence. The first place that I am heading to is The Palazzo Medici. I've heard lots about this place back in the future. As I'm walking through what I think the heart of the city I see the very famous statue of David, by Michelangelo. Wow, what an amazing statue it is up close. Maybe I will come back to that later..
After I left the statue of David, I thought a brilliant thought. I think that Michelangelo had the legacy to be born, because I don't think Florence, Italy would be as famous in time of the future. It's pretty fascinating. As I got into the building, my heart felt like it stopped. The technique the patrons did was legitimate. I could see that they included a lot of realistic backgrounds to the paintings. I remember in my past learning about the Renaissance that wealthy patrons made Florence a thriving center for art. And now I can see why. The patrons used perspective to create the appearance of depth.
Paintings were on the ceiling, which really made me wonder how they could do so many awesome paintings looking up for so long. The only real artist that is really famous that I know is Leonardo da Vinci. I heard that some artists used science and mathematics to help create their masterpiece. In fact, Leonardo studied anatomy to help his work. Renaissance science also gave painters new materials, such as oil based paints. That type of paint was thicker than most paint. I could see it in their paintings too, it really made it pop.
The history of the Renaissance is really interesting, including art. Their techniques and ways they do their art is spectacular. It was amazing how they did it. I wonder if anyone out there in the future still does techniques like Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Boticelli (well, I don't know, there is a lot of bankrupt people). It was too bad I don't have enough time to go back to the statue of David, hmm maybe next post I will share about him.....
Well DUH! It is still beautiful! Looking over the horizon it makes me feel cynical. I see the dome of the Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore. The dome is huge. Now time to focus on art in Florence. The first place that I am heading to is The Palazzo Medici. I've heard lots about this place back in the future. As I'm walking through what I think the heart of the city I see the very famous statue of David, by Michelangelo. Wow, what an amazing statue it is up close. Maybe I will come back to that later..
After I left the statue of David, I thought a brilliant thought. I think that Michelangelo had the legacy to be born, because I don't think Florence, Italy would be as famous in time of the future. It's pretty fascinating. As I got into the building, my heart felt like it stopped. The technique the patrons did was legitimate. I could see that they included a lot of realistic backgrounds to the paintings. I remember in my past learning about the Renaissance that wealthy patrons made Florence a thriving center for art. And now I can see why. The patrons used perspective to create the appearance of depth.
Paintings were on the ceiling, which really made me wonder how they could do so many awesome paintings looking up for so long. The only real artist that is really famous that I know is Leonardo da Vinci. I heard that some artists used science and mathematics to help create their masterpiece. In fact, Leonardo studied anatomy to help his work. Renaissance science also gave painters new materials, such as oil based paints. That type of paint was thicker than most paint. I could see it in their paintings too, it really made it pop.
The history of the Renaissance is really interesting, including art. Their techniques and ways they do their art is spectacular. It was amazing how they did it. I wonder if anyone out there in the future still does techniques like Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Boticelli (well, I don't know, there is a lot of bankrupt people). It was too bad I don't have enough time to go back to the statue of David, hmm maybe next post I will share about him.....
Thursday, April 5, 2012
M10: Boy, I am so happy I wasn't born back in the days in Japan...yikes
Since I just created where the capitol of Japan will be, I'm feeling pretty great. So for today's mission, TTI has told me to go to a Samurai school, to attend. I'm pretty excited. I don't really know what I'm going to be seeing. I didn't learn much about Japan when I was in middle school, or I just don't remember.Sadly. I really like Japan, so I am looking forward to going to this school. But I just hope there isn't anything violent in there...
Well, when I showed up, there were already people clanging their swords together, fighting. Well this is going to be an interesting journey. I watched them in combat for awhile to see all their techniques. It actually looked like they were trying to kill each other. Pretty scary huh? The most interesting thing about the whole thing is that they were wearing about 10 layers of clothes. "Wouldn't you get hot?" I said aloud. I was really curious, so I needed to figure out a way to find the answer.
I got up and walked toward one of the Samurai that was flinging his sword around, dodging the other Samurai. "Um excuse me. I have a question." I said cautiously. All that I heard back from him was a whole bunch of "UH!" and "EH!" from dodging the swords. I guess practice makes perfect. I browsed to see anyone that looks like a teacher. Yes! I found a man! He was sitting on some kind of woven basket, he looked like he was getting pretty frustrated with his students. I ran through the chaos and emerged him. "Hello sir, I am Ava, I am very curious about these Samurai. Can you teach me?"
"Well of course! You are at a Samurai school. You are suppose to ask questions!"
"Well, cool!" I said excitedly.
"So, to start off, these are Samurais.Life in these days are very harsh. Samurai men have to train themselves to become the best they can by, thinking like they are already dead. They could never relax. An attack could come at any second, so they developed sixth sense." The man said. It really reminded me of The Hunger Games for some reason. It's just with all the battling and killing. Well, this is pretty cool. I never thought of Japan as this.
Before I arrived here, I wasn't expecting to be any fighting. Well I expected wrong. There is a lot of fighting going on. I figured out why they wear so many layers though! It's because they are used for their armour.It was a pretty clever idea. They would wear up to 17 layers, I would think that they would get really hot running around so much. I just can't think of how they would've done it. It amazes me so.
I know TTI wanted me to attend a Samurai school, but I think that is a little too dangerous, or they just want me to get killed. Because I would definitely get killed in the first 30 seconds of training. I just decided to look around, and learn about it instead. They practice like they are already in a war. That's how serious and competitive it is. I don't think I will ever see something like this again. Well probably because I'm in the past, and this stuff doesn't really happen too often.
Well, when I showed up, there were already people clanging their swords together, fighting. Well this is going to be an interesting journey. I watched them in combat for awhile to see all their techniques. It actually looked like they were trying to kill each other. Pretty scary huh? The most interesting thing about the whole thing is that they were wearing about 10 layers of clothes. "Wouldn't you get hot?" I said aloud. I was really curious, so I needed to figure out a way to find the answer.
I got up and walked toward one of the Samurai that was flinging his sword around, dodging the other Samurai. "Um excuse me. I have a question." I said cautiously. All that I heard back from him was a whole bunch of "UH!" and "EH!" from dodging the swords. I guess practice makes perfect. I browsed to see anyone that looks like a teacher. Yes! I found a man! He was sitting on some kind of woven basket, he looked like he was getting pretty frustrated with his students. I ran through the chaos and emerged him. "Hello sir, I am Ava, I am very curious about these Samurai. Can you teach me?"
"Well of course! You are at a Samurai school. You are suppose to ask questions!"
"Well, cool!" I said excitedly.
"So, to start off, these are Samurais.Life in these days are very harsh. Samurai men have to train themselves to become the best they can by, thinking like they are already dead. They could never relax. An attack could come at any second, so they developed sixth sense." The man said. It really reminded me of The Hunger Games for some reason. It's just with all the battling and killing. Well, this is pretty cool. I never thought of Japan as this.
Before I arrived here, I wasn't expecting to be any fighting. Well I expected wrong. There is a lot of fighting going on. I figured out why they wear so many layers though! It's because they are used for their armour.It was a pretty clever idea. They would wear up to 17 layers, I would think that they would get really hot running around so much. I just can't think of how they would've done it. It amazes me so.
I know TTI wanted me to attend a Samurai school, but I think that is a little too dangerous, or they just want me to get killed. Because I would definitely get killed in the first 30 seconds of training. I just decided to look around, and learn about it instead. They practice like they are already in a war. That's how serious and competitive it is. I don't think I will ever see something like this again. Well probably because I'm in the past, and this stuff doesn't really happen too often.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
M9: I like being a leader.
I know that was a short trip to the Americas, but that's okay, because I didn't get to share all my fun times I had there. I only got to share about Tenochtitlan, that was really the only fun part though. Well now I will tell you where my next destination is....JAPAN! Gosh, I am just so excited! I've heard a lot about Japan from my cousin Joanna. She lives there in Tokyo, Japan, but that's in the future.She tells me a lot about it, so I know a little about Japan. I am in my flying car now, with all my bags packed, ready to kick on over to Japan.
I finally landed, that was a pretty long flying distance from Americas to here. So, TTI has assigned me to meet with some Japanese leaders to debate on where the capital city should be. This could be interesting. I have been walking for a while, I double checked on my sheet of paper TTI sent me so I can meet up with the leaders. It said to meet by the 1st Cherry Blossom Tree you see. I kept walking forward, and in the distance I see some pink. Maybe that could be it, I kept walking towards to see if it was it.
Yep, that was it, it was beautiful. The tree busheled with blossoming pink flowers. And under it, sat 3 old men meditating.I walked up to them and said, "Hello! I am the woman that will help you find your capital city!"
One of the men opened their eyes slowly like they just woke up from a cat nap and said, "Yes, we have been waiting for you Ava."
"Awesome, so lets get started, shall we?"
The 3 men all gestured to sit down. I sat.
