My Endeavour

 Cycling is a fun activity and a great exercise. Cycling can help protect you from serious diseases like depression, diabetes and more. Cycling is also good for your joints. When I was 5 or 6 years old, I used to go to the bicycling track around our apartment and practice bicycling.  At that time, I didn't know how to bicycle and used to keep on tripping around. My mom would sometimes have to hold the back of my seat and I would used to think I am riding my bike, but I wasn't. The main problem I had when bicycling was my balance and trust. I used to move too much in my seat while trying to ride and didn't trust myself. I soon felt discouraged to learn how to bicycle, but my family and my neighborhood encouraged me to keep trying, so I did. Eventually, one day I was practicing with my mom and I tried to ride my bike and I did! I thought that my mom was holding the back of my seat, but when I turned, I knew I rode my bike successfully. It took me about a month to learn how to...

Swimming is a very fun and exercising activity to do. When I was 9 years old, I went to my community swimming pool with my mom to do some swimming. At that time, I didn't know how to swim, so when I got to the pool, I just moved my hands around only. When I first tried to swim, my legs sunk to the bottom of the ground. Slowly, I started to move my legs as well and soon learned different types of styles of swimming. I learned how to do freestyle swimming, butterfly swimming, breaststroke swimming and many other types. Swimming can be scary for some people because of the water. In my community pool, I had to stay in the 3 foot area, but I soon starting going into the 4 foot area and then the 5 foot. In the beginning, I was very scared due to the depth of the water in the 5 foot area. My brother always had to be with me in the 5 foot area because I would panic and he would come to my rescue. Soon, I felt confident enough and went to the 5 foot area by myself and never worried about go...

Nature is a reason why we all exist. Nature includes many things like flowers, plants, trees and more. I adore all types of flowers and plants a lot, but I like jasmine plants very much out of all. For me, I have thought that the jasmine flowers in the plant are beautiful and amazing. Jasmine blossoms are very special because they symbolize love, sensuality, and grace. Jasmine flowers live up to 15 to 20 years in the wild. They are thirsty plants, so make sure to water them regularly. Jasmine flowers are very famous and widely popular for its sweet scent. A reason I like jasmine flowers is because they help with many things like calming, skin health, cancer and other medical diseases. Jasmine flowers also are used in perfumes, cosmetics, flavor beverages, baked goods, and more. Jasmine tea is made with jasmine flowers too. Jasmine tea is a traditional drink in China, Vietnam, and other places. Jasmine flowers are generally safe for us and it can be a healthy addition to your diet. The ...

  New year is a very special occasion in many cultures around the world. New Year is celebrated on Jan. 1 because that is the very first day of the year. We celebrate New Year's Eve on Dec. 31 because that is the last day of the year. The reason we celebrate New Year is because it is a time to mark the beginning of a fresh start.  On New Year, we make a New Year's resolution and promise ourselves to do it. A resolution is a goal you are going to achieve during the year. My resolution is to be a good swimmer, bicyclist and blogger because I enjoy doing these activities. You should plan resolutions before the arrival of New Year. When you decided a resolution, make sure you have a simple reason why you chose that. If you did something last year you didn't wanted to repeat this year, try making that your resolution for the year if you can't decide or wanting to avoid doing it this time. New Year is often seen as a time for optimism and new beginnings. A way you can celebra...

 Water is a very important element in life. Water is also important for animals, too. Did you know that the earth's surface is covered with about 71% of water. Water is a very precious source all around us and sustains our planet. We use water for the simplest tasks, but not everybody have access to clean water. People may have seen this blog post of mine and think how is water even an important topic to read. Water is just for us to drink and be hydrated and for simple tasks. You, reader could be thinking the same, but water has a whole different meaning. Water is meant for all of us. People are suffering without water like Africans. They live in such humidity. In fact, the equator crosses Africa! People must be suffocated there. Africans use 5 gallons of water per day! When you are reading this article, think of how lucky we have with clean water, and compare it with these people's lives with so dirty and less water. And please remember, don't think about the fine water w...

The ostrich has a long neck, with long legs and two toes. The ostrich has an inner toe that has long, sharp nails to help it run on the ground. The ostrich is flightless, but it still has wings to steer itself. Ostriches live in hot, dry places like deserts and savannas. It also lives in open woodlands. Ostriches have many predators like cheetahs, lions, spotted hyenas, leopards, African Wild Dogs, coyotes and many more. Ostriches have two main defence mechanisms to protect themselves from predators and danger. When it is near predators, it either uses speed or camouflage as a defence mechanism. Ostriches use camouflage as a defence mechanism to protect themselves from predators. Ostriches use camouflaging to avoid being noticed by predators. Camouflaging makes the ostrich look like its head is in the sand, but it really puts its head on top of the sand. It makes it hard to notice because its light tan skin camouflages in the sand. The predator would react to its defence mechanism by n...

During Christmas, people bake a cake called Christmas Cake/ Plum Cake for Christmas. Christmas Cake is famous around the world. This year, me and my family are planning to make Christmas Cake on Christmas Eve and eat the cake on both Christmas and Christmas Eve. Christmas Cake is usually brown. If you want your cake to be brown, you make a sugar solution. You melt the sugar, and it becomes caramelized sugar which makes the cake brown. Christmas Cake is made with dried fruits, and nuts. Christmas Cake doesn't need any icing, or else it will ruin the taste of the whole cake itself. Traditionally, nuts are soaked in rum, but we prefer orange juice instead. To make Christmas Cake, you first have to pour orange juice in a container. Then, you put dried fruits, and nuts in the juice. Our family is going to put almonds, cashews, walnuts, raisins, and cranberries as our ingredients. It is your choice on the what type of ingredients you put in your cake. Then, you give a few hours for your ...

In the winter break, me and my family went to the Chinese Lantern festival in Cary, North Carolina. The festival was very entertaining and beautiful for its lanterns, light structures, games, shows, and more. It had an experience you could never forget it. It would also be a good place to go to enjoy and have fun.  In the Chinese Lantern festival, there were simple lanterns, but the farther you go, lanterns go away and lantern structure, shows, games, and more come. There was a Jurassic world with dinosaur light structures. There was a button which even made a dinosaur light structure roar and do other cool things. There was also an underwater world with marine animals, corals, seaweed and many more marine life structures. There was even a a volcano light structure erupting lava out and steam coming out from the peak of the volcano! Those light structures are perfect for taking pictures along with you and your family. The festival has shows that happen for  30 minutes each. Me...

Mount Kailash is a breathtakingly , beautiful place located in Tibet. Mount Kailash is home to  the Hindu god, Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva is the god of destruction . Mount Kailash is a  black rock mountain, but it has more colors than black only. In the morning , it has a golden hue in the sun. In the North Face, when the sun rays  hit the white snow on the mountain, it turns gold. In the South Face, the color turns sapphire due to the color of the rock. Mount Kailash is known for its unusual supernatural powers.  One of its mysterious powers is a strong force  that doesn't let anyone climb till the top of the mounta in. It is so strong that no one can climb it till the halfway point! Some climbers tried to climb the mountain, but they came back saying that on the 3rd day, they realized that they have been going in circles around the mountain. The mountain's powers can also effect people. A fact that supports this power is, ''A group of Siberian mountaineers who tri...