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Howdy 2nd hour, I'm Hope! Here's a few fun facts about myself.

A few things that I really enjoy are eating (mostly ice cream), sleeping, procrastinating, drinking coffee, painting, drawing, playing volleyball and soccer, riding roller coasters, and going to the beach. I do not enjoy running very much, however I am on the cross country and track team... ironic huh?

I have set a few hopeful goals for this year. My first priority is to continue to get A's and B's throughout the rest of my high school experience. Another goal is to get a 4 or a 5 on at least 3 out of the 4 AP exams I'm taking this year... physics might be a little iffy. But my real goals are my life goals- to become an elementary school art teacher and to live near the ocean. Those two things would be a dream come true.

The best part of my summer was going to camp and hiking in Gatlinburg up Laurel Falls. I love the outdoors and water. I'm sure that sounds super weird, but I absolutely love waterfalls, rivers, lakes, the ocean, pools, and like anything with water. I guess that brings me to what I "geek" over. I am obsessed with tropical places, and my biggest obsession is Tahiti. Yes, that island in the middle of nowhere. Something about that clear water, beautiful mountains, and pure white sand gives me joy.  I've probably researched just about everything about the island. I've researched the population, percentages of religion and ethnicity, how much housing and vacation bungalows cost over there... pretty much everything! In fact, I probably spend more time researching tropical islands than I do studying. Oops. Though I've never gotten the chance to leave the country, in the future my dream would be to travel the world with my bucket list of places that I've collected over time. I guess it's safe to say that I have a bad case of wanderlust... and no money. Bad combination.

If I could have one super power it'd be my fourth grade birthday wish. Flying.  I've always loved riding in airplanes since I was little. I've also wanted to go sky diving for FOREVER now. Only 1.25 years and I can legally on my own now!! How exciting!  (Yes, I know I'm crazy.) But wouldn't it be so exhilarating and exciting to fly over the ocean and neat places around the world such as the Grand Canyon?! Plus, it'd get me around the world quicker than a car would, and you could travel over seas without having to pay for an expensive airline ticket that I wouldn't be able to afford.

So, to sum me up, I'm quite adventurous and daring, but not many people would think that about me. Usually people think I'm pretty shy, quiet, and "innocent", and that I would never be one to go skydiving of all activities. But I'm just that weird I guess.

But anyways, my favorite website is my Pinterest. Here's a link to my travel board. Don't worry if you don't see Tahiti on there... I have a whole board for Tahiti alone.https://www.pinterest.com/hereed1/travel/
. And here's my favorite video. Just because it's adorable and I want a golden retriever puppy.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlPb8vsvcoM