"We need to find a great place for all the people in Japan to have a capital city. We have picked you because you are from the future, and you know about where good places are." The other old man said.
"Yes." I said in honor. "I know you do not want to live on an island, because a lot of natural disasters happen. I think you want a place directly in the middle of Japan."
"Yes, it is very important that we choose a good place."
"You can trust me."
"Okay, so since I live in the future, I know what has happened, and where great places to live are. There is a place in the future called Honshu. That is directly in the middle of whole Japan."
"Okay Ava, we will go anywhere you say."
"Really? I mean, i'm not really that smart, are you sure?"
"Yes, I don't have any uncertainty about this. There is something in my mind that is telling me to say yes to your decision."
"Okay, well, I feel honored sir. Thank you so much." I felt so awesome that I got to pick where the capital of Japan is. Wow. That is all I could think.
"I am son happy I could help, thanks for inviting me out here."
"Oh, you're so very welcome. We needed you." The man said. They all got up and walked peacefully to their destination. I decided to just sit here and look at how pretty the tree is. Japan is surly the prettiest place I've been. It's cool I get to see a quick preview of it. I am just so happy.
I finally landed, that was a pretty long flying distance from Americas to here. So, TTI has assigned me to meet with some Japanese leaders to debate on where the capital city should be. This could be interesting. I have been walking for a while, I double checked on my sheet of paper TTI sent me so I can meet up with the leaders. It said to meet by the 1st Cherry Blossom Tree you see. I kept walking forward, and in the distance I see some pink. Maybe that could be it, I kept walking towards to see if it was it.
Yep, that was it, it was beautiful. The tree busheled with blossoming pink flowers. And under it, sat 3 old men meditating.I walked up to them and said, "Hello! I am the woman that will help you find your capital city!"
One of the men opened their eyes slowly like they just woke up from a cat nap and said, "Yes, we have been waiting for you Ava."
"Awesome, so lets get started, shall we?"
The 3 men all gestured to sit down. I sat.
"We need to find a great place for all the people in Japan to have a capital city. We have picked you because you are from the future, and you know about where good places are." The other old man said.
"Yes." I said in honor. "I know you do not want to live on an island, because a lot of natural disasters happen. I think you want a place directly in the middle of Japan."
"Yes, it is very important that we choose a good place."
"You can trust me."
"Okay, so since I live in the future, I know what has happened, and where great places to live are. There is a place in the future called Honshu. That is directly in the middle of whole Japan."
"Okay Ava, we will go anywhere you say."
"Really? I mean, i'm not really that smart, are you sure?"
"Yes, I don't have any uncertainty about this. There is something in my mind that is telling me to say yes to your decision."
"Okay, well, I feel honored sir. Thank you so much." I felt so awesome that I got to pick where the capital of Japan is. Wow. That is all I could think.
"I am son happy I could help, thanks for inviting me out here."
"Oh, you're so very welcome. We needed you." The man said. They all got up and walked peacefully to their destination. I decided to just sit here and look at how pretty the tree is. Japan is surly the prettiest place I've been. It's cool I get to see a quick preview of it. I am just so happy.
Friday, February 17, 2012
M8: Tenochtitlan Rocks!
Sadly TTI has assigned me to leave Africa and go to the Americas. I have really enjoyed Africa, it was one of my favorite places to go. But I am always excited to go to new and different places. I'm already in my car now, flying to the Americas, but as my hands are steady on the steering wheel, I notice that my arms are really tan. I thought it was kind of funny. Then I started bursting out laughing for no real reason. I think I might need to visit home soon because I think I'm loosing my mind...
When I got outside of Tenochtitlan (the city I was assigned to explore in), I was literally out of breath from laughing so far all the way here. I got out of my flying car and walked in to the wonderful city of Tenochtitlan. It felt like I was blinded by the sun in front of my face, but no, it was the beautiful radiant palaces. They were gleaming with beauty.The place that looked most interesting was the Great Temple. I walked closer and closer to it. It had great big stained windows, that had paintings painted on it. It was truly amazing to be seeing it, but only if I could go in it. The Great Temple is used for the priests to preform sacrifices,and also used where nobles play a game called tlachtli. This is pretty awesome. But now to discover some more.
I ended up in a market place. I noticed it was really busy. There was a person every couple steps. There was kids tampering with other stands and funny people yelling at them.I looked at all the stands set up, there were things being sold such as, food, utensils, warrior costumes, quetzals feathers, and slaves. Also what I noticed was that they didn't use money, they used their barter system. I thought that would be pretty cool, not really having to buy anything. I kind of wish I lived here.
I guess that they have those big markets everyday.On my way out of the market, I wanted to stop and get something to eat, well first of all because I'm hungry and I'm interested about seeing what they eat. I knew that Tenochtitlan barters a lot of tortillas, so I went up to the nearest tortilla stand and waited for my turn. I was watching these 2 old ladies turning maize kernels in a big boiling pot. They would then ground them into flour. It kind of looked like pizza dough. It was cool to see how they made them. I kept on waiting until one was "right out of the oven."
Ahhhh, finally they were done. It was toasty.Things are always better when they are fresh. I don't actually think I've ever had anything fresh before I ate it. I guess that's just how it is in Florida. The ladies that were making the tortillas(I learned from them) have to make fresh tortillas everyday, because it is their daily task they have to do. I walked out of the market place and just decided to sit down on a piece of grass and gaze in the sun, watching all the beautiful sites I have seen in Tenochtitlan.
When I got outside of Tenochtitlan (the city I was assigned to explore in), I was literally out of breath from laughing so far all the way here. I got out of my flying car and walked in to the wonderful city of Tenochtitlan. It felt like I was blinded by the sun in front of my face, but no, it was the beautiful radiant palaces. They were gleaming with beauty.The place that looked most interesting was the Great Temple. I walked closer and closer to it. It had great big stained windows, that had paintings painted on it. It was truly amazing to be seeing it, but only if I could go in it. The Great Temple is used for the priests to preform sacrifices,and also used where nobles play a game called tlachtli. This is pretty awesome. But now to discover some more.
I ended up in a market place. I noticed it was really busy. There was a person every couple steps. There was kids tampering with other stands and funny people yelling at them.I looked at all the stands set up, there were things being sold such as, food, utensils, warrior costumes, quetzals feathers, and slaves. Also what I noticed was that they didn't use money, they used their barter system. I thought that would be pretty cool, not really having to buy anything. I kind of wish I lived here.
I guess that they have those big markets everyday.On my way out of the market, I wanted to stop and get something to eat, well first of all because I'm hungry and I'm interested about seeing what they eat. I knew that Tenochtitlan barters a lot of tortillas, so I went up to the nearest tortilla stand and waited for my turn. I was watching these 2 old ladies turning maize kernels in a big boiling pot. They would then ground them into flour. It kind of looked like pizza dough. It was cool to see how they made them. I kept on waiting until one was "right out of the oven."
Ahhhh, finally they were done. It was toasty.Things are always better when they are fresh. I don't actually think I've ever had anything fresh before I ate it. I guess that's just how it is in Florida. The ladies that were making the tortillas(I learned from them) have to make fresh tortillas everyday, because it is their daily task they have to do. I walked out of the market place and just decided to sit down on a piece of grass and gaze in the sun, watching all the beautiful sites I have seen in Tenochtitlan.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
M7: Modern Ghana
Since I had such a wonderful time on my safari, I have decided to stay in Ghana for one more day and see how the life style is, also TTI has assigned me to ask people if they like their country, and what they don't like. Just those types of questions will help me figure out more about Ghana. So lets start our adventure to the cities of Ghana!
When I finally found a city to explore in, I wondered what city it was. I needed to find someone to ask. So now I have another mission: to find someone to talk to about what city it was. I went walking down all the streets looking for at least someone. It was pretty weird. I couldn't find anyone. Where could they be? There were certainly no cars that were zooming along. I walked even more to the heart of the city to hear a loud booming sound. It really scared me getting closer and closer to it. It was loud and obnoxious. I turned the corner, and looked up amazed..
It was a soccer stadium! Soccer is really big in Ghana so I guess about everyone goes to their games. I wandered in, there were a few loose people looking for waters and food. I walked up to the lady that was nearest to me and said, "Hi, um can you tell me what city this is?"
"Yes dear, this is the wonderful capitol city named Accra."
"Ohhh! Thanks so much! I am a new-" BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Both me and the woman looked where the sound was coming from. "Man,they must be dominating the game! But anyways, what I was saying was I am a newcomer, and I don't really know anything about Ghana."
"Oh, I see." The woman said.
"Do you mind if I can ask you some important questions?" I said taking her to a private quiet place (the bathroom. Ew (pretty stinky)).
"What do you want to ask me?" The woman said nervously acting like I'm taking her hostage.
"Just a couple of questions, it's nothing serious. It is for work I do." I said calmly.
"Um, okay..."
"Okay, first question.What do you like about your country?" I said.
