Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle) with Andy

My 5th Grade Class did some work with Woodland Park Zoo staff earlier this year.  We studied wetlands and amphibians and how important they are for the planet's health.  I gained a real appreciation for amphibians and reptiles.  My 5th grade class had to work on projects and present them to zoo staff.  As a reward, each student got a pass for 4 people to go to the zoo.  I used mine yesterday.  I took my parents and Andy.

 Mom had to buy a parking pass.  Andy and I tried climbing this tree.

 When we got in, we went to the aviaries.  This bird wanted us to feed it!

 Andy and I liked the penguins.  This is their exhibit.  

 The grizzly bears were out and they were hot.

 Andy bought some bird feed sticks and we fed the birds.  We had a lot of fun.

 We took this funny picture before we saw the Komodo Dragon.

 We walked the whole zoo.  It was a good day, but we were tired when we left!

The rest of winter 2018

2018 so far has been normal.  In February, Mom and I had tickets to see "Hamilton".  Mom and I went to a Sunday afternoon show at the Paramount.  We both really enjoyed it.

Just last week I tested for my blue belt in Hapkido.  I am looking forward to learning harder material.

I am now an intermediate belt for this martial art.  It took me a year and a half to work up to this achievement after switching from Goju Karate to Hapkido.

5th grade at KMVA had a field trip to the Seattle Zoo.  I skipped the school bus ride with my peers because Mom and I drove up in the Subaru.  We stopped by our favorite Gluten Free Vegan bakery in Fremont-The Flying Apron.  I can eat almost anything from there.  It feels nice.

 Here I am with my team, Gracie & Victoriya.  We were making observations in the wetlands area.

Before we got back on the bus (accept me), we took a 5th grade photo.  It was a fun field trip.  Unfortunately, I became ill for almost a week after our adventure in early February.