【正文】 butterflies and rainbows, and i wanted to write about skiing.
　　it was a relief for my good friendamp。s mom, started the squaw valley kids institute, where i got to write through my experiences and my interests, while, connecting with great speakers from around the nation, and that sparked my love of writing.
　　i realized that once youamp。re motivated to learn something, you can get a lot done in a short amount of time, and on your own, starbucks is pretty great for that. hacking physics was fun, we learned all about newton and galileo, and we experienced some basic physics concepts like kinetic energy through experimenting and making mistakes.
　　my favorite was the giant newtonamp。s cradle that we made out of bowling balls, no bocce balls. we experimented with lot of other things like bowling balls and event giant jawbreakers.
　　project discoveryamp。s ropes course is awesome, and slightly stressful. when youamp。re 60 feet off the ground, you have to learn how to handle your fears, municate clearly, and most importantly, trust each other.
　　munity organizations play a big part in my education, high fives foundationamp。s basics program being aware and safe in critical situations. we spent a day with the squaw valley ski patrol to learn more about mountain safety, then the next day we switched to science of snow, weather and avalanches.
　　but most importantly, we learned that making bad decisions puts you and your friends at risk. young should talk, well brings history to life. you study a famous character in history, and so that you can stand on stage and perform as that character, and answer any question about their lifetime.
　　in this photo, you see al capone and bob marley getting grilled with questions at the historical piperamp。s opera house in virginia city, the same stage where harry houdini got his start.
　　time and nature is really important to me, itamp。s calm, quiet and i get to just log out of reality. i spend one day a week, outside all day. at my fox walkers classes, our goal is to be able to survive in the wilderness with just a knife. we learn to listen to nature, we learn to sense our surroundings, and iamp。ve gained a spiritual connection to nature that, i never knew existed.
　　but the best part is that we get to make spears, bows and arrows, fires with just a bow drill and survival shelters for the snowy nights when we camp out. hanging out at the moment factory where they hand make skis and design clothes, has really inspired me to one day have my own business. the guys at the factory showed me why i need to be good at math, be creative and get good at selling.
　　so i got an internship at big shark print to get better at design and selling. between fetching lunch, scrubbing toilets and breaking their vacuum cleaner, iamp。m getting to contribute to clothing design, customizing hats and selling them. the people who work there are happy, healthy, creative, and stoked to be doing what they are doing, this