She took a couple of seconds to think then blurted out, "Well, I LOVE the soccer, everyone in Ghana has at least been to one game. We are all supporters of our sports. But I also love all the nature, we have fantastic animals that are just so amazing."
"Yes I know, I went on a safari yesterday."
"Oh awesome, you probably learned about a lot of awesome stuff."
"Yes. Second question. What makes Ghana a good place to live?"
"Well all the peacefulness is great."
"What do you mean by that?" I questioned.
"Well there isn't a lot of you know like human trafficking and a bunch of honking cars."
"Oh cool. Last question. What don't you like about Ghana?"
"I don't like how we don't have a lot of supplies for children."
Oh, that's sad." I said thinking that I should make a difference.
Awesome. I got all the information I needed and now I just need to thank the lady. "Thanks again for answering all my questions, you were a great help in my work and just learning about Ghana."
"Oh your very welcome!" She said with a smile.We walked out together from the bathroom and walked into the stadium to watch the rest of the soccer match. You could just see the team had to much potential. It was really fun to watch. Again, what a great way to end my last day in Ghana. Man, Ghana is freaking awesome!
When I finally found a city to explore in, I wondered what city it was. I needed to find someone to ask. So now I have another mission: to find someone to talk to about what city it was. I went walking down all the streets looking for at least someone. It was pretty weird. I couldn't find anyone. Where could they be? There were certainly no cars that were zooming along. I walked even more to the heart of the city to hear a loud booming sound. It really scared me getting closer and closer to it. It was loud and obnoxious. I turned the corner, and looked up amazed..
It was a soccer stadium! Soccer is really big in Ghana so I guess about everyone goes to their games. I wandered in, there were a few loose people looking for waters and food. I walked up to the lady that was nearest to me and said, "Hi, um can you tell me what city this is?"
"Yes dear, this is the wonderful capitol city named Accra."
"Ohhh! Thanks so much! I am a new-" BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Both me and the woman looked where the sound was coming from. "Man,they must be dominating the game! But anyways, what I was saying was I am a newcomer, and I don't really know anything about Ghana."
"Oh, I see." The woman said.
"Do you mind if I can ask you some important questions?" I said taking her to a private quiet place (the bathroom. Ew (pretty stinky)).
"What do you want to ask me?" The woman said nervously acting like I'm taking her hostage.
"Just a couple of questions, it's nothing serious. It is for work I do." I said calmly.
"Um, okay..."
"Okay, first question.What do you like about your country?" I said.
She took a couple of seconds to think then blurted out, "Well, I LOVE the soccer, everyone in Ghana has at least been to one game. We are all supporters of our sports. But I also love all the nature, we have fantastic animals that are just so amazing."
"Yes I know, I went on a safari yesterday."
"Oh awesome, you probably learned about a lot of awesome stuff."
"Yes. Second question. What makes Ghana a good place to live?"
"Well all the peacefulness is great."
"What do you mean by that?" I questioned.
"Well there isn't a lot of you know like human trafficking and a bunch of honking cars."
"Oh cool. Last question. What don't you like about Ghana?"
"I don't like how we don't have a lot of supplies for children."
Oh, that's sad." I said thinking that I should make a difference.
Awesome. I got all the information I needed and now I just need to thank the lady. "Thanks again for answering all my questions, you were a great help in my work and just learning about Ghana."
"Oh your very welcome!" She said with a smile.We walked out together from the bathroom and walked into the stadium to watch the rest of the soccer match. You could just see the team had to much potential. It was really fun to watch. Again, what a great way to end my last day in Ghana. Man, Ghana is freaking awesome!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
M6: My Safari Around Ghana!
Since I was already in West Africa, I have decided to go to Ghana and take a safari around there to check out the nature, and other interesting facts! I am so excited! I took my car and zoomed off into Ghana. When I landed in a forestry area, the first thing I saw was this HUGE river off in the distance. I started walking towards it hoping that is where my destination will be.
As I got to the wooden dock, I was sweating so much. It was so hot out. I literally was out of breath from just walking a couple miles. It was around 80 or 90 degrees. I was so hot, I was trying to distract myself from thinking about it, so I walked down onto the dock and asked the man that was tying up his canoe, "Hello sir, um, I would like to go on a safari!"
"Oh! You would like to go on a safari!? That's awesome, you came to the right man and place to go on a great safari!"
"Oh awesome! Thank you!" I said excitedly. Then the man started unwrapping the rope that was tied on his boat. We got in the boat and started down the river.
"Hello ma'am, my name is Adusa, I will be you safari instructor, we will be heading down this river called the Volta River. It is the largest river in Ghana." That's interesting I thought. As we started heading down the river a little more. I looked around at all the trees that were surrounding us, I looked a little closer because I saw something move. "I can see that you are looking at the trees, can you see the scurrying 'branches?'" Adusa said silently like there is something we are hiding from. "Those are snakes, we like to stay away from those because they are very dangerous. The two most dangerous snakes in Ghana is the Cobra and the Black Mamba. They like to hide in trees because they usually blend in so they can catch a bird or squirrel."
"Oh, very interesting!" I said slightly nervous, trying to move as far back into the boat as I can trying not to get eaten by a snake.
As we got further down the river I saw some awesome animal and plant life. The most interesting plant I saw was the Baobab tree, it was so interesting looking, it was like I have never seen a tree before. "The Baobab tree is sometimes called an upside-down tree because of its interesting appearance. It looks as if it was upside-down, that's how they came up with the nickname." Adusa said earlier. "Since there aren't any elephants along this river, I will share some of my information with you anyways." Adusa said smiling.
"Well thank you!" I said excited because I love elephants.
"Elephants are the large animals in the Savanna besides lions. Grown elephants drink about sixty gallons (225 liters) of water a day."
"Wow." I said amazed.
We started to head back to the dock. I made sure to look at everything I needed to see and "glued" it in my brain. I really liked this adventure. Maybe this is my favorite one. The best part was that my instructor was great, I got lucky that I didn't get a buffoon. The cool thing about Ghana is that they have a lot of nature, unlike the nature in Florida. They take you on boats if you want a safari instead of going around on a mini golf cart around the busy polluted city. It makes me really appreciate nature. We got to the dock, sadly it was over. I felt sad. "Thank you SO much for all the information and the site seeing. I loved all of it."
"Oh, your very welcome."
"Well, I have to go. Thanks again." I said looking one last time off in the distance. Simply beautiful. What an awesome way to end your day in Ghana, don't you think?
As I got to the wooden dock, I was sweating so much. It was so hot out. I literally was out of breath from just walking a couple miles. It was around 80 or 90 degrees. I was so hot, I was trying to distract myself from thinking about it, so I walked down onto the dock and asked the man that was tying up his canoe, "Hello sir, um, I would like to go on a safari!"
"Oh! You would like to go on a safari!? That's awesome, you came to the right man and place to go on a great safari!"
"Oh awesome! Thank you!" I said excitedly. Then the man started unwrapping the rope that was tied on his boat. We got in the boat and started down the river.
"Hello ma'am, my name is Adusa, I will be you safari instructor, we will be heading down this river called the Volta River. It is the largest river in Ghana." That's interesting I thought. As we started heading down the river a little more. I looked around at all the trees that were surrounding us, I looked a little closer because I saw something move. "I can see that you are looking at the trees, can you see the scurrying 'branches?'" Adusa said silently like there is something we are hiding from. "Those are snakes, we like to stay away from those because they are very dangerous. The two most dangerous snakes in Ghana is the Cobra and the Black Mamba. They like to hide in trees because they usually blend in so they can catch a bird or squirrel."
"Oh, very interesting!" I said slightly nervous, trying to move as far back into the boat as I can trying not to get eaten by a snake.
As we got further down the river I saw some awesome animal and plant life. The most interesting plant I saw was the Baobab tree, it was so interesting looking, it was like I have never seen a tree before. "The Baobab tree is sometimes called an upside-down tree because of its interesting appearance. It looks as if it was upside-down, that's how they came up with the nickname." Adusa said earlier. "Since there aren't any elephants along this river, I will share some of my information with you anyways." Adusa said smiling.
"Well thank you!" I said excited because I love elephants.
"Elephants are the large animals in the Savanna besides lions. Grown elephants drink about sixty gallons (225 liters) of water a day."
"Wow." I said amazed.
We started to head back to the dock. I made sure to look at everything I needed to see and "glued" it in my brain. I really liked this adventure. Maybe this is my favorite one. The best part was that my instructor was great, I got lucky that I didn't get a buffoon. The cool thing about Ghana is that they have a lot of nature, unlike the nature in Florida. They take you on boats if you want a safari instead of going around on a mini golf cart around the busy polluted city. It makes me really appreciate nature. We got to the dock, sadly it was over. I felt sad. "Thank you SO much for all the information and the site seeing. I loved all of it."
"Oh, your very welcome."
"Well, I have to go. Thanks again." I said looking one last time off in the distance. Simply beautiful. What an awesome way to end your day in Ghana, don't you think?
