Candidate Journals

Today at summercamp we went to the firestation then took class and used staffs then I did my requirments and went on a run went home ate dinner and went on another run

Beautiful fulll moon this morning. Unfortunately, on my run, I noticed that someone had broken into my neighbor's car by breaking out the window.  They were surprised to see me all sweaty at their door at 5:30 AM telling them about their car. Another jogger said he saw another car with the window broken in the next neighborhood.  I'll have to do my empathy training another weekend. Can't drive to Winston for church with one arm tied down. It will have to be another weekend. Busy day in the OR today. Missed black belt class. It is ok because I am too sore and tired from work to perform well tonight.  

Today for summer camp we went to a fire station to show the kids all the things the firemen use to put out fires, and everything else they do. After we got back we did summer camp class, with staffs.After class I did some requirements before regular classes started. I did requirements throughout some of the classes and during sparring.

There is a really cool stickbot series called Off the Grid. It's about a sheriff whose police force is disbanded after all of the kidnaps of stickbots on the grid. The governor of the grid installed new security robots so nobody could get in. But what the governor didn't want the sheriff to know is that there is a world outside of the grid. An old friend helped the sheriff find a cave where he met Shift. Sheriff's name is Striker. Shift told Striker they were in an old tunnel that they could use to leave the grind. They go down a bit and reach a place they can camp for the night. Shift sets up sentry defenses and Striker was ok with it. And that is as far as I've gotten in the series. It's on Youtube and the person that makes it is Stickbot Central, the most famous stickbot animator...

Today I stayed at my grandmothers house. I ate mayflower and had a slow day. Later I came home and got the mail. I found out my new bus number and that it is coming to my house. I also found out who my home room teacher is.

Today was my first day back in school. I am officially a sophomore at Lake Norman Charter. I enjoyed my classes and my teachers were pretty cool but after reading syllabuses all day, it got boring. I really want to stay organized with my schoolwork and I need to figure out a plan to balance out school, Tae Kwon Do, clubs, church and volunteering. I'm going to be jam packed this year!

Today I worked summer camp in the morning and while it was a hard day I always enjoy working summer camps. After that I came home and worked on requirements and watched the taekwondo on the Olympics.

Today, i woke up early and ran 1 mile. Then, i did my requirements and then had breakfast. Then, i went to my friends house to play. We watched the Olympic semifinal soccer match. It was Brazil vs Honduras. Brazil won   6-0. Then, i played on the Xbox for a little while. Then i went to go take sparring at the North Charlotte location. We practiced some sparring drills. Then, i helped out with the family class. There were some new people there, so that was cool. Then, i went to go get a hair cut. i like it a lot. Then me and my dad went to Harris Teeter to get batteries.

     Today I slept in a little, I woke up around 12pm. I probably would have slept a little longer, but my family had to go see our new house that is getting built. Today they were doing some inspections before they put the dry wall in so we had to be there. There was some few problems, but that was all. We were there for maybe more than 2 hours. Other than that I didn't do much. The rest of the day I was doing my requirements. Since I slept in I had to run in the afternoon and it was pouring. So that is all. 

  This morning I woke up and finished my physical requirements. Then we went to King Tiger. We watched a movie at King Tiger. We watched the Angry Birds movie it was my first time watching it. It was a really good movie. After that I helped out with class. Later I played tiger ball. After that I took sparring class. There was a big storm. My dad picked me up and we watched the firefighters put out a fire. Then we got a card for my parent’s anniversary. My dad got a fruit bouquet and roses. When I got home I ate the fruit bouquet and ended my day.  

Today I stayed at a my grandmother's house. Later in the evening I did the rest of my requirements. This was my day. What was yours?

Today at Taekwondo we watched a movie then we went to the park took class and then I went on a run then left.

Although there is full moon in the evening and early night,  it is gone around 5:30AM when I am running. I was looking forward to running during the  full moon. Keeping up with requirements as best I can.

