What is the worst weather event that you’ve ever experienced?

2003, I was a sophomore in high school and it was the middle of the school year. I had my hands full with assignments but so far I had everything under control. We had just return from winter break so I was rested and ready for anything. It was the middle of January and it seemed like it was going to be another regular winter in the DC metro area with not that many significant snow storms. I remember that I was asked to be part of a wedding at a church where my sister used to attend. The wedding was in Maryland and it was going to take place on a Saturday. I went to stay over my sister house four a couple of days and my plan was to come back on Sunday. The wedding was very lovely and after the reception I went to my sister’s house. I actually wanted to come back that same night so I called my brother. By brother said he could not pick me up because it was snowing and that he would come Sunday morning. The next day when I woke up I came to realized that it had snowed close to two feet of snow. I could not believe my eyes. I called my brother right away to see f he was coming and he told me that the all roads were blocked. I wanted to go back home so badly because I knew I had many assignments to complete. All of Sunday I tried to find a ride home but I was unsuccessful. As it turns out, school was canceled for the whole week due to the heavy snow fall. In fact I got home a couple of days later just to find out that school was cancel for two week straight due to the fact that there were other small snow storms. Even though I was stuck in Maryland for a few days thanks to the blizzard, the extra vacation was not so bad.

Do animals have something to teach us? What is it?

I think that animals do have many things that they could teach us if we pay attention to them. For example we have the colony of ants. These little insects work really and they work together to accomplish great things. Not only that they plan for the future storing food before every winter. We can definitely learn about being wise and work in teams from the little ants. Recently a bird made a nest under the roof of my house. The place where the bird chooses to make the nest was on top of the lamp just outside house next to the door. As it turns out this is a very difficult place to build a nest. The bird keep bring the material to build the nest and the material kept falling. I do not know how many weeks it this bird to build the nest but the fact is that the bird eventually completed the nest. A couple of week later there were a couple of eggs in the nest. From this I learn that with determination and hard work anything can be done even if something seems impossible. Even more important is that when you have people you care about you should do everything in your power to help them. Another amazing thing about the bird was that every time someone opened the door it would fly away. However the bird would not go too far. It would actually stay very close by to keep an eye on the nest. Again this shows that if you acre for someone you should always keep an eye on them, to protect them and help them.

Write about the things you do when you are procrastinating?

When it comes to procrastinating I do many different activities. When I am procrastinating I usually will surf the web. I will log on to my page in Myspace and in Facebook. I will spend a few minutes browsing through my friends profiles and may be comment on their photos. I also usually will go to Yahoo to check on the news for the day. Another one of my activities while I am procrastinating is watching a TV show or a movie. Many times I am studying real hard and some one turn on the TV and so it happens there is one of my favorite movies playing. I usually will also go out with my friends and maybe go watch a movie or go eat at a restaurant. Sometimes I also decide to work out a little bit while am procrastinating. One of my favorite activities I have while I procrastinate is sleeping. Studying Electrical Engineering can be really exhausted. Many times I have come home with many assignments to work on. Even though I know I need to work on these assignments I always decide to take a 5-10 minute nap that turns in to a 2 hour nap. What is worst is that a night I even more tired. You would think that after sleeping a couple of hours during the day I would be able to stay awake longer at night but that is not usually the case, sadly.

Describe a very, very hot day.

Just the other day I experienced one of the hottest days in my life. I started driving from school to work and the digital thermometer in my car read 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat was unbearable. Being inside my car felt like being on an oven with wheels. I opened the window of my car to let some cool air in. To my surprise the air out side was almost just as hot as the air inside the car. I could feel drops of sweat running down my face; In fact I could feel drops of sweat running down my whole body. At times it was even a bit hard to breathe. The air felt very thick and warm. Since I was on the road at that time, things just got works. It felt like all those driving (including my self) where just adding to the temperature with the heat from our car engines. The sun was very bright, there was no wind. What made it worst was he fact that it was not even the middle of the day year. All that came to my mind while I was driving was that I did not want to go to work and that I wanted to go to the beach instead.

Describe living for a week without your cell phone

Just four years ago, I use to think that I did not really need a cell phone. In fact, I got my until my freshman year in college. Somehow I managed to go thru high school with out ever needing a cell phone. College was a different story; every time I wanted to meet with my friends I could not locate them. It was then that I decided that it was time for me to get a cell phone. The cell phone has become a very important part in my life with out me realizing it. I hardly can spend a day with out my cell phone. Even just a few hours are too much time to be without a cell phone. If I go an entire week without a cell phone I would almost go crazy. I would be a bit desperate and I would like to use other means of contact the important people in my life. I would really get frustrated. I would feel like not having a cell hone would somehow disconnect me from my family and friends, especially friends since I don’t see them as often as I see family. I am sure I would be emailing a lot and use social site such as my space to try and keep in touch with all my friends. It is hard to believe that a small electronic device could have such an impact in someone’s life.

Write a letter as yourself to the child you were at age 10.

Dear Victor Mendez
First of all you should get a translator to read this letter since you do not read, write nor speak English yet. In just a couple of year many great changes will come to your life, some are good and some are bad. I think the best thing you can do at this moment in your life is enjoy your last couple years of your child hood. Don worry about growing up and learning how to drive or getting a job so that you can earn money. You should enjoy this carefree life you have at the moment and just have fun. However, keep studying hard and if you can study even harder. Every time you have an opportunity to learn something new go for it, you never know when it might come in handy. Enjoy the beautiful city you live in. Take a time to relax and appreciate the suppleness of the life in Ciudad Barrios. You should also try to visit your grandparents, aunts and uncles more often. If you can maybe try and learn some English, at least some basic vocabulary. If you can take hiking trip to the mountains and just enjoy the beautiful landscape of San Miguel. You live in a beautiful place full with pleasant people. Enjoy every minute you have in lovely Ciudad Barrios.

Describe the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you.

The most embarrassing that has happened was when I accidentally spill a soda all over my pants. What made it really embarrassing was where, when and in front of whom it happened. I was in the middle of my freshmen year in high school. One week end I was set to go on a fieldtrip with the Early Identification Program, EIP. In this program I met students from school all round Fairfax, Arlington and Falls Church. I was exited to spend some time with friends from my high school and my friend from EIP. In our way to a museum in Washington DC, I decided to open one of my snacks for the day. I bought a large bag of Skittles for the trip. The bag seemed to be sealed very tight so when I forced it open, Skittles flew all the way around the front of the bus. It was very embarrassing but thankfully everyone helped me clean up. Sadly my misfortunes were just beginning. I was a bit thirsty so I open the soda I brought along for the trip. After a couple sips I put the cap back in the soda and put the soda inside my backpack. After about 30 minutes we finally arrived at the museum in Washington DC. I looked at the bottom of my seat and noticed that it was all wet. I picked at my backpack and it was soaking wet. I was really mad. My rage turned to embarrassment when I noticed that the right side and the back side of my pants were also wet. For about 3 hours I walked around the museum looking like I had urinated in my pants.