Friday, January 6, 2012
M5: I Love Exploring!
Well, to start off a new day, I decided to go to an ancient city called Jenne-jeno. I've always wondered and dreamed about going there for a long time, so this is my chance. I just want to explore the city and learn new stuff about it. I took my magical flying car I hid in the trees back in Islam and zoomed off into Africa. I knew I got there because there was a lot of people walking around and there weren't a lot of cities near by either. I landed my car a couple miles away from my destination and started walking to the city.
When I got there, there was a big 10 foot tall circular wall. I couldn't find a way in, so I walked around the whole outside. Finally I found it. I glided into the city with my mouth wide open. It was actually really cool, all the houses were circular and dome-like. They looked like they were built from bent poles and woven mats. I remember when I was in middle school, we had History Alive books, and the only thing I remember from the Africa chapter was that the Jenne-jeno section said that later on the houses would be made of mud blocks. "OH! I must have came here way before that! I am here when the city was first becoming busy!" I said aloud (probably looking like an idiot, talking to myself).
I walked into the heart of the town to find a large what looked like a trading center. What really caught my eye was the beads. There were really beautiful and colorful beads all laying on a cloth on the ground. I yearned to have a necklace or something with those beads! I decided to get one, I payed the lady and turned around to see the other sales. I could see that there was a lot of people selling fruits, vegetables, beads, leather working, and weaving. All of this was pretty, the colors were miraculous. One man was waving anxiously at me for some reason. "Hello, Hello! Come here! Do you want to buy some fresh fish! I just caught it from the Nigar River!" The man said excitedly. I looked at him and then turned around avoiding him because I didn't have a lot of money and I don't like fish.
As I kept walking, I heard pounding coming from somewhere. I turned around and saw that it was the man that was trying to sell me the fish. "Oh, no" I said under my breath. He finally catched me and said, "I was trying to sell you my fish!"
"Yes, I know, I don't like fish."
"Oh, well, I have a very poor family..." He said sadly to try to make me give in. "And every little dollar counts..." I waited there for a while just looking at him. Then I indulged.
"Fine." I said with disappointment that I gave in. We walked back to his stand and I got the fish. As I started walking back down the road I said under my breath sarcastically, "Great, now I have fish that I don't want, and no money. That's just great."
It was getting dark, I didn't really know where to stay. Which probably means that I have to sleep outside. People were still out and selling still even though it's like eight o'clock. I also had nothing to eat all day, I looked down in my hand where that slimy dead fish lay there, I frowned and new that I would have to eat it. I found a big open fire outside someone's home and just cooked it there for about a couple minutes. I took it out of the fire and took a large bite hoping it wouldn't taste bad, but of course it did. The texture was slimy and wet and gross. To get my mind of the fish I looked up at the sky and saw that it was beautiful, stars were everywhere just lighting up the sky. "Now that is a good way to end your first day in Africa." I said with a smile. "Except for the fish and sleeping outside part." I included.
When I got there, there was a big 10 foot tall circular wall. I couldn't find a way in, so I walked around the whole outside. Finally I found it. I glided into the city with my mouth wide open. It was actually really cool, all the houses were circular and dome-like. They looked like they were built from bent poles and woven mats. I remember when I was in middle school, we had History Alive books, and the only thing I remember from the Africa chapter was that the Jenne-jeno section said that later on the houses would be made of mud blocks. "OH! I must have came here way before that! I am here when the city was first becoming busy!" I said aloud (probably looking like an idiot, talking to myself).
I walked into the heart of the town to find a large what looked like a trading center. What really caught my eye was the beads. There were really beautiful and colorful beads all laying on a cloth on the ground. I yearned to have a necklace or something with those beads! I decided to get one, I payed the lady and turned around to see the other sales. I could see that there was a lot of people selling fruits, vegetables, beads, leather working, and weaving. All of this was pretty, the colors were miraculous. One man was waving anxiously at me for some reason. "Hello, Hello! Come here! Do you want to buy some fresh fish! I just caught it from the Nigar River!" The man said excitedly. I looked at him and then turned around avoiding him because I didn't have a lot of money and I don't like fish.
As I kept walking, I heard pounding coming from somewhere. I turned around and saw that it was the man that was trying to sell me the fish. "Oh, no" I said under my breath. He finally catched me and said, "I was trying to sell you my fish!"
"Yes, I know, I don't like fish."
"Oh, well, I have a very poor family..." He said sadly to try to make me give in. "And every little dollar counts..." I waited there for a while just looking at him. Then I indulged.
"Fine." I said with disappointment that I gave in. We walked back to his stand and I got the fish. As I started walking back down the road I said under my breath sarcastically, "Great, now I have fish that I don't want, and no money. That's just great."
It was getting dark, I didn't really know where to stay. Which probably means that I have to sleep outside. People were still out and selling still even though it's like eight o'clock. I also had nothing to eat all day, I looked down in my hand where that slimy dead fish lay there, I frowned and new that I would have to eat it. I found a big open fire outside someone's home and just cooked it there for about a couple minutes. I took it out of the fire and took a large bite hoping it wouldn't taste bad, but of course it did. The texture was slimy and wet and gross. To get my mind of the fish I looked up at the sky and saw that it was beautiful, stars were everywhere just lighting up the sky. "Now that is a good way to end your first day in Africa." I said with a smile. "Except for the fish and sleeping outside part." I included.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
M4: SAND!
I ended up in a hot desert. I don't know how I got there. All I remember is that I came home from that dinner last night and dozed off. It was really hot and I was confused. I tore off the sleeves of my long sleeve rock-band T-shirt, I suddenly felt better. I looked around and all I saw was dried up vegetation and far in the distance I see what looked like little ants. I squinted, they were all wiggly because of heat waves. They were heading my way but I couldn't quite see what or who they were.
"Ohhhh, I know what those little ants are! They are a caravan!" I said to my self. They started getting closer, every time they took a step forward I could finally make out about how many there were. There were 4 camels and about 15 people. I ran their way hoping they had water. I finally caught up with them, they looked at me confused, I knew they don't speak my language so I made a gesture of 'do you have any water, because I am really thirsty'. I don't know what they thought I said but they pulled out a knife. "Woah! No, no" I said while backing up. I gave up. Maybe they were headed to a city that had water, so I just followed them, to see where they will end up. I noticed that the wind started picking up, because sand kept getting in my eyes. I heard a scream and tried looking through my teary eyes to see what happened. Everyone started running for their lives, because of what looked like a sandstorm.
Yep, I was right. it was a sandstorm. I started running after someone so I can hide with them or something. There was sand flying everywhere, big clouds of sand was whipping my face, which stung really bad. There was a tall sand dune we were running to. The man dove into the dune, trying to protect himself, so I dove too. We waited there for a long time, the wind kept getting wilder and wilder. I have no clue where anyone went. I closed my eyes for the whole time. Waiting for the storm to be over.
I felt no sand hitting my body, I thought that was a sign to come out of my uncomfortable position. I stood upright letting my back stretch out. I looked around, I didn't see any people, but I just saw all their food supplies scattered all over. The man that was in the dune with me got up to go look for his people. I followed him, and we walked down the hill. People were looming out of their hiding places looking for anyone alive. I decided to help them out with picking all their stuff up, so I wandered around looking for items. Then I saw my aunt just standing out in the distance, I frowned, "What the heck is going on here?!" I said aloud. I have no idea why she would be here, so I just ran to her to give her a hug but right when I almost put my arms around her she vanished.
"What just happened?" I thought. Then a huge camel, the one from the caravan came running to me out of no where. I thought it was running back to his people but it was actually running straight at me. It knocked me down. I awoke instantly. I was back at my cottage, in my bed, panting. I looked around confused and noticed it was just a dream. "Wow that was a strange dream, I must of read too much of my History Alive book I brought from home." I said aloud while giggling. I decided to go back to sleep with the thought of how weird this whole day was.
"Ohhhh, I know what those little ants are! They are a caravan!" I said to my self. They started getting closer, every time they took a step forward I could finally make out about how many there were. There were 4 camels and about 15 people. I ran their way hoping they had water. I finally caught up with them, they looked at me confused, I knew they don't speak my language so I made a gesture of 'do you have any water, because I am really thirsty'. I don't know what they thought I said but they pulled out a knife. "Woah! No, no" I said while backing up. I gave up. Maybe they were headed to a city that had water, so I just followed them, to see where they will end up. I noticed that the wind started picking up, because sand kept getting in my eyes. I heard a scream and tried looking through my teary eyes to see what happened. Everyone started running for their lives, because of what looked like a sandstorm.
Yep, I was right. it was a sandstorm. I started running after someone so I can hide with them or something. There was sand flying everywhere, big clouds of sand was whipping my face, which stung really bad. There was a tall sand dune we were running to. The man dove into the dune, trying to protect himself, so I dove too. We waited there for a long time, the wind kept getting wilder and wilder. I have no clue where anyone went. I closed my eyes for the whole time. Waiting for the storm to be over.