Today at King Tiger we watched a movie called Animals United. It was a goofy movie about animals in Africa who relayed on water from an oasis everyday. But one day the water didn't come. Little did the animals know that humans had made a damn and a hotel upstream from where they drank their water. Unless they went through the Valley of Death, the only water they could get to was the rhino and buffalos' water hole which kept getting smaller. A meerkat went to get the water and he walked between an arguing buffalo and rhino. They both saw him fill up his water jug and they asked him what he was doing. He didn't get away with the water and got beat pretty badly. Then he went through the Valley of Death and went to see if he could make it to where the humans had damned the water. You'll...

today i mostly just hung out with my friends at the pool and swimming and playing a lot of games which was fun to do and a lot of my friends were back in town.

Today was Raven day at my new middle school.  Raven Day is where all of the new sixth graders meet their teachers and classmates.  I met all of my teachers and some new friends.  After that my mom dropped me off at my grandmas house.  I helped her clean the house.  After that my dad picked me up and took home.  

Today I am doing my workout. I started with a good breakfast of eggs hash browns turkey bacon and a strawberry banana smoothie. Next I am going to start on my book report. Yesterday we rented Angry Birds and it was hilarious. I also had a mentor session.

Today I did all of myour requirements and tomorrow I am going to maybe take a CPR class for my new skill.

  This morning I woke up early and finished my physical requirements. I got to run in the morning. Then we went to king tiger. We went to the spray grounds and it was really hot. I had a cinnamon bun for dessert and it was really good. When we got back to King Tiger w played gladiator. Later I helped out with class. Then I took piano lessons and ran 2 more miles. Last I took black belt class and ended my day.  

Today I did some of my requirements. I played with my brother. I did my summer homework and played outside for a while. I went to Tae Kwon Do and helped with the family class and i also went for black belt class. I came home and ate dinner and now I'm going to sleep. Good Night. 

Today I had to go to school to get my parking spot for senior year and I had to wait four hours to get my spot! I was there early and still had to wait I was so mad. Talking about it frustrates me that took up all of my day.

     Today I came back from a friends house. I was at his house for about 2 days, and interesting fact is that he used to do Tae Kwon Do at King Tiger, but he quiet at high green belt. Anyway we did so normal stuff. We played Black Ops 3 on the PS4, watched some TV, played with his dog, and played some Table Tennis. I won 11 out of the 14 games we played. Also his mom wanted us to go to the pool so we walked for about 20 mins there, until we see the lifeguards locking the gate. So we walked 20 mins all the way back to his house. So yeah that`s it.  

Just now we got back from the store. I got three new StickBot packs! And a Nerf Strife! The StickBot sets were called Action Packs and each one came with a new stickbot and hair or stuff it could hold. The three I got were the hairstylist set, the life stylist set, and the weapon pack. I haven't even had the chance to use them because my mom is making me go to bed at 10. I look forward to using them.

Today, i woke up and ate breakfast. Then, i did my requirements. After that, i did an essay and then went to King Tiger. I helped out in the family class. Then, i took black belt class.

Today I went to Carowinds. Then I went to pick my sister up from school. Than I took Black Belt Class. We did mostly poomsaes. that was mostly my day

Good class tonight. Knees hurt, but something always hurts. Got my hero essay done this past weekend. Hope to get my empathy essay done next Sunday.. Work is busy over the next two weeks. I'm going to love running in the morning with this beautiful full moon. 

Today I went to Taekwondo took class we then went to the pool got back had snack then I went running started my requirments then took sparring then went home.

Today I stayed at my grandmother's house for most of the day. When I got home I ran and ate. Later I had dinner. Later I did the rest off my requirements.

This morning, after I woke up I did some of my requirements and then got ready to go to the dentist for a wisdom teeth removal consultation. After I got back from my consultation I finished up most of my requirements, and then went to sparring class.

Today at summer camp we went to the spraygrounds.  I also got a haircut today.  Tomorrow is raven day at my new middle school so I won't be at summer camp.

 Today I was so happy to go school shopping. I don't know why but I have wanted to go back to school since summer started. Anyway, on to what I did today. The first thing  that I did was go school shopping. I had to get a lot of stuff for school. It took a long time but we got done and then went to my grandmothers house to eat lunch. After that we went to Tae Kwon Do in lake norman. My brother and I did the classes and I got leadership 1 and 2. I also did a lot of kicks, sit ups and push ups. The reason I am doing so much stuff is because I am trying to get ahead of the game again and not rushing to catch up. thank you for reading and good night :] ;].

