I am a confident person, but at times I am not very sure of myself. I am very patriotic. I am a 15-year-old freshman; I am involved in scouting, drill, my church’s youth group, and other things.

I am in JROTC, which is where I am involved in drill. Since I’ve started school, my confidence has gone up, mostly because of JROTC. I love hanging out with my friends during flex and doing community service. My friends call me the “Energizer Bunny” because I am very energetic. Gym class is when I get out all my energy.

The river is one of my relaxing places. Throughout the year, my family and I go down to my great grandmother’s house, right by the little Wicomico River off of the Chesapeake Bay. When I say my family, I mean like my whole family. My dad, my older brother sometimes, and I, my dad’s two brothers and their families. His two brothers each have two kids and a wife. My cousins and I go play in the river, and we jump off the dock. We also go crabbing and fishing, which is delicious when you eat them.

During the summer I play softball and go out on some trips. I’ve been playing softball for five years now.

Water and hiking leads up to camping. I like to camp. I get to hang out with my friends and spend time with nature. Kayaking is another thing that I love to do because I love the rapids.

I like to play football with my cousins. My favorite team is the Patriots, but I also favor the Green Bay Packers. My favorite baseball team is the Boston Red Sox.

Chips and cards. I love to play poker. I am good at bluffing. I play with my dad and my brother mostly and sometimes with my friends. Rummy and blackjack are two other games that I love. I could play rummy for hours.

I love riding my bike. It’s a BMX trick bike so it’s small. Riding it into ditches and flying off is so much fun.

In the future I a career as either a photographer / videographer or go into the military. And that sums up part of my life.

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