Hello!

Hi everyone! I hope you are all doing well.

Lilian, my teacher assigned us as partners so I am answering your questions and I have some of my own!

1.) Yes, I would love to come to Daraja Academy. I think our school is doing a trip to you all there this summer which sounds really fun. I can't go because of my schedule but it would be awesome to meet you all and maybe see some of the cool animals you are studying in action.

2.) At MA we have a kind of weird schedule of "even" and "odd" days. Every other day there are 4 80 minute classes ("even" days) and the next day there are 3 80 minute classes ("odd" days. I have a free block this year first thing in the morning on the "odd" days, so I actually have 2 lessons one day and 4 the next. How many lessons do you have every day?

3.) A lot of people like to play soccer at MA. For such a small school, our boys and girls soccer teams are really good. I am not very coordinated so I don't play soccer at all - but I like to watch it and root for MA in the games against other schools. Do you play a lot of soccer with your friends?

4.) I have a lot of goals for myself. I think my most important one is probably doing something later on with my life that is creative and that I am really passionate about. I've realized that I feel the most happy and whole when I am focused on something creative - like writing for instance - and I would really love to be able to do more of this kind of thing when I get older.

5.) Well I don't know who I am or what I want to be yet. I only really know me right now, and even then I confuse myself. I've always been really hesitant to define myself or my goals too fast. I think that as long as I am really aware of my actions and constantly thinking about the world around me and my relationship to it, I will end up okay.

6.) This is such a funny question! It makes me think of a flying bird with a lion's head swooping me up into the sky. Mmm the only image of victory I can think of would be being in nature. I love to go outside, especially when it's windy or rainy. I don't exactly think being outside is an "image of victory" for me, but it makes me really happy. To me, really being happy is its own type of victory. Do you have an image of victory? What does it look like?

Also, can you describe you favorite place to be? Are there forests where you live, or is it mostly dry? Do you like the rain? What are your favorite books?

Thanks! I am really excited to talk more with you and I hope you have an awesome winter break!

Gwen