I felt no sand hitting my body, I thought that was a sign to come out of my uncomfortable position. I stood upright letting my back stretch out. I looked around, I didn't see any people, but I just saw all their food supplies scattered all over. The man that was in the dune with me got up to go look for his people. I followed him, and we walked down the hill. People were looming out of their hiding places looking for anyone alive. I decided to help them out with picking all their stuff up, so I wandered around looking for items. Then I saw my aunt just standing out in the distance, I frowned, "What the heck is going on here?!" I said aloud. I have no idea why she would be here, so I just ran to her to give her a hug but right when I almost put my arms around her she vanished.
"What just happened?" I thought. Then a huge camel, the one from the caravan came running to me out of no where. I thought it was running back to his people but it was actually running straight at me. It knocked me down. I awoke instantly. I was back at my cottage, in my bed, panting. I looked around confused and noticed it was just a dream. "Wow that was a strange dream, I must of read too much of my History Alive book I brought from home." I said aloud while giggling. I decided to go back to sleep with the thought of how weird this whole day was.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
M3: The Reservation
Since I recovered from the Bubonic Plague, I want to do something fun. Before I go out, I just kind of want to relax around my cottage, and veg. I read my magazine I brought from the past and read about the top foods that were in the medieval times. I thought it was kind of funny, because I'm in the past reading about the future. After I read the whole magazine, I got my things and headed out the door to the medieval town.
It was about 2 o'clock the time I got to the town. There weren't many people out because they all died two weeks ago from the plague. But there was still people out selling fruits and vegetables. I was looking at all the signs above the building doors, which showed the items they were selling. I walked along the side of the street, where I saw a shoe sculpted on one of the signs. I got interested and took a step in, but someone grabbed me from my shoulder and yanked me away from the building. "Well, hello there miss-" I interrupted, "What do you think you're doing?!"
"Oh, I am sorry miss, I just wanted to invite you to a dinner party with my family, because you look quite different from the rest of us peasants." I looked at him kind of funny. Then realized that I was wearing all future clothes, and ya, I looked really different from everyone else.
"Um, well-" I couldn't say no, I thought, then carried on with my sentence. "I guess."
"Oh! Fantastic! Meet me and my family at 7 o'clock tonight. Go up to the end of this street, take a left and when you take that left go right in the skinniest unique building you will see. See you there!" The man said while shaking my hand very uncontrollably. Then I walked away very confused.
I actually went out to the town to go shopping, but instead of coming back to my cottage with shoes, and vegetables, I came back with a dinner reservation. I am not sure on how I feel about it. It's weird to just invite a stranger into your home, but oh well, I haven't made any new friends here. So I guess it will be fun. I sit down on the couch, waiting for the time to go by. I picked up my magazine, and read for awhile. Finally, it was 6 o'clock. I got up, actually I was pretty excited. I got a pretty flowered dress on, and put my hair in a cute bun. Everything was in my hand when I walked out the door to a strangers home.
I walked up the stoned pathway of the man's home, hearing the echoing of my high heels hitting the ground. I knocked, and immediately the door opened, which caught me off guard. "Hello!! Hello! My dear, come inside!" The man yelled while he shoved me inside. I felt very squished because it was so narrow in there. It was only 1 story high and it only had 1 room. Everything was jam-packed. We sat down very quickly to eat. There was a wife, and 2 kids that didn't talk at all. They served me some bread and some kind of meat (I had no idea what it was, it kind of freaked me out.). "Why, thank you!" I said with pleasure.
"Oh, your very welcome. I have been making this bread for years. My great grandfather started a business of making home baked goods. It all started back in the day-" The man droned. It was honestly really boring, so I so zoned out and focused on eating.
The man finished telling his story right before I finished eating. "Wow, that was interesting sir. I really enjoyed the food. it was fantastic." I said.
"Oh, well thanks. I spent literally the whole day on it."
"Oh-" I said a little guilty. "Thanks so much for inviting me, It was a pleasure to be here. Seeing how dwellers live is cool."
"Yes, there is good and bad, but mostly bad. We have to work for pretty much everything we do." He said kind of snobbish.
"Yes, um, well I must go, it is getting late. I am so happy I came. I will maybe see you sometime later. Goodbye!" I said with a smile.
"Bye!"
I walked out the small room feeling stuffed with good but also feeling a little guilty for not listening to his story about bread.
It was about 2 o'clock the time I got to the town. There weren't many people out because they all died two weeks ago from the plague. But there was still people out selling fruits and vegetables. I was looking at all the signs above the building doors, which showed the items they were selling. I walked along the side of the street, where I saw a shoe sculpted on one of the signs. I got interested and took a step in, but someone grabbed me from my shoulder and yanked me away from the building. "Well, hello there miss-" I interrupted, "What do you think you're doing?!"
"Oh, I am sorry miss, I just wanted to invite you to a dinner party with my family, because you look quite different from the rest of us peasants." I looked at him kind of funny. Then realized that I was wearing all future clothes, and ya, I looked really different from everyone else.
"Um, well-" I couldn't say no, I thought, then carried on with my sentence. "I guess."
"Oh! Fantastic! Meet me and my family at 7 o'clock tonight. Go up to the end of this street, take a left and when you take that left go right in the skinniest unique building you will see. See you there!" The man said while shaking my hand very uncontrollably. Then I walked away very confused.
I actually went out to the town to go shopping, but instead of coming back to my cottage with shoes, and vegetables, I came back with a dinner reservation. I am not sure on how I feel about it. It's weird to just invite a stranger into your home, but oh well, I haven't made any new friends here. So I guess it will be fun. I sit down on the couch, waiting for the time to go by. I picked up my magazine, and read for awhile. Finally, it was 6 o'clock. I got up, actually I was pretty excited. I got a pretty flowered dress on, and put my hair in a cute bun. Everything was in my hand when I walked out the door to a strangers home.
I walked up the stoned pathway of the man's home, hearing the echoing of my high heels hitting the ground. I knocked, and immediately the door opened, which caught me off guard. "Hello!! Hello! My dear, come inside!" The man yelled while he shoved me inside. I felt very squished because it was so narrow in there. It was only 1 story high and it only had 1 room. Everything was jam-packed. We sat down very quickly to eat. There was a wife, and 2 kids that didn't talk at all. They served me some bread and some kind of meat (I had no idea what it was, it kind of freaked me out.). "Why, thank you!" I said with pleasure.
"Oh, your very welcome. I have been making this bread for years. My great grandfather started a business of making home baked goods. It all started back in the day-" The man droned. It was honestly really boring, so I so zoned out and focused on eating.
The man finished telling his story right before I finished eating. "Wow, that was interesting sir. I really enjoyed the food. it was fantastic." I said.
"Oh, well thanks. I spent literally the whole day on it."
"Oh-" I said a little guilty. "Thanks so much for inviting me, It was a pleasure to be here. Seeing how dwellers live is cool."
"Yes, there is good and bad, but mostly bad. We have to work for pretty much everything we do." He said kind of snobbish.
"Yes, um, well I must go, it is getting late. I am so happy I came. I will maybe see you sometime later. Goodbye!" I said with a smile.
"Bye!"
I walked out the small room feeling stuffed with good but also feeling a little guilty for not listening to his story about bread.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
M2: Oh, no. I don't feel so good.
Well, I woke up today feeling like something bad is going to happen. I don't know why, it just does. I kind of had a feeling in my stomach to not go outside. But I ignored it. I got my things together to go get some vegetables, not knowing there was something suspicious going on outside. I got outside, it was a dark cloudy day. And the first thing that caught my eye was a man just laying there in the street. I thought he was homeless so I just walked away. Then I saw another person. I kneeled down and saw he was dead. I jumped away and screamed with frighten.
I was running away, as fast as I could. I've never seen a dead person before and I was scared. I asked a merchant why there is dead people and he said, "It's, it's the Bubonic Plague." Oh no, the Bubonic Plague was very contagious and it was a hazard. I kept walking cautiously around piles of dead people, just piled up. I was looking at what they died of. There was a lot of vomit everywhere, so maybe that was a symptom. I felt one dead lady's head and she felt like she had a fever. Crap. That was a bad idea touching her. I felt kind of itchy. And my muscles were cramped. I didn't feel so good. Shoot, I thought to myself, did I get the thing everyone is dying from?
I went to a merchant shop filled with books, to see if I could find some symptoms. I was matching up all the symptoms. I found the Bubonic Plague section. It said in the book that one of the symptoms was cramped muscles. Then it said a fever. And itchy behind the ears. I had all of those. Oh, man I have it. My stomach felt upset. I ran outside and threw up. "Ew." I said out loud. I decided to go back to my cottage, because I didn't know where to go. I didn't know what to do either, I just laid on my bed for a while, but I kept throwing up. I had a fever too, I was really hot. Well, since I have the plague, and I could die pretty soon, I guess I have to find a solution to get rid of it. So I got my senses together and walked out the door to find something to make me feel better.
