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Hello everyone, I’m Arlene. Two days ago we did basket weaving with Auntie Sisquoc. I loved it! It was easy to understand and if I got lost or needed help someone would jump in and help me. The first basket I did in my Art Class, it didn’t go so well. The second basket I did, with Auntie Sisquoc, my basket looked amazing. I think it’s because I did it before and her instructions were much easier than my teachers.

I love Indigenous games! I’m really bad at it but everyone around me helps me out whenever I’m struggling. In my opinion, some of the games where we have communicate with each other and I feel like we bond a little I guess. In Indigenous games, we have to really focus on several of the games and if we don’t pay attention to our surroundings, we might get hit with a thick stick. I really enjoy going to Indigenous games, sometimes it’s a work out but oh well.

Basket weaving is what I want to write about today because it was kind of fun. It was was very fun but hard so I wasn’t able to finish making the basket. I know how to make baskets now and I will probably do it again. i had to wet the basket a lot so that it could bend and stuff. Everyone else’s basket looked really cool but mine looked like a daddy long leg spider.

To me, I thought high school was going to be this place where everyone in the entire school become best friends, jump on the tables at lunch and say “we’re all in this together!” When I was a freshman and in high school for the first time, I realized that High School Musical and TV lied about all of that (ridiculous I know). But as the years go by, the more I realize that I’m going to be in college and eventually on my own. When I was a sophomore, I couldn’t wait for senior year and leave my hometown. Recently this year, however, junior year was coming to an end and I start to feel a little doubt in myself. It’s the kind of doubt when you feel like you don’t belong in the college environment with other kids outside the reservation and you feel intimidated by where they come from and how rigorous their classes were when they were in high school. I was also clueless on how to do the whole college application process until Ms. Shelva showed us how last year. I felt more at ease and even confident on going to college, especially the support I receive from my family and friends. I was told by people before me that senior year is the year that you got to work hard than you’ve ever did before and it’s going to be tough. Whatever senior year has waiting for me, I’ll be ready for it. I don’t care how hard school is going to get, all I know is I’m finishing strong, walking across that stage and getting my diploma. I will reach my horizon.

I enjoyed this activity because i could always relate to Disney and the many messages it brings. Disney has dark lessons and hardships in each move. Yet still finds a way to bring hope. I enjoy seeing the science involved in behind the scenes. it was good hearing from someone who worked with Disney in many movies. I was exited to hear that she worked on many of my favorite movies. I don’t favor the Disney movies. but i enjoy the ones that teach kids something.

i learned about different schools these past couple of days. and what caught mt interest was how many opportunities there are in such a small world. i would like to go to one of the schools but it is really far from home. and when i am a signor ill have a scholarship for sports and ill try to get in school that is really strict on the sports. so ill have a better chance of being a professional in whatever i do, but that depends on how much work i put in.