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I love to travel and have been to every continent. My favorite place I have been is Antarctica. I would really love to return there and spend a summer researching there. Some of my other interests include bowling, reading, and writing. I am also a crafter.

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: A Civil War mystery: 1 of 8

The Suspects: 1. Andrew 2. Jack 3. Tom 4. Little Johnny Who Stole Pop's Springfield Musket? The year was 1861 when I last saw my older brother Andrew. We had just learned about shots being fired at Fort Sumter. Andrew always wanted an opportunity for adventure. He figured at least if he joined the Union Army he would see mor...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Sonic and the Secret Rings (WII): 3 of 14

When I first started this game and it told me to put the Wiimote sideways, I was afraid it was going to be one of the Wii games that does not really use the Wiimote's capabilities of motion sensing. Well, I was happy to find as I played the tutorial levels that it in fact very nicely uses the Wiimote's capabilities. For exam...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: The cowgirl mystery: 3 of 12

The Case of the Missing Cowgirl Boots Suspects: Annie Bella Buddy Shaun "Hurry, Annie, we do not want to miss Mama's performance at the rodeo," yelled Peter. Annie came hobbling down the stairs almost dressed to go out, but she was only wearing one boot. "Peter, I cannot find my other lucky boot. I cannot ride without it." "...
Hobbies & Games > Board Games How to play chess: 5 of 11

Chess is not that complicated to learn how to play. The hard part is practicing and getting good enough to regularly win at it. How the pieces move The pawns move only forward. If it is their first move from the starting row, then they can move one or two spaces. Once they are off the line they may only move one space. The p...
Local Guides > San Diego A guide to San Diego beaches: 5 of 11

Moonlight State Beach in nearby Encinitas, California, is the best San Diego area beach I have experienced. It is located at 4th and B Streets in Encinitas, California. We spent a day here in late August after finding Ocean Beach in San Diego too crowded for our liking. Although, it was still summer Moonlight Beach was not v...
Arts & Humanities > Museums & Galleries Guide to the Smithsonian Institution: 2 of 4

There are currently 16 Smithsonian museums. Most of them are located in Washington, D.C. with one being in Virginia and one being in New York City. The DC museums are the Anacostia Community Museum, Arts and Industries Building (currently closed for renovation), Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Hirshhorn M...
Education > Non-Traditional College Students College studies for younger students: Success and failure stories: 2 of 4

Going to college early is all based on the individual, but here are the pros and cons from my own personal experience. I entered a big university at the age of 16 and graduated at the age of 19. Pros: Some people, like me, cannot get anything out of high school. I was constantly being put in classes with information I have l...
Hobbies & Games > Card Games Trading card games: Tips for building a winning Pokemon deck: 1 of 2

The key to building a winning deck is to have it balanced with cards, so that you will be able to draw what you need when you need it. Thus you need a good balance between energy, trainer, basic Pokemon, and evolution cards. A normal full deck has 60 cards. 1. The most important cards you should be thinking about is energy c...
Arts & Humanities > Ancient History Wonders of the World: 1 of 2

There are several lists of 7 Wonders the World that could be considered the official lists, but everyone has there own interpretation on the wonders of the world. As I found this topic under the History section I think the most appropriate list to discuss is the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. 1. The Great Pyramid of Giza: T...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Puzzle de Harvest Moon (Nintendo DS): 1 of 2

If you are familiar with the Harvest Moon series of games, then you know this is a farming related game. It is however very different from the other games in this series. The other games are farming role-playing games in which you try to run a successful farm. This game instead uses the farming theme in creating a unique puz...