I tried to go to the doctor's, but it wasn't open because they died too. My solution was to maybe put leaches on, but the only place to get leaches was from the doctor's. Maybe I need to be isolated from the outside world, and stay in my cottage. I was getting nervous. I stayed in my cottage for a long time. I closed all of my windows/curtains, locked down every little nook and cranny. I just laid in my bed, waiting and waiting.
I guess I must've fallen asleep, because I awoke feeling very groggy, it also felt like I was sleeping for a month. Surprisingly I felt a lot better. I honestly thought I was going to die, which was scary. I got my confidence together and stepped outside to see if anything has happened. I stepped outside, I didn't see any dead people. A breeze of wind hit my face, it was REALLY cold. Maybe the frost took over and killed all the fleas. Man, I was asleep for a long time. I guess I got rid of it, which doesn't make any sense because only some people lived from the plague. I guess I was one of those. I am very lucky to be alive, and I walked off through the streets to see if anyone was still alive.
I was running away, as fast as I could. I've never seen a dead person before and I was scared. I asked a merchant why there is dead people and he said, "It's, it's the Bubonic Plague." Oh no, the Bubonic Plague was very contagious and it was a hazard. I kept walking cautiously around piles of dead people, just piled up. I was looking at what they died of. There was a lot of vomit everywhere, so maybe that was a symptom. I felt one dead lady's head and she felt like she had a fever. Crap. That was a bad idea touching her. I felt kind of itchy. And my muscles were cramped. I didn't feel so good. Shoot, I thought to myself, did I get the thing everyone is dying from?
I went to a merchant shop filled with books, to see if I could find some symptoms. I was matching up all the symptoms. I found the Bubonic Plague section. It said in the book that one of the symptoms was cramped muscles. Then it said a fever. And itchy behind the ears. I had all of those. Oh, man I have it. My stomach felt upset. I ran outside and threw up. "Ew." I said out loud. I decided to go back to my cottage, because I didn't know where to go. I didn't know what to do either, I just laid on my bed for a while, but I kept throwing up. I had a fever too, I was really hot. Well, since I have the plague, and I could die pretty soon, I guess I have to find a solution to get rid of it. So I got my senses together and walked out the door to find something to make me feel better.
I tried to go to the doctor's, but it wasn't open because they died too. My solution was to maybe put leaches on, but the only place to get leaches was from the doctor's. Maybe I need to be isolated from the outside world, and stay in my cottage. I was getting nervous. I stayed in my cottage for a long time. I closed all of my windows/curtains, locked down every little nook and cranny. I just laid in my bed, waiting and waiting.
I guess I must've fallen asleep, because I awoke feeling very groggy, it also felt like I was sleeping for a month. Surprisingly I felt a lot better. I honestly thought I was going to die, which was scary. I got my confidence together and stepped outside to see if anything has happened. I stepped outside, I didn't see any dead people. A breeze of wind hit my face, it was REALLY cold. Maybe the frost took over and killed all the fleas. Man, I was asleep for a long time. I guess I got rid of it, which doesn't make any sense because only some people lived from the plague. I guess I was one of those. I am very lucky to be alive, and I walked off through the streets to see if anyone was still alive.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
M1: Back to Time Traverler's Incorporated!
Well, this summer was awesome! I hung out with Farley Mamba, and I finally got a boyfriend! If you didn't see my first post, I am happily in love with Justin Bieber! I am also very happy to be back in TTI and I am ready to travel to Medieval Europe! Gosh, I am so excited, I studied a bit about it and I learned what Monarchs, peasants, knights, and servants do! I have my bags packed and I left my very humdrum pet Mr.Fluffypants (my bunny that I found in the desert last year) at home with Justin. I got in my new flying car with my bags, and flew off into Europe.
That was a quick flight! I am now in Medieval Europe and looking around at all of these cool things out here! My first place I am going to check out is a Roman Catholic Church, I walked inside and the first thing I see is...GOLD. Man, there is so many carved statues and gold paintings on the walls. There are lots of draped green curtains hanging neatly on the enormous windows. I also notice that Roman Catholic Churches are huge! And of course there is lots of crosses, symbolizing Jesus. I felt like I have walked around the church enough and walked out into the bright sun.
I wondered around a bit more and when I moved closer and closer North, I kept hearing clinging sounds like two swords smashing into each other. When I walked around the corner of a big wall, I saw two men in shiny metal armor practicing there hitting skills with their swords. They were going back and forth hitting there swords together making the "CLING" sound. I would flinch everytime they did it. They would also make the sound of them going "UH" and "UMPH" because they were jumping and dodging the swords. I got sick of the clinging sound because it was hurting my ears so I left and wondered to the West to discover some more.
Now that I have that horrible noise out of my head, I could finally hear myself think. I was getting hungry. Since TTI wouldn't let me talk to anyone, I would have to figure out a way to get some food. If I couldn't ask for some, then I would just have to steal it. Okay, I found a little cart with a man selling vegetables. I hid behind a bush, and when he looked away I went for it. I grabbed an onion and ran. I kept running until I couldn't see the cart, I don't think he noticed. I felt very vicious about stealing. I hid behind a tall building and looked at the onion in disgust. I frowned and just took a bite. It was GROSS. Man, it was really gross, it was bitter, and crunchy. I started crying, well because it hurt my eyes. I ate the whole thing and I felt better but my breath stunk.
After I ate my onion, I decided to rent a cottage. I got in my cottage and it felt like home. There were cots (they are mini beds filled with straw and feathers), I was tired and I couldn't stand the taste in my mouth. I went outside to get some water from a well to brush my teeth. I brushed really good, so it was minty fresh. I got in my cot, it felt so good to be in a warm bed with my soft fluffy pillow.
That was a quick flight! I am now in Medieval Europe and looking around at all of these cool things out here! My first place I am going to check out is a Roman Catholic Church, I walked inside and the first thing I see is...GOLD. Man, there is so many carved statues and gold paintings on the walls. There are lots of draped green curtains hanging neatly on the enormous windows. I also notice that Roman Catholic Churches are huge! And of course there is lots of crosses, symbolizing Jesus. I felt like I have walked around the church enough and walked out into the bright sun.
I wondered around a bit more and when I moved closer and closer North, I kept hearing clinging sounds like two swords smashing into each other. When I walked around the corner of a big wall, I saw two men in shiny metal armor practicing there hitting skills with their swords. They were going back and forth hitting there swords together making the "CLING" sound. I would flinch everytime they did it. They would also make the sound of them going "UH" and "UMPH" because they were jumping and dodging the swords. I got sick of the clinging sound because it was hurting my ears so I left and wondered to the West to discover some more.
Now that I have that horrible noise out of my head, I could finally hear myself think. I was getting hungry. Since TTI wouldn't let me talk to anyone, I would have to figure out a way to get some food. If I couldn't ask for some, then I would just have to steal it. Okay, I found a little cart with a man selling vegetables. I hid behind a bush, and when he looked away I went for it. I grabbed an onion and ran. I kept running until I couldn't see the cart, I don't think he noticed. I felt very vicious about stealing. I hid behind a tall building and looked at the onion in disgust. I frowned and just took a bite. It was GROSS. Man, it was really gross, it was bitter, and crunchy. I started crying, well because it hurt my eyes. I ate the whole thing and I felt better but my breath stunk.
After I ate my onion, I decided to rent a cottage. I got in my cottage and it felt like home. There were cots (they are mini beds filled with straw and feathers), I was tired and I couldn't stand the taste in my mouth. I went outside to get some water from a well to brush my teeth. I brushed really good, so it was minty fresh. I got in my cot, it felt so good to be in a warm bed with my soft fluffy pillow.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Ava Anderson's Secret Love
Ava Anderson’s Secret Love
Ava Anderson, a Time Traveler that travels around the world with her sister Farley Mamba and her secret job called Time Traveler’s Incorporated (TTI), along with her other fellow agents. She is a 21 year old woman, that has a huge hole in her heart, and she needs some man to fill it. Can Ava Anderson ever find true love?
Ava is a lonely time traveler looking for love. She has been searching and searching but just can’t find anyone. Her sister Farley and her would talk about the celebrities that they thought were cute and Ava would always say Zac Efron. But she was lying, she didn’t like Zac, she liked this other cute celebrity that was an amazing singer and had really cute hair that he would flip back. Ava’s father just died, she wanted someone to comfort her. She also just had her 21st birthday, so she wanted someone to celebrate with her, but no one was there…Hopefully Ava can find someone, but she still has hope.
Justin Bieber was Ava’s secret crush, she has been in love with him ever since he had been starting to get popular. Ava loves to go to his concerts whenever he comes to Florida; she is the first one there and the last one out. She, in fact met him, they met eyes and he knew it was love at first sight. Ava always got butterflies when she got nervous, so of course she had butterflies this time. Ava was excited, yet nervous to be seeing Justin.
