This document contains several short passages about the author's life experiences at different ages and points in time, including their birthday, a soccer team photo, what it's like to be their age, what's popular in their life, a typical day, talents and things they enjoy bragging about. It also includes a list of 16 things the author wishes they could do and references the song "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus.

2. On Your Birthday I was born on May 19 1999. I am 4004 days old or 96096 hours old. On the day that I was born the moons phrase was “waxing crescent”. A famous author named Pauline Clarke was born on may 19 1921, so the same day but not the same year. One of Pauline’s books is called Beyond The Eye of The Needle . A famous person that has the same name as me is Caroline Kennedy, the first daughter of President Kennedy. That a little information about me!

3. My Picture In April 2008 my soccer team had just won the championship game for our age group. Then my team and I went under a deck to take pictures and celebrate. My photo is under a deck out a mesa soccer complex, Olivia Ryan and I are the people in the picture. Right after my picture got taken my team and I got our trophies for winning the spring challenge. This picture would not have been taken by my mom if Olivia and my parents hadn’t pestered us so much about taking a picture.

4. Being Your Age Being my age has its good and bad things. What do I look like? Well, I have hazel eyes and freckles on my face. I am a lot like other people because we are in to a lot of the same things and we are friends and we like the same things. I am different from other people because I am shorter than most people and I like a lot of things that most people don’t like. One unusual thing about me is that a lot of books give me the creeps. One thing that really bothers me is what people do to be the coolest person or the most popular or act like the coolest person in the world. Spring, bright days and my friends make me happy. My family, my dog, and my friends are things that are really important to me. That’s a little about my life.

5. How my life “just” is My life, well it’s “just” crazy, from what’s in to what’s out from school to friends. So I’ll tell you what’s in just so people don’t think you’re a freak. So here is what’s in today Taylor Swift, The Black Eyed Peas, and Justin Bieber are some popular musical artists. Romantic movies are totally in. Some of the most popular TV shows are Glee, True Jackson VP, Victorious, Good Luck Charlie, and Dancing with the Stars. Some clothes that are totally in are floral, safari, metallic, big jewelry, and sandals. Some things that are definitely out are ruffles, Hannah Montana, and Harry Potter. The popular hair styles are up-do’s, wavy hair, and also braids. My typical day at school is usually the same. I go to class and chat with my friends and that is about all. The hassles and arguments that happen at school are typically bff fights and gossip. I solve those problems by ignoring it or confronting it. On a typical weekend, I do sports, chill with friends, watch TV, do homework, and get exercise. Some activities that I am involved in are soccer, tennis and I am going to start sewing. I am also very active in my church. Boys in my grade are weird, gross, wild, and have an odd sense of humor. What do I like about the boys in my grade? They are funny. What do I dislike about them? I dislike everything else. What confuses me about boys? What they are obsessed with. I think my future will be bright. The things that will stay the same in my future are my family. The things that will be different are my maturity, my friends, my age, and what I am into. Well that is “just” a little about my life and the things that are popular now.

6. Bragging is my Thing I love to brag almost everybody does. Some things that have pleased me most are plays, speeches, learning how to water ski, scoring goals in soccer. In soccer we have won the championships and gotten to the semi finals. Also I did a picture for a safety project and I won for grades 1 st -2 nd at my school and much more. My talents are that I am a good leader and I am a good soccer player. Some skills that I have that make me unique are that I have a loud voice. Things that people have complemented about are how thick and healthy my hair, and my laugh. So that a little about what I brag about.

7. 16 Things I wish I could do 1. Be a really good gymnast 2. Be really strong 3. Be a talk show host 4. Be really good at doing hair 5. Read people’s minds 6. Be a queen of someplace 7. Just know everything 8. Not have to go to school 9. Live in a mansion 10. be a billionaire 11. Play the guitar really well without practicing 12. Have a red convertible Mustang 13. Be related to Kelly Ripa 14. Get my room redone whenever I want 15. Be a good singer 16. Tell the future

8. The Climb There’s always gonna be another mountain I’m always gonna want to make it move. There’s always gonna be an up hill battle. Sometimes your gonna have to loose. Ain’t about how fast I get there, ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh. It’s the climb.