Today I woke up watched Olympic diving then ate. Read my book for the essay, did my requirements then was bored.

Today was good and productive day I was very busy I was at the dojang for a good part of the day I worked summer camp all morning and a couple of hours in the afternoon and later I went back for black belt class. Even though it wasn't the most exciting day I enjoyed it none the less. 

There are these things called StickBots. They are little action figures that you can move around and pose in all sorts of ways. And you do stop motion with them. I have done a few short little ones that are pretty cool. There is even an app for it. The first one I made with a prop was one where the stickbot walked onscreen, dodged a pencil stabbing at him, then did the matrix has it came at him again. It looks very nice and was very smooth. 

  Today I woke up early and finished my physical requirements. Then I went to King Tiger. We went to the park where there was a spinning bar that spun me like a pancake. After that I ate lunch and went back to King Tiger. We got to play some games. Then I helped out with class. After that we had snack. The gummies at King Tiger were tasty. At the end of the day I took hyper and got to use nunchucks. Then I went home and finished my day.  

Today at summer camp we went to the park. We also ate at the park. I helped out with class and got my leadership. After that I had to go to my guitar lesson.

Today I did some of my requirements. I didn't do much because I was a little tired. I ate lunch and then I played outside for a little while. I started my summer reading project today and I did that for 1 hour. I played xbox and ate a snack. Then I got ready for Tae Kwon Do, did Hyper Class, came home and ate dinner. Now I'm going to sleep. Good Night. 

Doing extracurricular activities is difficult while in school and on the cycle. I’ve wanted to work on a passion project for the past couple of days, but the other things I need to do take priority over it. Although I don’t have much free time to work on it anymore, I do find some time every now and then. It’s not every day, but it’s better than nothing.

Left work a little early today to get to dojang.  Was going great- - - met with both mentee's and was able to make progress on self defense & the website then stayed for black belt class.  What a disaster - - color belt poomsae what???  Mind was still on another planet and had some fantastic creative moves going on.  Left side- - -right side no clue which was which then to top if off I was confusing my blocking and prepping arms.  Tomorrow night will be better!!!!

Today I stayed home alone while my sister when to school for her first day. I got a lot of requirements done and did extra becasue I might go to Carowinds with my friend tomorrow. In class we did physical stuff so I got a lot of push ups and sit-ups and burpees. Can't wait for tomorrow.

For my skill I chose to bake cookies from scratch. I made a few video's and made 4 batches of cookies. I got very good at baking today. My grandmother filmed and helped me.

Today at Tae Kwon Do we played limbo then we went to the park played disc golf ate lunch then we took class then I went running went home did my stuff and ate.

 Today I was doing stuff for the cycle all day. What kind of stuff you may ask,  two essays, Physical Requirement and now a blog it is a lot of work but I will be done soon. Anyways I will like to tell you about my day. So the first thing I did today was the two essays. The first one was the White Belt challenge essay. The one thing I had to do on the essay was finish the last few sentences and I was done. The second essay was the Hero essay number 1. If you want to now who my hero is then you have to read my essay. A really like this essay. After I did the essays I went right into the requirements. When I was done with  the requirements ate lunch and the got right back into it. That leads to here and now. After...

Today i went to the pool with my friend and we were there for 30mins until thunder so we had to get out of the pool and wait the bad thing was that there was so much wind the tables and umbrellas were flying everywhere.my friend was also outside of the pool when this big branch almost falls on top of her but she moved out of the way to safety  

Today Usain bolt ran his last Olympics and went out with 3 golds. Hopefully a segway doesn't take bolt out again. 

Today I watched Game Of Thrones for a long part of the day and I finished my requirements for today.

Sorry i couldn't journal for the last 4 days. I was at Philadelphia for my family friends dance graduation. I had a break for 4 days from physical requirements. 

  Today I woke up and did my poomsaes. Then I played with my brother’s cars. We got to have hot dogs for lunch. We had a birthday party with my sisters' friends at Sky High. They had a rope climb where you were attached to a rope and you had to go on a tight rope. It was scary. We had pizza. After that I went home and finished my day.  

