i love how good it feels to be done homework...

... after doing if for 2 hours. For the past 2 hours, I've been having to educate myself about Phylum: Ciliophora, Zoomastigina, Sporozoa, Sacrodina, Euglenophyta, Pyrrophyta, Chrysophyta, and Slime Molds. I had to write about what they were, how they reproduced, what they eat, their functions, what they do to the body (that is if they do anything to the body). I got sick of doing the booklet right when i started. I'm not a big fan of biology, but what i am a fan of is FRENCH!! I think i finally found what i want to do after school, and that is to become a Flight Attendant, but in order to do that, i need to be bilingual in 2 languages, and i only got one..APPARENTLY!! So what i think i'm going to do, with the assistance of my mother, is go to Quebec and go to a college to teach me french (there i can also go to Africa with a group to speak more french) or else i can stay with my french twin Alexandra. Who Alexandra is?? Back in march and April, my school did a french exchange with SEVEC. It was the time of my life and i really enjoyed it and my twin and i got along great! So i'm possibly going to live with her, or else go to the college. Anyways, theres an update on me. Its really late, and i'll try and say more later, but first a picture from today. My mother bought me this GIANT BEAR! and she wants me to remember that its because she loves me and wants the best for me. Well here is my bear by the name of Brandon (she thought that it was a good name. I wonder why???)

Its actually a giant bear. Its over half the size of me, let alone 3/4ths of my body probably. and it takes up a big portion of my bed.

Don't worry people! If you are choking, having a stroke, having a baby, have something sticking out of you...

... DON'T WORRY I CAN HELP YOU! I'M TRAINED IN FIRST-AID!! "Hello, Hello, can you hear me? My name is Erica Braam, I'm a trained first-aider and I'm hear to help you. Can you hear me? Can you Hear me? Hey you in the red shirt, call an ambulence, 250-638-1102 and report back to me and bring the AED!"

That is only part of what I had to do for the past 2 days. On a thursday night at Air Cadets, Our Commanding Officer asked who wanted to do first aid and i thought that i would give it a shot because it sounded fun. Well it was for most of it. I'm such a squimish person and its not even funny. After watching videos of people amputating themselves, gettting things gouged into their eyes, having someone cut open their hand, leg or head, just makes me so squimish. I'm not the best person to go to with a cut because i get to discusted, but i just need to sit for like 2 seconds and breath, then i can work on the person. At Air Cadets people always get hurt for some reason and they always come to me. When we were filling up sandbags, one girl got a shovel in her foot. Well guess who she came to?? ME! I was like, 'Oh what happened?' She went on to tell me that some one was shoveling "dirt" and they nailed her foot instead. When i first heard her tell me i thought they got the front of her foot, but no, they got her toe. It was gushing and bleeding all over the place and i was the lucky one to help her. Well after being really grossed out i managed to help her. I gently wiped down the surrounding part of her toe and then swipped her toe to get the dirt out. Then i stuck a bandaid on her toe and she was set to go. I felt proud.
Then another girl later on came to me with a sprained ankle of some sort. I had her keep it still while i put a tensor bandage on her ankle. It didn't take long until she was set to go and her foot was doing good. Thanks to my wonderful knowledge on first-aid i got through it. Hahaha, i'm such a retard, but thats okay, there are my real life first-aid storys. I just hope that i don't get people coming to me with amputated fingers or arms, because i can tell you one thing. I'll either:
a. Pass out or
b. Vomit
Its not that nice. I'm very squimish i tell you. But if its someone that really needs me i'm sure i can get over it.

pizza are the only thing i can think about right now...

...maybe because I've been around them since 3:20 pm today. The youth group I go to is planning on going to Historymaker (the site is old, but you get the picture) during the May long Weekend. It is taking place in Chilliwack, BC and its a great place to be around other christians. So yeah as I was saying I was sitting around helping make pizzas and I was hanging out with 2 of my favorite people. One being Emily and the other Brandon. Meet Brandon (i hope you don't mind) ...

This guy is basically my bestfriend. Hes a good talker, listener, hockey volleyball basketball wakeboarding tennis badminton player (theres more, I just can't name them all), and a really good friend. If there is anything that I need help with, he is always there for me with a big smile going along with it to. Also this guy is my escort for GRAD! I'm so excited. Hes been a good friend for me for the past 3 or 4 years. Anyways, doing the pizzas we had quite a few good laughs. Everything from trying on sunglasses to argueing about ice cube trays. Okay so here is the argument we had about ice cube trays. If you and your future-husband (Romeo) walk into a store and see ice cube trays that are on sale, of course you are going to buy them and then put them in your hope box for when you get married right?? Well that is what this one girl (we'll call her Juliet) thought until Romeo told her that he wanted to use them while he was living in his parents house and Juliet said, well no we are going to use them when we get married. So Juliet asked us, 'What would you do if you were me right now? I told her that I would keep them stored away and I wouldn't use them either. Juliet told Romeo that Girls want to keep things until the wedding or when its right, and guys just want to use them right away. When we asked around, we started to prove our point. Every guy (sorry should i say man) we asked our question to, they all said, 'Oh just use them right away! What the big problem about that?' and then all the ladies said, 'Keep them stored away until you move into your own house and you're married.' So this just proved our point on how men and women think differently. Well how about a few pictures? They are very bad quality because they were taken on my phone.

