Konnichiwa! I’ve been learning Japanese on my own for three years and today I’m going to tell you tools you’ve never heard of before that are VITAL to learning a foreign language well. And it won’t cost you much at all! Click here to watch the corresponding video! The first time I went to Hawai‘i... Continue Reading →
5 Tips to Making your Hawai‘i Vacation Spectacular!
Thinking about heading to paradise? I’ve got 5 mission critical tips to making your Hawai‘i vacation amazing. Click here to watch the corresponding video and check out some great pictures from my trip! Tip #1 to making your Hawai‘i vacation amazing: stick with one island! I know, I know! It’s a once-in-a-lifetime trip and you... Continue Reading →
Easy Escape to Paradise
Do you feel like you are trapped at home this winter? Tired of shoveling snow, slipping on ice patches, and shielding yourself from slushy downpours with a too-small umbrella? Here’s an easy winter getaway for people on the East Coast that’s also easy on your wallet! You don’t have to take a plane to travel... Continue Reading →
Foundations of Personal Finance
Grade: 99.7% The great thing I'm learning right away about my new school, Clonlara School, is that I'm able to create classes as challenging as I can possibly handle. Take, for example, Foundations of Personal Finance. I took this class through Acellus Power Homeschool, an excellent resource for classes. But, even though I give the... Continue Reading →
Music – Performing Arts (Musical Performance B)
Grade: A 100% For my summer semester, I took a continuation of Musical Performance, which in my old school would have been listed as Musical Performance B. However, since I switched schools and now attend Clonlara School, the class at this level is called "Music - Performing Arts." Similar to the class I took at... Continue Reading →
My homeschool space! (and some cool stuff to make your kids BRAINIACS!)
As promised on my Nix The Norm YouTube channel (http://bit.ly/MyHomeschoolSpace), here are the links to the great things I have in my homeschool space that keep me inspired and loving learning. Check them out! They make great gifts, too! For learning about electricity and circuits: Snap Circuits Light Snap Circuits Green Very cool science experiments:... Continue Reading →
Growing Money: A Complete Investing Guide For Kids: A Book Review
With the new school year upon us, kids might be having a hard time convincing themselves that reading books like Great Expectations and Julius Caesar might actually teach them something they can use. How about reading something that will absolutely, undoubtedly help them in life instead? More than ever before, it's apparent that kids should... Continue Reading →
To Swim or Not to Swim… with Wild Dolphins
Swimming with dolphins is a bucket list experience that many people would enjoy. While doing so, it may even be tempting to swim close for a selfie or grab a fin for a ride; with dolphins’ constant pleasant facial expressions that mimic a human smile, it is easy to think they will not mind. But... Continue Reading →
English 1 A and B
Grades: 97.27% in English 1B, 100% in English 1A For English 1A and 1B, I did the curriculum offered though my online school, Christa McAuliffe School Of Arts And Sciences, for freshman year. As CMASAS describes this course in their course catalog: "English I is an introductory course covering a variety of literature genres, spanning... Continue Reading →