Assignment 19

The process of making a meal packet

With the money earned from winning the Celebrity Apprentice, I plan on donating all of the proceeds towards Stop Hunger Now, an organization that distributes food through out the world. Their main goal is to have a world without hunger in our lifetime by making a commitment to immediately mobilize necessary resources to anyone around the world. When in time of a crisis, StopHungerNow steps in by providing dehydrated vegetables, soy, rice and a flavor mix which includes 21 essential vitamins and minerals into one meal packet. The food is very convenient because it has a shelf life of five years which stores easily and transports quickly. They have packaged over 65 million meals and served 76 countries since 1998.

Assignment 18

My choice in donating 1 million dollars to any charity would be for Water.org. They provide technical and financial support for third world countries such as South Asia, Africa, and Latin America by establishing wells closer to villages that are far from rivers. With the money donated, Water.org can build wells where it is safe and close by to the villagers. In most rural areas like Tigray and Amhara located in Ethiopia, people have to walk far distances to get water from a river which is usually contaminated by bacteria and other unsafe microorganisms, but now they have well sites where they have access to clean water all the time. This charity is important to me because I feel that everyone in the world deserves to drink clean water, not just certain countries. Water is the main component to life and no one can live without it.

Assignment 16

According to the Institute for Economics and Peace, Maine is the most peaceful state in the United States at this time. They use data like crime rate, homicide, police employees, prison population, and firearms availability to determine how peaceful it is. I think this is a good way in finding out but it also depends on where exactly you live. Your neighbors might be a nice couple who are friendly to everyone they meet but you may also end up living next to an obnoxious person who stays up all night and might have wild people coming over constantly. Statistics can be wrong from time to time but I think I would like to live in Maine, even if its not the most peaceful state. If I ever had the choice to move to Maine, based on this information given I would definitely consider it but my preference is to live in a city like Costa Mesa because I like living in a place where there is always something going on instead of a rural place.

Assignment 14

Zermatt at the night time

If I ever had the opportunity to travel anywhere in the world it would probably be some where luxurious but there are so many places to see I had a hard time choosing. I have chosen Zermatt, Switzerland as a week long destination for my family and I. As I was researching through different websites I found a number of great places to visit but they were just tourist attractions and not a place you were able to stay at for a whole week. Zermatt is an wonderful looking place that is regarded as a mountaineering and ski resort and attracts a lot of tourism.

Trolley rides

To begin the trip from the US to Switzerland you will first have to take a flight and will land in one of two  international airports located in Geneva or Zurich. Both airports are conveniently close to Zermatt but because it is such a beautiful place to visit, the people want to preserve the view of the Matterhorn by only using combustion free cars to prevent pollution. Almost all cars are battery operated but there is an exception for rescue and municipal vehicles such as buses, trucks, and garbage trucks. People have a choice to drive or take a train to Zermatt and taking a train ride is recommended because it takes from 3 to 4 hours and you are able to see the beautiful scenery.

A plus for anyone who drives up to Zermatt is you are able to unload your luggage directly from your car to the taxi. If you choose a walk up rental car service, it is more expensive and will need to reserve your parking space in advance. It is such a small village that most places are a 10 minute walk away and the only street you would have to remember is called Bahnhofstrasse- the main street. A little fact about Switzerland, tips are included on all bills so you do not need to give an extra tip unless you feel that they deserve it. Also citizens of USA, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK do not require visas for up to 3 months.

Tandem Paragliding

Once your accommodations are completed, you can choose to do a number of activities such as skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, paragliding, swimming, and rope climbing. One of my future goals is to learn how to snowboard because I always heard it a little like skating and its a very fun experience. Even though I haven't been to the mountains in more than 5 years, I feel confident I would enjoy trying it out eventually. I'm also interested in paragliding too, it looks very dangerous but fun at the same time which appeals to me.

Mountain biking

Assignment 12

9 gallon fills up the 4 gallon bucket and theres 5 gallons left
4 gallon fills up the 9 gallon twice so theres 8 gallons left
9 gallon fills up the 4 and you fill up the 9 gallon again and theres 13 gallons left
4 gallon fills up the 9 gallon once and there is 4 gallons left

Assignment 13

During my nine day break from school last week, I spent most of my time at my home. I have been looking forward to not having to wake up early in the morning like I always do to get prepared for school by taking my morning shower and other basic self maintenance needs. On saturday my brother and I went with my dad to spend the day by doing what comes to mind like going to see a movie at his local theaters. He lives in Anaheim so we commute from my mom's place to my father's house. We usually get some breakfast at some little restaurant after picking us up.

Now that my brother and I are getting older, my father is slowly teaching us how to drive by taking us to small neighborhoods and letting us drive for a while. Later when we were done practicing we came back to Costa Mesa to celebrate a family member's birthday, our cousin turned 10 that day. He invited a bunch of his friends over and I watched them play xbox. His mother is a baker so she baked a home made cake for him and it was delicious, it was a combination of chocolate cake on the top half and the bottom part was made of flan; a mexican dessert that has the consistency like jello.

On sunday I slept in because on saturday night I like staying up past midnight playing games or browsing the web. I am used to staying up late that now even on school days I will sleep at a later time that I am not supposed to such as 1am. There is so much stuff on the internet that is both disgusting and intriguing that I  am drawn to it on a daily basis. I like going on youtube to see funny videos, listen to music, and watch interesting videos but other websites provide more mature material like fights, deadly crashes/ stunts, and other stuff.

Monday I woke up kind of early because I was used to my daily schedule of getting up at 7 so I just went back to sleep once my alarm was off. I would do that through out the whole week. When I am at my house I enjoy playing with my pet bird who fly's around my house freely. He is a well trained bird because he learned how to not go into dangerous places like the bathroom, my room, and in between tight  places like my couch. I didn't do much because I didn't want to do anything, unlike most people who go out early in the morning to do activities. I like going out but I felt especially lazy that week.

Assignment 9

After looking at the top ten aviation college's in the USA, I have found that Delta Connection Academy and Academy College seem to be the best colleges for learning how to become a airplane pilot. They are both well respected colleges around America, Delta has been running since 1984 and Academy has been open since 1963. Delta Connection is located in Sanford, Florida right on the grounds of the Orlando Sanford International Airport. Academy College is located at