This was all in Teen Seen, a very famous teen magazine. It had pictures of Justin walking off with Ava into a sushi restaurant adjacent to each other. There was so much drama about how Justin blew off his concert like it was trivial, and there were many jealous and mad teenage girls that wished that it was them going to sushi instead of Ava. Ava got interviewed for the magazine about Justin, a quote from there said, “I felt like a dynasty walking down the street with Justin. I am very happy. I feel a good foretaste coming.” Ava was a very lucky girl that Justin and her went to sushi together, so now on she will always be happy.
Ava indeed did find true love, and there are still lots of jealous teenage girls out there, but Ava, didn’t bother to pay any attention to them. Ava and Justin are very happy together, in fact they are living happily ever after….Well, because this 5 paragraph essay said so.
Monday, May 23, 2011
M15: Derp a Derp
Today I am going to Siddhartha Qautama's Palace because Time Travelers Inc. wants me to. So I got my things and walked there. I was trying to remember what I learned when I was in sixth grade, then it came to my mind. "Oh yeah! Buddhism was based on the teachings of Buddha! And that means "Awakened One." The Buddha was a man who lived in India from about 563-483 B.C.E. I walked jauntily up the hills to the enormous palace. And finally I was there, it was beautiful, with big blossoming pink trees everywhere. I knocked on the 20 foot door. And a women answered and said, "Oiiiee, oh please come in my dear.." She then opened the door bigger and then in the a far distance I saw a person sitting in a large chair mumbling. He was meditating. The women walked me over to him and sat a medium sized pillow on the ground so I could sit on. I looked around the palace and saw big velvet curtains drooping in front of the windows. I turned and saw the prince. He had his eyes closed. I touched his knee to see if he would wake up, then he opened his eyes slowly and said, "Hello miss, who are you and what are you doing in my palace?"
"Oh um, well I am Ava Anderson and I came here to learn about your journey to becoming the 'Awaken One.'"
"Okay, well here.... I was born in a garden, and my mother was named Queen Maya. And my father's name was King Suddhodana. My father kept me from the outside world so I wouldn't see sickness, death, sorrow, and aging. So he kept me in here, he gave me anything I wanted, entertainment, food, etc. Then I got married at the age of 16 and had a baby at 29. Awhile later he let me see some of the town. I noticed that there was sorrow and death. So my plan was to "escape" from the palace and find my way to the forest."
"That's so cool!"
"Yup, so then I got to the forest, I crouched behind a rotting tree, and watched some ascetics meditate. Then I my courage together and went for it. I met the ascetics and I meditated for about 7 weeks. Then on my 35th birthday, they chose me to be the Buddha."
"Wow, that is so AWESOME!"
"Yes, indeed."
"Well, thank you sooo much! I have learned sooo much and thanks to you that brought back memories when I was in 6th grade and we did blogs about this chapter in books. I got to go, BYE!"
"Bye." said the Buddha.
I walked out of the palace and took one last look at it and "stuck" it in my brain forever...
"Oh um, well I am Ava Anderson and I came here to learn about your journey to becoming the 'Awaken One.'"
"Okay, well here.... I was born in a garden, and my mother was named Queen Maya. And my father's name was King Suddhodana. My father kept me from the outside world so I wouldn't see sickness, death, sorrow, and aging. So he kept me in here, he gave me anything I wanted, entertainment, food, etc. Then I got married at the age of 16 and had a baby at 29. Awhile later he let me see some of the town. I noticed that there was sorrow and death. So my plan was to "escape" from the palace and find my way to the forest."
"That's so cool!"
"Yup, so then I got to the forest, I crouched behind a rotting tree, and watched some ascetics meditate. Then I my courage together and went for it. I met the ascetics and I meditated for about 7 weeks. Then on my 35th birthday, they chose me to be the Buddha."
"Wow, that is so AWESOME!"
"Yes, indeed."
"Well, thank you sooo much! I have learned sooo much and thanks to you that brought back memories when I was in 6th grade and we did blogs about this chapter in books. I got to go, BYE!"
"Bye." said the Buddha.
I walked out of the palace and took one last look at it and "stuck" it in my brain forever...
Friday, May 6, 2011
M14: Scared
Time Travelers called me and said that I need to go to Mohenjodaro, so I packed my bags slowly because I was sore from my long journey through the desert. I had my bags in one hand and Mr. Fluffy Pants, my bunny, in the other. Then I marched out the door to my destination.
When I got to Mohenjodaro, I threw my bags down cause I was so tired and hot. Then I noticed that I was right next to a Great Bath! "Sweet!" I said excitedly. I took my swimsuit out of my bag and changed. The Great Bath was big, with lots of square blocks everywhere. I jumped as high as I can into the bath, it was COLD. The hair on the back of my neck went straight up when I came up from the shallow water. Ahh, it felt so good. I got out and laid down on the hot brick. I lolled in the sun for awhile.
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Part 2: After my nice rest I got all my things and went down to the city of Mohenjodaro. I didn't see anyone around so I thought they were all in a meeting or something, so I looked around and went into stores and no one was in any of them! I got kind of scared, then something rattled at my feet, I looked down and it was a piece of parchment with a bunch of scribbles on it(it was Indian). I couldn't read it so I went into a store and got a translation book. "Ah hah! I got it!" I cheered. I read it aloud, "If someone finds this,you are lucky to be alive. Well, I must flee, may luck find your path." I stood in disbelief. I was scared, I didn't want to be here anymore so I got my things and went back to The Bay of Bengal.
When I got to Mohenjodaro, I threw my bags down cause I was so tired and hot. Then I noticed that I was right next to a Great Bath! "Sweet!" I said excitedly. I took my swimsuit out of my bag and changed. The Great Bath was big, with lots of square blocks everywhere. I jumped as high as I can into the bath, it was COLD. The hair on the back of my neck went straight up when I came up from the shallow water. Ahh, it felt so good. I got out and laid down on the hot brick. I lolled in the sun for awhile.
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Part 2: After my nice rest I got all my things and went down to the city of Mohenjodaro. I didn't see anyone around so I thought they were all in a meeting or something, so I looked around and went into stores and no one was in any of them! I got kind of scared, then something rattled at my feet, I looked down and it was a piece of parchment with a bunch of scribbles on it(it was Indian). I couldn't read it so I went into a store and got a translation book. "Ah hah! I got it!" I cheered. I read it aloud, "If someone finds this,you are lucky to be alive. Well, I must flee, may luck find your path." I stood in disbelief. I was scared, I didn't want to be here anymore so I got my things and went back to The Bay of Bengal.
Friday, April 22, 2011
M13:Exploring the Thar Desert
Oh crap. I took the wrong flight. I am in the middle of Hindu Kush, I was suppose to take the flight to Bay of Bengal, now I have to try to get a flight back to Bay of Bengal. Since there is no airport in ancient India, I will have to walk there. I sped walked to find a person who will direct me to my destination. Then there was one guy that was standing at his booth, he had a whole bunch of maps hanging everywhere I ran over there and asked him, "Hello, um do you have a map to Bay of Bengal?"
"Oh, oh yes I do!" he said.
"Oh great! May I buy it from you?" I questioned.
"Yes that will be one pound please."
"Okay." I said giving him the one pound.
I took the map and unrolled it. It showed little scribbles, it said to take a route to the Thar Desert. "Well, I better get going, oh I better get some food, water, and extra clothes. I got all my supplies and headed to the Thar Desert!
I was on my journey to the Bay of Bengal, I started thinking about what I would do there and then in the distance I saw a couple of lions prancing around with their young. I gasped, it was sooo cute! I sat down under a shady tree and unwrapped my cloth with my food in it.I was watching the lions play while eating an apple, it was so good because I was famished. The lions groomed their young and took naps, it was really cute to watch, I suddenly got tired, then suddenly I dozed off into sleep.
Something tickled my leg, I awoke up in fear and looked around carefully, then I saw what was tickling me. It was a bunny sniffing my leg! It was SO cute! I slowly put my hand out to pet it, it looked at me and moved closer I put my hand on it, it was silky and soft. I was petting it for awhile then I noticed what time it was on my watch, I got up and walked away from the bunny. Then surprisingly the bunny started following me! "Well little bunny, I guess you're coming with me." I said. I picked up the bunny and went along with my journey.
I fed the bunny some scraps of my left over food and then I heard water rushing in the distance. "That must be the Bay of Bengal!" I screamed. I ran over to a edge and saw a big bay ahead of me. I ran down the hill and ran in the bay, splashing around, I was so happy I made it! Now, time to find somewhere to stay!
"Oh, oh yes I do!" he said.
"Oh great! May I buy it from you?" I questioned.
"Yes that will be one pound please."
"Okay." I said giving him the one pound.
I took the map and unrolled it. It showed little scribbles, it said to take a route to the Thar Desert. "Well, I better get going, oh I better get some food, water, and extra clothes. I got all my supplies and headed to the Thar Desert!
