Hi.  My name is Sky (obviously because that is part of the name of this blog).

I live in Los Angeles, California.  I am a sophomore at Mira Costa High School.  I have a sister named Star (yes, Star), a mom named Samantha, a dad named Paul, and a dog named Athena.  

I very much enjoy photography and I hope to do something with it in the future.  But when asked specifically what I want to do when I grow up, I tend to freeze up and panic.  I realize that this is probably a common reaction from most teenagers, but it doesn't make any of it less scary.  

I do, actually, enjoy high school sometimes.  I feel like I am learning a lot in my classes because of all the great teachers I have.  My favorite class is Accelerated English with Mr. Brown (depending on who is reading this, you may or may not know him).  He makes learning so much fun and so interesting.    

I also (sometimes) like high school because of  all the wonderful people I have met.  I have grown close to so many lovely human beings these past two years and I know I will meet and grow close to many more.

I love reading.  Since I have started high school, free reading is a blessing.  But when I do get to read, I LOVE it.  I love getting lost in a book for hours.  I like reading fiction, fantasy, science-fiction, mystery... pretty much any book where I can lose myself in someone else's story and forget about reality.  (Not that reality is bad, just that sometimes I need an escape).

I row.  People always get confused when I tell them that.  I row, as in crew.  Not as in canoeing, or kayaking, or outrigger canoeing, or paddle-boarding.  This sport does actually consume 95.7% of my time.  I don't get to sleep in on the weekends because I have early morning practices.  I am SO happy I get to do independent PE this year because if I had to row AND waste my time with regular PE, I would not be a happy person.  At all.

SO BACK TO THIS BLOG... 

I'm making this blog for academic purposes.  However, I do think that I might be posting random things once in a while.  I may decide to make posts for my photography.  I may decide to make posts for when I travel.  I may decide to make posts for random thoughts.  I have no idea but, whoever is reading this, be prepared for random rants, run-off ideas, sometimes formal, sometimes informal writing, etc...

Alright.  I think I am done with my first post.  Have a great day! (Or night or evening or whatever).

Sky 

P.S. I guess I am going to be signing my name at the bottom of my posts (?) ...