My summer!

Every summer, my family and I go to a small town in Massachusetts called Woods Hole, which is near Boston. This summer was no different. I love going to Woods Hole- it's a really small town, so I know most of the people living there. I have lots of friends that I look forward to seeing again every summer, and most of them actually live in California for the winter. One of my friends is from Scotland and his name is Jan (pronounced "Yan"). One of the reasons we go to Woods Hole is because my parents teach at the MBL, (the Marine Biological Laboratories) which is a lab for marine biology, and Woods Hole is right next to the ocean. There's also a "science school" for kids, where you can take cool classes like Marine Biology, (you get to go scuba diving, and you learn about Marine Life) and, the class I took, Nature and Film (we made movies about nature and other topics.). I also took a sailing class at the Woods Hole "Yacht Club". The "Yacht Club" is misnamed- it should be called the Woods Hole Mediocre Boats Club. The "Yacht Club" is just a shack in front of a dock. But anyways, I took lessons there, and know I can sail small boats! Besides all these activities, I basically just hung out with my friends, went to the beach, and did other fun summer activities.

Introduction

Hello everyone, my name is Alex Zakon. Some people call me just Alex, or at my school(Anderson High School) most people call me Zakon. Another nickname I have is Kiwi, but that's a long story for another time.

Anyways, enough about my name- onto the good stuff. let's seeeee...... hobbies! Okay, I like music (who doesn't?) and I play the banjo and the cello. My favorite bands are Coldplay, the Beatles and some small independent song writers like Jack Conte and Greg Laswell. My sport is fencing, I've been fencing for about 3 years now at the AFC( Austin Fencers Club).

I live in Austin, Texas and I'm a fifth generation Texan! My mom was born in Texas, her dad was born in Texas, his dad was born in Texas, and HIS dad was born in Texas!

I enjoy making things (especially out of duct tape!) and figuring out how things work. I also really like to read, my favorite book is Dog Days by John Levitt. I'm Jewish and had my Bar Mitzvah last year. I like animals, and I wish I had a dog, but my mom is allergic to basically everything with hair (except humans.). I used to have a fish, but it was really boring, and it died a couple years ago. My sister had a guinea pig a couple years ago, but it got a tapeworm and died.

I'm not much of an artist, but I like drawing random objects like spoons, mechanical wings and interesting patterns. My favorite artist is M.C. Escher ( so awesome!). I also like making movies, especially stop motion. ( I might post some of my movies later.)

My dad is a Neurobiology professor at the University of Texas. He also knows a lot about history, especially world war 2. My mom is also a scientist at the University of Texas. She likes cooking and interior design shows. I also have a sister named Daniella. She's going to college soon.(she's 18.)

Okay, that's pretty much it. There's probably something I forgot, but I'll write about those when the time comes. bye!

I made a blog!!!!!

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