Aarohi's Blog

  The Whitewater camp called Rock, Ride, Paddle is a one week long camp in which you do various activities throughout the week. Some of the activities include whitewater kayaking, rock climbing, and mountain biking. There are other camps like Adventure camp but they are not focused on certain activities. Below are the activities we did and how each of them were. Whitewater Kayaking Whitewater kayaking is when you ride rapids and learn how to control a kayak. The first thing you learn is  how to put on the gear and after that you learn how to wet exit if you flip over. After that you get in the  water and practice. We were supposed to kayak for around 2 hrs per day but the first day that we were  supposed to kayak they were testing the water and didn't want people in the water. So on the second day  we spent 4 hours kayaking to make up for the time we missed. On the second day we first swam some of  the rapids to understand how they flowed. Then we rode the ...

            The tradition of giving participation trophies started in 1922 when a basketball team in Ohio gave its players the trophies. They give kids participation trophies to make them feel good about playing the sport. The trophies are usually awarded to the players that don't score high. However, participation trophies are not only awarded to kids they are also given to older age groups and for other activities not just Basketball. Then, an author for a newspaper named Victor Martinez started talking about participation trophies being bad for kids, in 1998.  Unlike many kids that like receiving participation awards because it makes them feel special I feel that they produced an effect that makes kids feel overconfident and when they fall it is worse.  I play a lot of sports and when I get a trophy when my team or myself get a trophy for doing nothing, it feels unfair. To me getting a participation trophy is like getting a participati...

On the morning of July 8th we took a flight from Hyderabad to Bangalore. We reached Bangalore around 2pm then we went to my aunt's apartment. After we dropped off our stuff we went out to see my aunts new house and eat dinner. At my aunts new house we looked around then we went out for dinner. For dinner we went to a restaurant called Taste of Coast. Then we went back to the apartment and went to bed. The next day we ate breakfast and got ready to go out. Once everybody was ready we went to the car. We drove to the mall. At the mall we bought an outfit for my mom and a new leather jacket for me. Then we went to get some food at a place called Toscanos. We had pizza and got milkshakes. After we ate we went back to the apartment and relaxed. Then in the evening we went on a walk and picked up some corn for dinner. After dinner we went to bed. On the third day we stayed home. My aunt and uncle went to work and so I ended up on my computer for most of the day. At lunch my aunt came bac...

On July 2nd we had breakfast and got ready to go out. Then we went to the mall to buy a Famous Five  Collection. Once we got home we ate lunch then in the evening my aunt came to visit us with her  granddaughter. They also brought food then once they left we ate, watched tv and slept. On July 3rd we had breakfast. Then I played on the computer with my dad. We mainly played cricket and  soccer. Some websites i used were: Coding = Edabit Multiplayer games = Multiplayer Games | Play Online at Coolmath Games all = Cool Math Games Then we watched a cooking show on the tv and turned in. On July 4th we got up early and went to my aunt's house for breakfast. Then we went back home. For the  rest of the day I mainly read some books and did some math. Then I played on the computer. After  dinner we watched tv and slept. On July 5th we had breakfast, then around lunch we went to the Salar Jung museum. Then for lunch we  went to my aunt's house. In the evening we went ...

  When Priyanka Chopra was young she wanted to be an engineer at NASA . Priyanka has many jobs. She is an actress , film producer , and a game show host. Priyanka’s name has been mentioned in Time magazine under the title of one of 100 most influential people in the world. She was miss world in 2000 but the crown consisted of sapphires and diamonds and was valuable so they took it back and she could not keep it.  She loves pepperoni and jalapenos on her pizza. She believes that her spirit animal is a phoenix because she can “ always rise from the ashes”. One of her main style icons is Rihanna , she claims if she could raid any person's wardrobe she would raid Rihanna's. She says she likes her clothes and is sure that her wardrobe would have lots of cool stuff. She always carries hot sauce with her in her hand bag. Priyanka says that going to a public army school “ really taught me the value of having discipline”. Priyanka performs her own stunts and once she got electrocuted...

  July 1st 2023  In the morning we woke up at 6 and checked-out from Shaligram Hotel. Then we got into a pre-ordered taxi and went  to the airport. Once we arrived at the airport we checked-in to oir IndiGo flight and dropped off our bags. After we  finished we went to the gate and got some food. I ate a sandwich and drank some milk. At 9:35 we boarded and at  10:35 we took off. On the flight we all slept. When we arrived in Delhi we had to change terminals and it was a 30 minute walk. To get in the terminal we had to  go through Digiyatra which is where we had to get our picture and information verified but it was not working for us.  Once we got into the terminal we found food at tiffin express. Then we started boarding the IndiGo flight to  Hyderabad. On the flight I looked out of the window and did some Sudoku.When we finally landed we took a taxi to  my grandparents house. For dinner we ate fish and chicken. After we finished we talked f...

In the morning we went out for a walk and stumbled upon an exercise group and joined in. Then after    breakfast we went to the office. At the office we cut a cake and ate it even though it still wasn't lunch.  For lunch we ate pizza and momos and I drank Fanta. Then we went back to the office. After work we  went to Hyatt place for dinner. We were going to meet a teammate's parents for dinner. For dinner we  had a buffet. After dinner we went back to the hotel and we fell asleep.     In the morning we went on a walk and got some bread. Then we went to the office until lunch. Once lunch  was over we went to Bhaktapur. At Bhaktapur we visited the dharbar where we ate dosa with egg, sweet  curd called juju dhau in clay bowls, spicy potatoes, and drank lime soda. We also visited dattatreya temple  and looked at some other temples but did not go in. Once we came back we went to another teammate's  house for dinner. For dinner we ate chi...