I feel like a princess everytime I'm in it. In those pictures there is Marci + Pastor Lowel, Brandon, and Emily. We had alot of fun hanging out working tonight, but wished that it could of lasted longer. But in the end Romeo and Juliet, Emily, Brandon, Marci, Pastor Lowel, a bunch of other people, and I were really tired. It was nice to come home and eat the pizza we had worked so hard on. Now i'm going to shut my eyes and sleep because I got First-Aid in the morning. I did it before, but it expires every 2 years and its been 3 now. Ooops.

today was actually good....

.. for the most part. Yesterday I was at the library studying for Biology 12 and today in 3rd block we did the biology test. We tried to do something different with me and I got the test, well questions, read to me out loud and we are seeing if that helps me more. Im excited and scared to see what i got on my test, but i hope all went good. Today i was once again at the Library. I tend to feel that that is the best place for me to go to becaus ei can actually concentrate there and its not to quite but i need abit of noise when doing my homework, which is just what the library gives me. The occasional sound will be made there, but its not that common.

As my sister says, I do like to text alot. Just today I've sent out 50 and still going on with the counting. Hhaah, yes i guess you could say that i'm an addict, but its a good addict because it still keeps you in contact with people. Its one of the ways how i can keep in contact with people, especially my sister. Growing up I've never really gotten along with them, but since around 4 years ago, i've finally gotten along with my brothers and sister. I've always had the occasional arguement that went on for forever, but now i get along with all of them. Its nice that way. But yeah, as i was saying, I talk to my sister everyday now, well since i went to regina last week. I really enjoy it because I've never talked to her everyday before. Even though texting isn't really "talking" its still a way for me to tell her how i'm doing.

Well tomorrow is another day. I can't think right now. I'll write more tomorrow. I'm leaving now because my phone is ringing. = p

Librarys are my new favorite place...

... why? BECAUSE THEY ARE NICE AND QUIET! Well my house is to, but its to quiet and I need a bit of noise, but not to much. I don't know, I'm picky that way. I just found out today that I'm failing Biology 12 quite badly, so I decided that i should try and change that habit and go to the library to study. They have anything/everything there that i need to study with. Soo yes that is what i've been up to since after school.

School lately hasn't been going well. The one thing that I look forward in a day is the texts that I get from my sister after break or else after first class

"hey you, just texting to say hi and hope you have a good day!"

Ohh and may i add that I DON'T have my cell phone with me in class, but I stay the little good girl and have it in my locker. Well yeah about school, i've always been the ignored one unless i'm the one they need to pick on, and well lately i've been ignored. It kinda sucks, but the occasional day i get a friend that talks to me. Other than that, I'm a loner. School sucks that way.


Well yeah, not a nice happy post today, but I got to get back to my little cubicle and study Biology 12 vocabulary terms.


and jen, thanks for the words of encouragement. They are greatly needed for me to start out my day. LOVE YOU!!

I never knew I disliked school more until...

... I got 4 biology 12 tests back and I failed them all. Its really hard to get back into the spirit of school when you try really hard in school and then all you get in return are tests that make you fail. I'm the kind of person that will know alot about the subject all until you give me a test and then I'm done for. I don't know why. My mind kind of flicks into the 'I don't want to learn' mode. At the end of the day I got the treat of taking another test, but this time in french. Another thing that really bothers me are the people who don't really pay much attention in class, are always the ones that come out with 80% - 90% on their tests. I try to pay attention, its just hard sometimes, and then the tests just make me feel even worse about myself. I still haven't gotten over it, and its been going on all my school days.

I just wish that it was all over and school was no longer needed.

finally home...

... and kind of glad to. Yes it was nice seeing my sister, oldest brother, brother-in-law, sister-in-law and ALL 4 NIECES!! Yes it was great fun. This morning we had to wake up at 630. I got in a little arguement with my mom about stupid things again, but yet it always happens lately. We piled into Jens wonderful "bus" as i call it, which Noah is dying to give me (he hates mini vans) but i refuse to take. The Regina airport isn't all that exciting, but thats alright. After we went through security we sat by some french people. It was interesting hearing their conversation and actually understanding most of what they were saying. For the first good hour of the plane ride I decided to catch up on some sleep that was badly needed. It was a nice sleep I must add. I woke up to the wonderful sight of MOUNTAINS!, apple juice, and plane crackers. They were really yummy too! When we landed we had to make a pit stop at the bathroom and then we were off to find my brother and his family and my friend Wilson! Might i add that he is also asian.. tehehehe. Well here is a picture of the two of us. Meet Wilson.

Yes we are strange friends, but thats the best kind around! Hes a great friend of me that i had met this summer at camp. I told a bunch of people that I was going to vancouver and to come and meet me in the airport, and he was the only one that actually came. I was so happy to see him again. We walked for quite a while around the airport, found alot of asian people (school groups and all) and then found the Fairmont hotel in the airport and decided to steal their internet services. We took some picture, but this one is the best. We actually never took a normal picture. I always managed to ruin the picture with one of my epic faces.

me: Hey Wilson, look!! Theres your family! (pointing to a group of asian people)

wilson: Hey look, theres your brother!

me: Where??

wilson: right over there. the little white boy

me: Hey, come on now, don't be rascist.

hahah, that was pretty much one bit of one of our many conversations. Hes a fun person to hang out with and it was really great to see him.
When we got home i unpacked, tried on my dress (which i love to do. i feel like a princess in it), attempted to do Math 12 homework, and then called up a friend to hang out with and watch a movie with. We watched Legally Blonde and Legally Blonde 2. They presently rank as my top movies that I love to watch. Well its late and i feel a bit of jet lag hitting. I'm off to school again tomorrow =[ Its been a good vacation.