Luke

From going to Hainan I learned that I am good at kayaking but not good at surfing. I think the reason I'm not good at surfing is because I'm too tall and heavy. Also the climate in Hainan was too sizzling and I got sunburn all over me. Another thing I liked about Hainan was visiting sea turtles. There were loads of sea turtles but the only one I remember was the tiny baby turtles. From the visit to sea turtles I learned lot more about sea turtles. Few of the things that I learned that was that a lot of sea turtles are endangered. I liked the free time. During free time we played in the beach. I liked throwing sands to other friends although I ended up having shower from sands. I also liked going to rainforest. The rainforest was very challenging since I've never done those activities. After climbing the rainforest we were all soaked. The only think I didn't like waiting in the airports for about 4 hours. I also felt jealous since the girls got a better hotel than the boys. I really like the new activities and the guides. The guide thaught lots of jokes. **Link for Science DNA** http://iwebpd.saschina.org/stwebpd/joowan01pd2016
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**Long Gone** I was walking around a park with my grandpa, talking and laughing about how funny the people looked with a big wig. The park was full of __trees, water, grass, people and blue sky__. I asked him if we could have a running race. I thought it could it would be an easy race, however my grandpa was faster than I expected, he won me. He asked me if he wanted to race again and I said no since I new I would lose. He laughed and he started to __walk away from me__. Than he __stood on a deck where a boat was waiting__, and said, “__Buy__.” He moved to the boat with his __cane, white clothe, and hat made out straw__. I was woken by a shake of my mom. When I got up she told me to change my cloth. I asked why. She told my grandpa died and that we are going to funeral. The ride to the funeral felt like going to a killing field. My grandpa who cared for me so much had just died. He protected me from my mom and dad when they got mad at me, __he was my protector__. It makes me feel like I killed him. When I arrive to the funeral I __hear moaning and crying__ from my uncles, aunt, and cousins. I wonder how they would feel like __for they new my grandpa more than I ever did__. In the First Draft about the lost of my grandpa and how I had the dream about him. I chose the phrases that show what I was dreaming and how I felt when he died. Trees, water, grass, people and blue sky Walk away from me Stood on a deck where a boat was waiting Buy Cane, white clothe, and hat made out straw He was my protector Moaning and crying For they new my grandpa more than I ever did From the second draft I made my poem. I usually used the same exact phrases because it makes it more dreamy and express how I felt when I learned that my grandpa died. Blue sky With grandpa Running fast like a jaguar Head down in disappointment
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Time is running out Parting with my best friend I cannot follow him to that undiscovered land With his cane, white clothes, and hat He leaves without a word

Woken up by my mom’s shouts To the funeral Bumpy, Stormy Moaning and crying

I gaze up to the black sky I say my last good bye

**Tree** I am __South Korean__. Living in a place that __doesn’t belong to me__. I am still in the __street in Korea__ with my __friends__ going to academy. In Korea we used to go __see grandpa__ and grandma during __New Year__ with our __traditional cloth__. However, there is no more of those we __can’t travel__ to Korea. I must __stay__ in this place where __my dad__ needs to do __his work__. I don’t belong here. I should be playing __soccer with my friends__. I should be going to __grandpa’s grave__ every once a year. I want to see my __young naïve cosines__. I should be playing with __my dog__ right now. In the first draft I wrote about me in Korea and how I miss Korea. Next what I did was pick the word that I thought it was important and meaningful to make my second draft. South Korean Doesn’t belong to me Street in Korea Friends See grandpa and grandma New Year Traditional clothes Can’t travel Stay my dad his work soccer with my friends grandpa’s grave young naïve cosines my dog From the second draft, I used the words that I chose to make the Final Poem and I referred lot of them to nature or to forest. For example I referred my dog and cosines to bird and trees. I am a tree stuck in the road of Shanghai I am tied in chains and cannot move Angry and frustrated
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Disgusting cars Noisy people Makes me feel enraged, and nauseous

My parents planted me Given no choice They didn’t ask me if I wanted this life

I should be in an enchanted forest Playing with other trees Hearing lively birds chirping Being a safe haven to others Nurturing myself with water from the soil Letting the sunshine cover me in warmth

But I am not I get spiton, mistreated I am shaking with vexation Leaves are starting to fall

