Monday, January 1, 2007

A Year of Questions, Year in '06 continued

2006, I decided, was a year of questions for me.
It started out with questions for applying for my People to People trip (Mother's job, contact info, etc., etc.) and answering the endless questions in my Study Guide.
(How do YOU define leadership; and how is it important, give 3 examples)
On the trip, I questioned ambassadors at the Saudi Arabian embassy. (Becky, my group leader, said I asked great questions). I would have asked the former Washingto state Republican House Representative, but if you sat listen to a Republican talk and talk for two answering the SAME questions over and over for two hours, you'd shut up right quick too. I was full of questions that trip. (Didn't Disney lie and Pocahontas actually died of small pox?). That Jamestown guide wasn't expecting that!
Then, eighth grade in New York means tests,tests,tests...because our state doesn't actually want us to learn, just know enough to answer some questions. English, Math, Social, and Science state tests...grrr.
There was also the movie I made for my bestest friend Eileen for her B-Day. I questioned (nearly) all her friends about what they thought of her and so forth. The biggest question ended up being, and still is, how do I get her a copy, stupid computer.
Then I joined NeXt. Questioning Yan Fang. Interviewing Ashley Pagano, her mom, and Bethany. Interviewing Melvin Bell, III , I was starstruck as he played my favorite character Angel in the touring production of RENT. Even just questioning my ediotr on things like, HOW long should my article be??? And ending this year by preparing for my interview wiht New York Times Bestselling author Ann Brashares.
I looked to myself wiht many questions as well, and got only a few answers.
And OF COURSE there was my new obsession wiht Yahoo! Answers, asking and answering questions (I'm currently on Level 2 of 6, I believe)
So if 2006 was a year of questions, will 2007 be a year of answers?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

questions are a great thing excpecially from you and you were totally right about that representative and the amount of repeated words he yawned out of his mouth....you are a flippen great writer.

jess/loozer