Natalia

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My name is Natalia. I am fifteen and a half years old. I am the oldest of three kids. I live in New Jersey and have been living here since I was three. Before living in New Jersey, I lived in New York. This is my second year at The Frisch School. Over the summers, I go to camp. This summer I will be going on Mach Hach Lam Liyam (Israel!). I enjoy my visits to Israel. In addition, I love traveling to places with hot weather and nice beaches (specifically Turks) and Caicos, but also cold places where I can snowboard (such as Vermont). When I am at home and don’t have access to beaches and snowy mountains all year round, I like biking around town and swimming. I love reading. In my spare time I draw. I take art lessons whenever I get home from school early (although not that often). Of course, I love hanging out with friends whether in school or on the weekends. The most recent book I read was Number the Stars. It is a children’s book, but it got awards so I figured it would be a good, easy read. I really enjoyed the story line about the holocaust. The two main characters are girls about ten years old. One is Jewish and the other is not. The non-Jewish girl saves the Jewish girl out of sheer kindness and love for her friend. I especially liked this book because it took place in Copenhagen, and was very similar to the holocaust play my class had put on in 8th grade.  My favorite book is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. The book is about a boy, named Santiago, on a quest to see the world. Nevertheless, his journey ends up leading him to find the meaning of life, specifically his own. It is very philosophical and made me evaluate my own life and think about my goals and wants.

In general, I like reading books that have good morals that I can bring into my life; however, I prefer the books to have very happy endings. Sad books affect me too much. The genres I mostly read are science fiction, and realistic fiction. In school, I am on the swim team and mock trial team; both meet at least once a week. Mock trial is where the team has to prepare a court case and tries to present their side the best, to the judge; however, I think when I get older I would like to be a doctor. I am very interested in the sciences. I value my family. They always support me. My parents always try to do what is best for me. My family knows me the best. A quote I recently found, stated by Albert Einstein, teaches an important lesson I should always keep in mind. It goes as follows, “I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.” I find that when it comes to school I am always planning ahead (too much…) and wishing that the week will pass and my tests and assignments will be over. I am starting to realize that I have to live in the moment and appreciate what is happening now before it passes.