I'm just going to admit it... I'm a nerd.

Well, I guess that depends on you're definition. I'm not "boringly studious" or "extremely lacking in social skills", I just have certain... nerdy qualities (;

But I've just found myself laughing about how people call just about anyone who is actually interested in an academic subject a "nerd". So, here's my top ten reasons for calling myself one. You decide. (:

Top Ten Reasons Why I'm A Nerd:

10. I actually enjoyed reading Shakespeare's King Henry V.

9. I keep the poetry books I've used in middle school simply because I enjoy reading the poems in them... for fun... (Robert Frost is my all time favorite poet.) 

8. I write, journal, and blog... for fun...

7. I read the Wall Street Journal on a regular basis. And I try, (to the best of my ability), to keep up with world news and US politics.

6. We're reading a book in my history class called The Balkan Ghosts. The majority of the kids in my class either despise reading it, can't understand it, or despise reading it so much they refuse to try to understand it. I'm enjoying reading it...

5. I'm part of a writing critique group near my home. The majority of the people there are at least 30 years older than me, but I still go because I love the critiques so much.

4. I am totally an English person, but I think Chemistry is extremely fascinating.

3. I have a book called "The Quotable Lewis." It is 651 pages long, and it contains C. S. Lewis' quotes in alphabetical order on different subjects.

2. In my mind, papers and test grades are my own personal competition. I challenge myself to get an A on everything, and since I don't always get A's, I am constantly pushing myself to ask more questions, study harder, and do better.

1. My goal by the time I graduate is to be in a place where I have the possible opportunity of being accepted into an Ivy League school. It's a huge goal, one that I may not be able to achieve, but it's what I'm aiming for by the end of my four high school years.


So those are the top ten reasons I call myself a "nerd". But that's only one side of me (; I'm in love with my Savior Jesus Christ, I am passionate about serving Him. I'm passionate about photography and music, specifically acoustic guitar. I'm extremely interested in Sign Language, (something I actually don't consider nerdy). I love shoes, make-up, and shopping. I love sports and could be good at a lot of them if I actually worked at it... I just have chosen not too... and to be lazy. So I'm no good at most sports(;

A lot of people would say I'm quiet when you first meet me, but I doubt many would say I'm not social. I love my friends, they're my extended family. And they love me even with the nerdy things I can sometimes say and do. haha (: