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Hi everyone!

I don’t really know how to use this blog thing so I thought that the easiest way to do this would be by giving you all a link to my Flickr account onto which I have uploaded a few pictures about myself. I have provided an explanation to the pictures below. Here’s the link:

Hope you guys enjoy!

Pictures 1 and 2: I have been boxing since the age of 13. To say that I love boxing would be an understatement. I spend about 3 hours a day, 6 days a week training, so when I am not at school, sleeping, or eating, chances are I am training! I train in Downtown Brooklyn at a gym called Gleason’s Gym which has been around for a very long time and has a very rich history. Boxers such as Muhammad Ali and Rocky Marciano have trained there and it’s pretty cool to think about that. The first picture shows my second fight against a girl from California. The second is me and Oscar De La Hoya when he came to do a clinic at my gym.

Pictures 3 and 4: I am originally from Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Greenpoint can be seen on the map of Brooklyn all the way at the top. It is the Northern most point of Brooklyn. I know the picture’s really small, I’m sorry I’m just not very good with technology (what an old lady thing to say). Anyways, the following picture is of Greenpoint. I have spent my entire childhood there and this year is the first time I have not lived there. Even though I am not living far (Brooklyn Heights) I still miss Greenpoint a lot and it holds such a big spot in my heart. I know that I will always call it home and it is such a special place for me.

Picture 5: The little white dog is Alex! I have had Alex since I was in the fourth grade and he is literally the best dog ever, well I guess I’m prejudiced. He likes my mom a lot better than he likes me which makes me sad but I still love him regardless. The cat’s name is Charlie and about two years ago I found him in my backyard. He was only about a week old and the size of a hamster. He was sick and had been abandoned by his mom so I bottle fed him until he was stronger and took care of him.

Pictures 6 and 7: I took these pictures in Bulgaria which is where my dad is from. Many people don’t know where Bulgaria is because it’s a very small country but it is bordered by Greece to the south and Turkey to the east. All of my family on my dad’s side lives there so we try to go back and visit every other year or so. On the years when I do go, it is definitely the highlight of my whole year. I love seeing my family and I love the country. It is so beautiful and everywhere you go there is history all around you. The first picture is of a Roman amphitheater which is a few blocks away from my Grandma’s house and the second is the arch from the ruins of a Byzantine church on the coast of the Black Sea.

Picture 8: Obviously a picture of a plane. I included this because I really hope to be able to travel in the future and see many different parts of the world. I love world history and love to learn about the cultures, history, and stories of the people in different places. So far, I have been to five other countries but I hope to greatly expand this number in the future!