I was on my journey to the Bay of Bengal, I started thinking about what I would do there and then in the distance I saw a couple of lions prancing around with their young. I gasped, it was sooo cute! I sat down under a shady tree and unwrapped my cloth with my food in it.I was watching the lions play while eating an apple, it was so good because I was famished. The lions groomed their young and took naps, it was really cute to watch, I suddenly got tired, then suddenly I dozed off into sleep.
Something tickled my leg, I awoke up in fear and looked around carefully, then I saw what was tickling me. It was a bunny sniffing my leg! It was SO cute! I slowly put my hand out to pet it, it looked at me and moved closer I put my hand on it, it was silky and soft. I was petting it for awhile then I noticed what time it was on my watch, I got up and walked away from the bunny. Then surprisingly the bunny started following me! "Well little bunny, I guess you're coming with me." I said. I picked up the bunny and went along with my journey.
I fed the bunny some scraps of my left over food and then I heard water rushing in the distance. "That must be the Bay of Bengal!" I screamed. I ran over to a edge and saw a big bay ahead of me. I ran down the hill and ran in the bay, splashing around, I was so happy I made it! Now, time to find somewhere to stay!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
M12: La Dolce Vita!
I awoke this morning with a REALLY scratchy throat from all the screaming the other night. I stood up from my mat and stretched my arms, I got my clothes on, and then suddenly for some reason I was craving waffles, mmmm, they sounded SO good because I hadn't had them in a long time. But as I remember the Romans didn't have waffles yet because they weren't invented. When I got my socks and shoes on, I was ready to head out the door. I walked down the road, there was nobody out because it was early in the morning. I looked around at the waffle patterned buildings that stood upon me. I never got to really notice the beautiful sitings here because I was in a hurry the last couple days but anyways it is beautiful. Then a gust of wind blew and something blew onto my feet, I looked down and picked it up. I read it and it said:
"Hello Ava Anderson, I would love to invite you to my fabulous party at the most fabulous place in Rome, it will be at "The Tower of Gods", there will be tons of delicious food to eat. I hope you can come to this delightful party of mine tonight."
Yours truly,
Alexander."
"Weird... how is it that a lot of people now me, and I have never in my whole entire life have met them?"
I questioned in my head.
I thought about going but I had other plans of just exploring Rome, but I might just explore new things at the party! So my decision was to go and have fun partying.
I went back to my villa to get a better outfit on. I got my pretty sun-flowered summer dress on, put on my fancy heels and did my hair. I was excited to see what the Romans did for partying. I got everything together and headed down to "The Tower of Gods."
When I got to the place, there was gold EVERYWHERE, and I mean everywhere. There was lots of gold drapes and gold chairs, no wonder it was called "The Tower of Gods," because it looked like it would be a god's home. There were lots of beautiful women dressed in silver and gold silk dresses. And the thing that looked the most cool was the food. The food was placed on a long gold table that looked like it went on forever. The pasta which was covered in cheese was steaming with deliciousness. My stomach started grumbling, then someone from behind me tapped me on the shoulder and I turned around. I saw a tall handsome man with beautiful gold clothes on. "Hello Ava, welcome to "The Tower of Gods!" It's great to have you here!" The man said.
"Thank you! Um, but excuse me, who are you?"
"Oh I am so very sorry, I am Alexander! The man who sent you the letter!"
"Oh! Okay-" I said.
"It's time for dinner, lets get our plates and get seated so we can watch the entertainment!" Alexander said after interrupting me.
I got some pasta, carrots, and salad. I sat down and dove right in. The salad was delicious, it had great flavors and the carrots too.
The the lights drew down, and a whole bunch of men and women came out with goofy outfits on with three coconuts in their hands. They started to juggle them then the whole party started laughing. They were cracking up like crazy! And of course I started laughing because they were doing cool tricks like jumping through branch circles and doing backbends. It was pretty cool to watch. Then one guy said that they had one last trick, a guy came out with a silver suit. Then he did a backflip in the air and the whole party gasped and burst into claps. This guy was amazing. Everyone just kept on clapping, then a yawn came to me, I was really tired because I ate so much. So I snook out of the beautiful tower remembering the awesome time I had and headed back to my villa to go to sleep.
"Hello Ava Anderson, I would love to invite you to my fabulous party at the most fabulous place in Rome, it will be at "The Tower of Gods", there will be tons of delicious food to eat. I hope you can come to this delightful party of mine tonight."
Yours truly,
Alexander."
"Weird... how is it that a lot of people now me, and I have never in my whole entire life have met them?"
I questioned in my head.
I thought about going but I had other plans of just exploring Rome, but I might just explore new things at the party! So my decision was to go and have fun partying.
I went back to my villa to get a better outfit on. I got my pretty sun-flowered summer dress on, put on my fancy heels and did my hair. I was excited to see what the Romans did for partying. I got everything together and headed down to "The Tower of Gods."
When I got to the place, there was gold EVERYWHERE, and I mean everywhere. There was lots of gold drapes and gold chairs, no wonder it was called "The Tower of Gods," because it looked like it would be a god's home. There were lots of beautiful women dressed in silver and gold silk dresses. And the thing that looked the most cool was the food. The food was placed on a long gold table that looked like it went on forever. The pasta which was covered in cheese was steaming with deliciousness. My stomach started grumbling, then someone from behind me tapped me on the shoulder and I turned around. I saw a tall handsome man with beautiful gold clothes on. "Hello Ava, welcome to "The Tower of Gods!" It's great to have you here!" The man said.
"Thank you! Um, but excuse me, who are you?"
"Oh I am so very sorry, I am Alexander! The man who sent you the letter!"
"Oh! Okay-" I said.
"It's time for dinner, lets get our plates and get seated so we can watch the entertainment!" Alexander said after interrupting me.
I got some pasta, carrots, and salad. I sat down and dove right in. The salad was delicious, it had great flavors and the carrots too.
The the lights drew down, and a whole bunch of men and women came out with goofy outfits on with three coconuts in their hands. They started to juggle them then the whole party started laughing. They were cracking up like crazy! And of course I started laughing because they were doing cool tricks like jumping through branch circles and doing backbends. It was pretty cool to watch. Then one guy said that they had one last trick, a guy came out with a silver suit. Then he did a backflip in the air and the whole party gasped and burst into claps. This guy was amazing. Everyone just kept on clapping, then a yawn came to me, I was really tired because I ate so much. So I snook out of the beautiful tower remembering the awesome time I had and headed back to my villa to go to sleep.
Friday, February 25, 2011
M11: Revolution!
Now that I am off the long plane ride, I can now relax and find a place to rest. I walk to a store called, "Rent a Chariot" and rode off to a villa. I got in my villa and sat on my mat and thought about my family and friends and how much I miss them. Then a piece of parchment slipped under my door. I looked at it in curiosity, I got up and picked it up. I unrolled it and saw a whole bunch of scribbles on it, then noticed from my earlier learning years (I studied the Rome alphabet) that it was the Roman alphabet! I remember learning about it in college, I know how to read it. I read through it and it said, "Hello Ava Anderson, I would like you to come down to the heart of Rome to help us rebel against the patricians."
So as soon as I read the letter, I walked down to the heart of Rome.
When I got there, their was a group of plebians and one guy stood out which was a blubbery guy who sent me the letter. They had a bunch of people selling signs saying things like: "STOP BEING A PATRICIAN JOIN US!" So I went ahead and bought a sign and headed over to the group of plebians. The blubbery man greeted me and said, "Greetings! Are you ready to rebel?"
"Sure!" I said excitedly.
When the clock ticked to 10 O'clock the rebellion started. Chanting down the street holding torches, signs and spears, it was actually pretty fun. Only the men, who was yelling at the patricians, seemed to be fired up about the rebellion.
Finally after two hours of shouting at each other, the big blubbery guy said something I did not understand, it went on for a long time it felt. After he finished the patricians glared at us and walked off, they were giving up... We cheered and cheered, I walked back to my villa with a scratchy throat.
So as soon as I read the letter, I walked down to the heart of Rome.
When I got there, their was a group of plebians and one guy stood out which was a blubbery guy who sent me the letter. They had a bunch of people selling signs saying things like: "STOP BEING A PATRICIAN JOIN US!" So I went ahead and bought a sign and headed over to the group of plebians. The blubbery man greeted me and said, "Greetings! Are you ready to rebel?"
"Sure!" I said excitedly.
When the clock ticked to 10 O'clock the rebellion started. Chanting down the street holding torches, signs and spears, it was actually pretty fun. Only the men, who was yelling at the patricians, seemed to be fired up about the rebellion.
Finally after two hours of shouting at each other, the big blubbery guy said something I did not understand, it went on for a long time it felt. After he finished the patricians glared at us and walked off, they were giving up... We cheered and cheered, I walked back to my villa with a scratchy throat.
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