Today I woke up watched tv got in the pool then went to a party got home took a shower and did my stuff.

Today I did some of my requirements. My cousin went home today. He left at 12:00. After that we ate lunch. I did some requirements after lunch. I also did my white belt essay. After that I played outside for 2 hours, ate dinner and now I'm going to sleep. Good Night.  

Today was my Grandma's funeral and while it was very emotional for me and my family it was beautiful at the same time. Every person at the funeral had such nice things to say about her and when I say every person there was at least 200 people attending the service. I will miss her dearly but I am glad to know that so many people love her and will keep her in their thoughts and hearts for the rest of their lives.

Today my brother came back from Virginia, he said the trip was good and I got my drops for my pink eye today. My eyes still hurt but they're getting better.

Today I met the new neighbors that moved in yesterday. They live in my brother's friend's old house. It is really close to my Grandma's. The mom is Diana. The youngest boy is 11 and his name is Lucas. The second youngest is 13 and his name is Joseph. The oldest is 14 and I forgot his name. I think it is Allen. When I first met them Joseph and Lucas were out searching the neighborhood. Joseph was on a long board and Lucas was on a bike. Allen is just like my brother and he plays on his computer almost the whole day. I look forward to getting to know them better.

Today I got home from Virgina Jellystone Park. I slept in a cabin and jumped off a huge obstacle. I also went fishing and to the lake. I was glad to be home and see me family and puppy.

Yesterday I got back from being at Florida and I would like to tell you some details about the trip back  to North Carolina. First thing that I want to tell you is the the trip back was 12 hour long. Can you believe that!? That is half of a full day, plus I love the change of scenery from a beaches, the ocean and the sand to grass and hills. It was a very beautiful site to see. I was amazed at how much I missed my home, I am so happy to be back. I also had fun  during this vacation. I am ready to get back to life and continue the Black Belt cycle. I will try to get as much done as I can.  Thank you for reading and good night. 

Today I got home from camp. It was a lot of fun. We went to two real concerts, not little choirs singing. We had this thing called house wars where everyone is divided into four teams and we compete against each other in things like capture the flag and giant bouncy house races. We ate lots of good food, in the house I was staying at with 15 other guys, we made 2/3 pound burgers, 5 pounds of fries and 5 pounds of beans! And ate it all. We made giant platters of bacon and pancakes, breakfast pizza and cookies! It was a very filling and great weekend.

Today I went to Defy Gravity for my sisters party. She got a lot of presents.  My friend and I did almost everything there was. We had so much fun. The juice we got was awesome. That was pretty much my day.

Feeling good today, not Tony the Tiger Great but good so I will take that.  Got some requirements done but have to cut away as have family coming for dinner.  Our one niece is heading to NYU for college and yikes is it making me feel old.  She was just a little squirt going on adventures with us now all grown up -- not sure I like that.  Looking forward to all the fabulous things she is going to rock!!!

Today me and my Dad went shopping for clothes and food. I got a lot of miles in and caught a lot of Pokémon in Pokémon go. That was my day.

Went for a run with Nala, my beagle, in the morning. We chased some rabbits.  Knocked out some requirements. Interviewed my second living hero. Black Belt class was excellent. Master Evins broke down some of the turning kicks, which I really needed. Practiced the kicks in the pool afterward. It hurt less that way. Now I have to learn not to get dizzy so I can practice more of them on my own. Need to work on my falls and rolls so people are not so afraid of me getting hurt with self defense. Again the dizziness  is a problem when I practice rolls. No one can afford to get injured, so prevention and proper technique help. Unfortunately, my only near injury so far was when I tripped on my pants going up the stairs in my own house. Who trips going up the stairs??? I landed on my right knee. It hurt...

During our trip to Dollywood, the day we were going to leave, I got very very sick. I threw up at 4 in the morning. Then after that I threw up again at about 9:45. We were going to stop at Parrot Mountain on the way back but since I got sick we had to go straight home. But we still had to do a three and a half hour drive all the way back home.  Before we got home my grandma had to stop so I could throw up one more time. The trip overall was very fun but getting sic was not. 

Sparring classes have been going really well. I've been told that my kicks look a lot better since I started taki g the classes, and I can see and feel the difference. One thing I know I need to work on is chaining multiple kicks together and knowing what to doin the clench. My mentee sessions have also been going very well. My mentee is is looking much better on the things we've worked on. It's nice to watch them grow and be part of the reason for that growth. 

Today I started my day by finishing some of my physical requirements. Then I went to King Tiger. Sparring class time went by super slow. Instructor Hero gave us a long hard class. After that I took black belt class where I did a lot of stuff. Later I ate lunch and played with my brother's new toys. We got to go to my dad’s friend’s house warming party. They had a zipline in the woods behind their house. I was able to ride it and it was lots of fun. After that I went home and ended my day.

Today I went with my grandparents to see houses to buy and just spend time with then and then went running.

Today I woke up early got dress than went to tae kwon do. My mom came with me so that she can do kickboxing. Later I went to sparring class and black belt class. Later I ate at KFC and that night I went running. 

Today when I went to black belt class we worked on on all color belt kicks, poomsaes and white high white and bo cho Dan self defenses. We also did Koryo and Pal Gwe Il and Yi. When I went to the pool after lunch, we got to play for 45 minutes and than the lifeguards found someone's business. That was not fun, but I was happy I got to play some.

today we went to the zoo and my sister brought a  friend along.

Today I completed all of my requirements and went to the weekend black belt class. After that I went home and walked my dog and that was my day.

So very happy to be back in town!!  My body & mind are still on another planet from the last few weeks but otherwise all is good.  In the past when I get back from these longer work trips I end up sick so today I did not go to class but slept in, don't think I have slept till 8:00 in a long time, ran most the domestic errands then came home and took a nap.  I feel so much better so going to ease into the rest of the domestic tonight and try to go at some requirements.  Want to feel good tomorrow so I can go at the requirements hard and just have food prep to worry about for the week.  Hope everyone has a great weekend and look forward to seeing all next week.

Today was a fantastic day I started another dog sitting job today and will continue it until late tomorrow evening I always enjoy these jobs as it is relaxing and fun to be around dogs besides my own. Besides that I got to hang out with a group of friends late today and we had a blast like usual. You would think after ten plus years of friendship you may get sick of each other or move apart but not for us. These four guys (while the three are actual family(they are triplets)) are the brothers I never had.

     Today was just another boring summer day. I woke up around 11 am because my dad doesn't like me sleeping in. There is nothing much to do at my house since everything is packed up. My family is going to be moving soon, so I couldn't do stuff like watch TV or play the Playstation. So yeah just a typical summer day. 

Today I did a few push-ups and sit-ups and ran 1 mile. My mom went to the mall and my dad ordered pizza for me and my brother. We played Xbox and played outside. Now I'm going to sleep. Good Night. 

Today my brother went to Virginia with his friend won't be back till Sunday. I will miss him and he will also miss class tomorrow. But he did extra requirements for the past few days. So he's good????????

Today I woke up early and finished my physical requirements. Then I went to king tiger. Today was electronics day so I got to play with electronics. Later I helped out with testing. Then I ran with the second testing. I was also able to spar. We got to eat at Hickory Tavern. Then I finished my day.

Today we went to the library then the park and lunch we then played in the back then I took black belt class and ate dinner.

Today I got a electric scooter type thing. I also completed my daily requirements and went to black belt class. 

Today we brought our electronics to camp. We watch tv shows and after that we played on our electronics for about an hour. Later we played gladiator. After that I helped out with testing. And that was my day.

Today my dog went crazy like out of nowhere her jumped right on to my face I freaked out and thenI went to vergina we had a lot of fun and then I went to bed good night.

Today my dog went crazy like out of nowhere her jumped right on to my face I freaked out and thenI went to Virginia we had a lot of fun and then I went to bed good night.

Today I did some requirements today. We didn't do much today because we were relaxing the whole day. I played xbox with my cousin and we went out to eat for dinner. Now I'm going to sleep. Good Night.

My dog got his haircut today. Today I did my workout played with the dog I watched some movies and then I went to tea Kwan do it was good and then I went back home and then I did my journal and then I went to bed good night

The walking I'm doing at school is beneficial. I'm able to get miles for the cycle extremely conveniently. At the same time, though, I'm not able to do other requirements. It's an interesting trade-off, but I think it's worth it. I won't have to take extra time to go to a gym or walk around my neighborhood. I'm able to walk three to four miles a day, which is usually more than I do at a time anyway.

