Blogger Challenge: Day 1

A friend of mine has been doing a 30 day blogger challenge. It looked like so much fun I’d thought I’d join her! I won’t be attempting to do all 30 days consecutively, but I’ll try to fill in the blogging “cracks” with the challenge.

 

Just to give you a preview, here are the topics for the challenge:

 

Day 1-Introduce yourself, a recent picture, and 15 interesting facts

Day 2-Meaning behind your blog name

Day 3-Your first love

Day 4-Your parents

Day 5-Your siblings

Day 6-A picture of something that makes you happy

Day 7-Favorite movies

Day 8-A place you've traveled to

Day 9-A picture of your friends

Day 10-Something you're afraid of

Day 11-Favorite TV shows

Day 12-What you believe

Day 13-Goals

Day 14-A picture you love

Day 15-Bible verse

Day 16-Dream house

Day 17-Something you're looking forward to

Day 18-Something you regret

Day 19-Something you miss

Day 20-Nicknames

Day 21-Picture of yourself

Day 22-Favorite city

Day 23-Favorite vacation

Day 24-Something you've learned

Day 25-Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs

Day 26-Picture of your family

Day 27-Pets

Day 28-Something that stresses you out

Day 29-3 Wishes

Day 30-A picture

 

So, moving on to Day 1!

 

Me with my Dad’s airplane.

Most of you who have been reading this blog probably don’t need me to introduce myself, but I’m Bianca, the oldest of 5 children in our family. I am finishing high school, and I’m the main blogger here. People ask how to tell who writes the blog posts here, since it is our family blog. I tell them that unless otherwise noted, I wrote it. J

 

I will share 15 facts about me that you probably don’t know. As to whether the facts are “interesting” you’ll have to decide for yourself! J

 

1. I dislike coffee. A LOT! I really wished I liked it, but I’ve never been able to drink it. So when I go out to the coffee shop, I have to settle for hot chocolate or a smoothie.

 

2. I’m moving to Texas in 3-and-a-half weeks, and I’ve never been there before! (Ok, so I’ve been in the Houston airport but that doesn’t really count.)

 

3. I’ve been studying/playing the piano for 8 years. I’ve gotten into teaching piano, and now have my first paying student!

 

4. I love hugs. J I have my “rounds” at church every Sunday to say hello to everyone and give people hugs.

 

5. I’ve been homeschooled all of my life, and I love it! The flexibility is one of the biggest perks for me.

 

6. I am a very cold-natured person. From October until May, I am perpetually cold. I could wear long underwear, fleece sweaters, and slippers INSIDE the house and still feel cold! Maybe the Texas climate will do me good. My body feels SO much better during the summer months of the year.

 

7. For a couple of years, I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to be a detective, a meteorologist, or a pilot when I grew up. Then I wanted to be a missionary pilot. Then I wanted to be a music teacher. Now I really feel God calling me into foreign missions work. It will be interesting to see where God leads in the next few years!

 

8. I am a people-person. Nothing makes me happier than having friends or family over or being with my church family. There are some friends that I could literally talk with for hours and hours on end!

 

9. I love to read. I read a little bit of everything including biographies, historical fiction, Christian character books, theology, and more.

 

10. I’m the only person in my family to have my own room. It’s not that I would mind sharing, that’s just how it worked out.

 

11. While I consider myself athletic, I have never played (on a regular team) any sport that involves a ball. I did a basketball camp once, but I didn’t enjoy it very much. I started running in high school and have stuck with that. I danced ballet for 4 years from age 7 until age 11. I took a break and then started doing worship dance 3 years ago. I also enjoy a good pick-up game of volleyball or whiffle ball.

 

12. I’m not a big fan of swimming. I love being in the water, but I don’t like “organized” swimming, if you will. J But I love diving!

 

13. I have actually flown my Dad’s plane. Not just flown IN it, but actually piloted it (with assistance from Dad.) I’ve toyed with the idea of getting my private pilot’s license someday.

 

14. I can learn most anything if I see it done at least once. I tend to be autodidactic. I learn a lot of things from books and the internet. For example, I’ve never taken a photography or graphics design class. But I do both quite frequently using what I’ve learned mostly online.

 

15. After 8 years of studying Spanish, I switched to studying Haitian Creole this year. My favorite Haitian proverb is this: Sòt pa touye, men li fè ou swe. It translates to “Stupid doesn’t kill you, but it makes you sweat.” The basic meaning behind it is that when you don’t do something correctly the first time you will work harder by doing it over again.

 

Next time I’ll share about the meaning of our blog name!