My Class Hike

My Class Hike

I join OVS class hike on January 27. It was amazing. I had a hard time to hike to the top and enjoy the beautiful view on the top of the mountain. I also have fun when I hike down. That day was my 14 years old birthday. I’m very lucky. I can have a specific birthday. I like that class hike day.

In fact, that was my first times join a long hike. I and my 8^th grade class mates went to a place called the Nor Hoff Peak. It was a mountain in Ojai valley. The hike was really hard, it was 12mil. We spend 3 hour to get to the top. I try to follow the boys, but they are too fast. I hike between boys and girls by myself. The world was quite, I can head the wind blowing on the leaves. The sun was warm; there were some clouds on the sky.  I can fell many things I never fell before. The trail was rocky and steep. I spend almost all my energy to hike to the top. There were many kinds of plant I never saw before on the side of mountain. I saw some interesting trees with red skin and many lovely flowers.  We hike higher then higher. The mountain was green and good-looking .I can saw the whole Ojai valley and many orange trees were full of bright golden oranges and fields and gardens.

Later, after two little water break, we rich the top of the mountain at noon.  I was so tiled. I spend almost all my energy to hike up. I‘m so exciting  when I saw the ocean shinning far away. I never saw the ocean in this way. I will never forget it.  I walk faster and faster. I never feel that the ocean is beautiful like this. I want to rich the top quickly. I was so happy When I actuality stand on the top. That was really high, I fell I can catch the cloud. I was very lucky. The class hike day was just chance to my birthday. I had a little party on the top of the mountain. I never think about I will hike 13 mil on my 14 years old birthday and have a birthday party on a mountain. Mrs. Cassidy took some really big cookies as the desert and everyone sings a “Happy Birthday” to me. I was very exultant. At last, all 8^th grades took a picture together. We spend a little long time to do this. We want to give this picture to our school master. He will leave next mouth. Also this is our last class hike. We will leave this OVS either.

After take pictures, we hike down. Hike down in easy then up. It was relaxed and fun. The trail was steep and rocky. My feet were sore. I almost tumble in many times. But I don’t need to spend too much energy to walk. The sun still shiny, the cool wind was blow on my face. It was not hot any more. That was the best weather for hike. We talk, laughed, and make fun to each other. Some boys were hiding on the side of the trail. When girls came, they jumped out of the boscage to scare them. We screamed and laughed. That was a wonderful time. We also made another unexpected thing~ All 8^th grades catch up the bus! That was the only time during 10 years! We were very pride with this.

The class hike was incredible glowing. The hike up was challenging, but the view on the top of the mountain was beauteous. I had a good time with friends on the way down. I like class hike, and I begin to like hiking. I wish I can go to join another hike soon.       

Poetry writing

Poetry writing

I like to write poetry. I fell a stream of spring is flowing in side my body when I am writing a poetry. I enjoy it. Write poses can help me thinking. However, this is my first time to lean write poetry white English. I lean three kinds of poetry, Diamante, Haiku, and cinquain. They are interesting. I lean how to use syllables to write poetry. I also found that the poetry writing in English and Chinese are similar. They all have rhyme, stanza, and couplet. I’d like to write some my own poetry in my free times. I hope I can learn and write more about poetry. 

Birds

 Red, blue, white and green.

They are the flowers in the sky.

Singing is their language.

They are sliver bell in the tree.

Greed the sunshine every morning,

Listen.

They are sinning beside my window.

“Come-on, come-on

Let’s fly”

I wish I am one of them,

My favorite Spring Festive tradition

My favorite Spring

Festive tradition

Every couture has their own festive tradition. spring  festive is my favorite festive  My favorite spring  festive tradition are  new year family dinner, new year late night and red bag money.

           New Year night family dinner It’s a great time.  In china people will together for New Year night family dinner. Every one are go home this time. I like family meeting because I can meet all of my families. My parents are busy and don’t have much times together. My uncle and aunt live apart. I’m happy to meet them. My grandparents love this time because they can talk with them---they like to talk. We also can eat many foods. I like fish best, because fish test well and in Chinese fish sound like Yu, It’s mean you can get things you want next year. I also like poke dumplings. We make dumplings together in the New Year morning. Some times we put a coin in one of them and put a candy in other one. If some one eats that coin dumpling, he or she can make much money next year. If some one eats that candy dumpling, he or she will going to have joyfully next year.  New Year dinner is most important part in spring festive, and its fun.

          I also like New Year late night. I like fire work; it’s a tradition activate in spring festive. My uncle often buys a bunch of fire works. We play them near 12 PM at night. The sky will be very beautiful that time; ever one is playing fire works. The sky is going to colorful and shines, and at that time I can play with my. We play some interesting games, like “fine cat”. That’s one of my favorite games. One person goes to somewhere and other one try to find him. It’s really exciting, we play this every year. About where the late night from, there is a story. Every year at spring festive, a big monster named “Year” will come to eat children and animals, but people had no idea with this. One year, an old man with long white beard came. He told people that the big monster don’t like noises and red color. So, every year in spring festive, people together make fireworks, put red paper on the door, wear red close and have party to scare “Year”. Its very happy time, I like it.

          Next morning after late night. It’s my favorite and most exciting time. Children can find a red bag with some money under there pillow when they wake up. It’s gift from parents. Every year that night, a little goose will be coming. He touches kids’ head to make them get sick. Parent put red bag money under children’s pillow to scare the little goose and wish there kids health next year. Sometimes parents will write hope for their kid on the bag. Every kids love red bag money, because some times they can get lot’s money. Some kids will wait it for long time. My father tells me, in old time read bag money was children only chance to get money from parent. Children can also get money from there other families or parent’s friends. But children can’t get them from people younger or same age with them. Every year at that exciting time, children can get lots of money with red bag, They can buy everything they want. I like to save my money many years for a big thing. I love red bag money.

          Spring festive is my favorite time of year. New Year dinner, late night and red bag money are my favorite Spring Festive tradition. I love them and they are my most sweet memory.