Birthday Girl

Today is February 26th, and it is my birthday! I am now twenty years old. Everyone today been sending me such nice birthday wishes, and have been asking me if I feel any different. It is not that I feel different, I just cannot believe that I am no longer considered to be a teenager. I feel like time is flying by so fast.

Even though it is my birthday, I am not really doing anything to celebrate it. Last nite though, a couple friends and myself went out to dinner at the California Pizza Kitchen. It was really nice to have everyone together, and having a good time. Tonight, I might be going out to dinner with my parents, but then I have to go to dance class until ten. There is nothing I can really do at that time, but I might plan to do something this weekend to celebrate.

What Changed My Life

For class we have to bring in something that we have read that has changed our life. What I read that changed my life was not a book, but an article I found in a dance magazine a couple years ago. The article was about the dancer Gelsey Kirkland. Gelsey Kirkland is one of the most famous dancers in the world. She was the original 'Clara' in "The Nutcracker," and has had other many important roles in other ballets with her partner Mikail Baryshnikov. When Gelsey was younger she suffered through drug abuse, and had to go into rehab. Her drug abuse ruined her dancing career. The article talks about her struggle, and how she was able to overcome her addiction. Gelsey now teaches dance and gives public speeches around the world. She inspires me to never give up, and be the best dancer that I can be.

Night

I enjoyed read the book "Night." I am a very slow reader, and "Night" was a really easy book to read, and I was able to read it in three days. At first I did not know how I felt about reading this book. Almost every year since i was in 4th grade, we have learned and read books about the Holocaust. I do find the topic very interesting, but I did not know if I wanted to read another book on that topic. I ended up finding it to be a good book. I did not want to put it down, which made me finish the book faster. It is a lot easier for me to read when I am interested in what the book is about. Another plus to reading this book was that my sister, who is in high school, is also reading this book in her english class. Sometimes we read the book together and discussed it. She actually thought the book was boring. It was interesting to see how different our opinions were about the book.