     Today was the final day of my Debate Camp. Every group was supposed to come up with their own idea of what they wanted to do. For my group we decided to talk about if we should give the Philippines and Vietnam $250 million for military reasons. Our debate was really quick since we were all novices, but you should have seen the veterans. They were speaking crazy fast and very detailed. But I had to say their speeches were kind of boring. I started to fall asleep, but I ended up not sleeping.       So yeah, that has been pretty much my day.

Today I did my workout played with the dog I watched some movies and then I went to tae Kwan do it was good and then I went back home and then I did my journal and then I went to bed good night

Today I woke up early and finished my physical requirements.  Then I went to my grand parents. We got to see the Secret Life of Pets. It was a good movie. I was able to help out with the 4:30 class. Later we celebrated my brother's birthday. He got cool presents and I got a new record for 20 pull ups.

Today was the first full day my sister was gone from the house since she went off to App State. I can say that the house is really quiet in the house but in a good way. We have no person sleeping on the couch all day and everyone is productive around the house. I love my sister but this good for all of us.

Today I helped out in testing and my dog got groomed, the groomer was nice and my dog is nice and clean!!???? testing was good because everybody did good and I'm getting better at helping out in class????

Toodddddddddddaayyyyy I stayed home with my little brother and it was fun. We woke up did nothing then did chores.

Today we went to spare time for laser tag and to play at the arcade, which I got a jackpot on one of the games. I had fun at laser tag but I could have done better.

Today we did laser tag and then ate lunch then played at the park then we took class then I helped out ran and did requirments.

Today I went to the reedy creek park and had a somewhat mini Olympics. We did javelins with noodles and we also did jump ropes and we tossed the ball back and forth. Later we did a workout and also played gladiator. It was fun. After that I helped out with testing and later played a game of speed. 

 Today I did something new and I really had fun. What did I do you may ask, well I went to lagoon that went to the ocean. The cool thing about this is was that I have never seen a lagoon before so that was a new experience. Plus the ocean did not have as much waves so it was nice a calm there. The water there was not cold but not hot so the water was perfect to swim in. We also found some sea shells at the beach and there were some awesome ones there.  Oh and I almost forgot that my brother got a starfish at the ocean. Of course we let it go but it was cool to have a live starfish in my brother’s hand. Also we saw some fish in the lagoon jumping out of the water and we also saw a tadpole in the lagoon...

Today I left for a directed by my church  I'm a little nervous as I haven't really met anyone but we do fun stuff in church so this should be fun too. They told us to bring clothes that you're okay with never wearing again soo...

Today I stayed with my dad today because he just came home from San Diego yesterday.

Today, I will be going to my sisters open house. I really hope she gets the same teacher I did when I was in her grade. Even if she doesn't, I hope she gets a good teacher.

Today I stayed with my grandma, I helped her around the house and got some Black Belt stuff done.  

Today I didn't do any requirements because I was tired. I played with with my cousin and my brother. I also went outside to play with my friends. I went to sparring class and I helped with the family class. I came home and I ate dinner. Now I'm going to sleep. Good Night.   

Today we woke up at Dollywood's Dream More Resort. My Grandma dragged me and my brother out of bed at 8:00 in the AM after we had stayed up til 11:00.  For breakfast we went to a buffet and I had a pancake, a waffle, french toast, a lot of ham, some strawberries, and a cup of coffee. Then we went to Dollywood Splash Country. First thing we did was get in the Lazy River and do that  a time around. After that we played in the wave pool for a while. Then we went to one of those water slides that you climb lots of stairs for...vertical drop slide. My shirt kept getting pulled up and it started burning my back. We went on something that was called a water coaster. It was a great day! I'm ready for tomorrow.  

Today, i did my requirements in the morning and did stuff at my friends house. Then i went to taekwondo

Great black belt class yesterday going over the fine points of the poomsaes. Reviewed a lot on my own today to nail down those improvements and changes.    Went over palgwe IIl and Yi. Productive couple of days