No water No sunshine I am dying **Lost in Mall** I am __lost in mall__ that __is too big for 5 years old__. Every thing __seems big without my mom__. I call out for __my mom, and start crying__. I start __wondering around__ to find her. The crowd talking sounds like __animal in a zoo making disasters noise__. I start wondering if she is __looking for me like me or just abandoned me__. After wondering for more than 5 minutes I decided to go back to where I was lost because it was what I learned from my parents. I sit in the place that I was lost and stay there for few minutes that seem like and ages. I __ignore all the people asking me__ what I am doing sitting in the middle of hall, and they start swearing and leaves me alone. I noticed my mom coming to me. In this First Draft I wrote about me being lost in the mall. I used some poetic elements. After that I chose words like mall, 5 years old to show how I felt while I was lost and used it as a second draft. Lost in mall Too big for 5 years old Seems big without my mom Looking for my mom, and start crying Wondering around Animal in a zoo making disasters noise Looking for me like me or just abandoned me Ignore all the people asking me After I chose the word I made it to the poem. I made myself as a naïve boy. I tried to make my poem confusing so that they readers would understand how I would have felt when I was in that moment. Lost in the mall Too big for a 5 year-old Colossal world alone without my parents
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I am lost in a maze full of zombies Wandering aimlessly around the cold halls Searching for the light That will free me

Mall is confusion Is my mom looking for me? Like I am looking for her? Or have I simply been discarded To fend for myself among these hungry zombies

Searching for my family is my only way to survive This naïve boy searching for a light from the dark cave

What are you doing? Why are you sitting here? Ignoring the surrounding noises My eyes scan the grounds for a familiar face

The wait is eternal Until I am rescued

**The house on Mango Street** Luke Lim My family has travelled and lived all over the place like a bird. We are now living in Shanghai. There are four of us: my mom, dad, younger sister, and me. Every time we move it seems like we are moving to a better place, where my parents think I’ll get a better education, and better life.

Because my father worked really hard we now live in Shanghai. We live in a massive apartment on the 38th floor. It’s like living in a jumbo jet. Now I go to a school that will help me have a better life than my parents ever had. Also I live in a place that is worldwide that will help me learn different cultures.

Now I miss Korea. I miss the view of the mountains. I miss the hug from my father after he comes back from work. I miss the smell of the streets in Korea. The streets in Bundang are long noodles with winding alleys of spicy cabbage. Korea is my second parent that raised me. As I imagine the streets, food, friends from Korea I’m moving away from them. All the things around me feel like a dream, as if I’m living in my dream.

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__**I believe we should respect and take care**__ I believe that it is important to respect others and to care for them like you would like others to care for you. I learned this lesson when I kicked my sister. This happened when I was 14 years old in our compound clubhouse. My sister and I were fighting and when she insulted me I kicked her while she was going down the staircase. I felt my heart stop when she lost balance. However, she safely landed on the next step. I tried to make a face and tell her that I didn’t care. From imagining what could have happened, I learned to treat others the way i would like to be treated.

Another important moment was when I was reading book called “Number the Stars.” This book is about a girl trying to save her Jewish friend from the Nazis. The protagonist tries to save her friend by helping them escape to Switzerland. When she risked her life for her friend it made me feel embarrassed because I don’t even care about my sister, but she even took care of her friend as if she was caring for herself.

I have also learned to respect others. When I was about 8 years old my grandpa died. I have always acted disrespectfully and childishly toward my grandpa. Always taking him as a friend, never a grandpa. When he passed away, our family visited his funeral and I regret not showing him respect. Now that he has died all I can do is show respect to my grandma and take care of her. From all these lessons and events I have learned to show respect and take care others as if they were you. I believe this was important lesson.

__**The Thing That I Want Most**__

I saw a golden retriever puppy while I was going down the road to buy vegetables for my mom. The dog looked pitiful. I felt like helping it and keeping it. However, I decided to ignore it, because I knew if I didin't help it I would feel guilty. I was just passing by when the puppy came in front of me and started to wiggle its tail and bark happily. I tried to ignore and imagine that i hadn't seen it. I moved forward, but the dog stepped in front of me. I couldn’t ignore the tinkling eye of the puppy. Therefore, I picked him up and took him to my house. When I got in mom was surprised by what she saw. I begged her to let me keep it but mom hissed and told me to take it outside. I listed her what good it could do and tried to persuade her. I listed about 10 good reasons and she thought about it for few seconds and agreed. Therefore I was able to keep the dog and I decided to treat it like my little brother.