Which One Are You? — Quiz

1. Let's pretend you are walking to class and you see someone drop their books everywhere and awkwardly bend over to pick them up. The group of popular girls is snickering a few feet away. What do you do?

   A) Laugh along with the other girls and hope they will like you better

   B) Look away and pretend nothing happened

   C) Help the person with their books

   D) Tell your friend and ask them to go help the person

2. You are browsing your social networking sites when you come across an embarrassing picture of this boy you don't like. It's been posted by your best friend. What do you do?

   A) Hit "Like"

   B) Scroll past it

   C) Tell an adult

   D) Delete it from your feed

3. You are browsing the Internet and you come across this random blog. You notice that it has a page where you can submit information that goes straight to the blog author. What do you do?

   A) Type in an alias and write some insulting things about their blog

   B) Go back to browsing 

   C) Leave a kind message for the author

   D) Submit your honest opinion, even if it isn't necessarily a good opinion

Results:

Be honest with yourself!

If you chose mostly A's :

You should probably rethink your response to the irresponsibility and indifference certain people show towards others. Even if they are your friends or family members, they will thank you in the long run when they become better people. Being a good friend is also about helping the other person be and feel their best.

If you chose mostly B's :

You tend to ignore things. You may or may not know that they are wrong, but you decide that it's not your problem. Next time think about how you might feel if you were in an embarrassing or tough situation and someone ignored you. 

If you chose mostly C's :

You know what to do when you see someone in trouble. You are compassionate, and you realize that nothing good comes out of malice, anger, and hate. Keep up the good work!

If you chose mostly D's : 

You have a pretty good idea of what the right thing to do is, but you just don't do it exactly the right way. Maybe you feel that helping someone is a waste of time, but you still want to help them. So to avoid feeling guilt, you ask someone else to do it, or you delete the photo, etc. Or Maybe you're just not sure how to help out and don't want to embarrass yourself.

Remember, these don't necessarily describe you, but you should have a pretty good idea of the level of kindness you are showing others. Nobody is perfect, but there's definitely room for improvement.

Why You Should Watch the Blue Angels Perform

Have you ever seen planes flying eighteen inches apart? Well, that's just what I saw yesterday* during Fleet Week at San Francisco.

The famous Boeing F/A-18 Hornets of the US Navy perform maneuvers at speeds from four hundred to a thousand miles an hour, flying so dangerously close together that even a slight movement of the controls could be deadly.

The Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets fly in their trademark tight
diamond formation, maintaining 18-inch wing tip to canopy separation.

Here are a few reasons why you should go watch the Blue Angels perform.

1. The maneuvers they perform are not just for show—they are actually used in the Navy.

2. You can meet the pilots, have pictures taken with them, and ask them for autographs after the show as well as buy souvenirs.

3. Even the carrier, the C-130 affectionately known as "Fat Albert" performs a few tricks.

4. This team is one-of-a-kind, and you won't be able to see them again until next year!

*I wrote this yesterday, but I forgot to publish it, so it's a day late. Sorry! :-)

A few moments my dad captured:

Guys vs. Girls — The Gender Stereotype

First of all, I'm really sorry for not posting often... I know I have been slacking off a lot lately. To make my blog more interesting, I decided to post another GoAnimate video. So here it is!

Guys v.s. Girls — The Gender Stereotype

By the way, if you think my blog is boring, I hope it's not too much to ask for you to suggest ideas instead of just telling me my blog is boring.

Where Science Has Gone Wrong — for animal lovers (Featuring Jane Goodall)

Do you love animals? Well, so does Jane Goodall, and she was inspired by an animal that loved her back.

Did you know I was once on a plane with Jane Goodall? Yes, I have met her in person. Don't ask me what I asked her or what she was like; I was way too young to remember. But she truly is an inspiring woman.

No, I haven't abandoned my blog!

Three days 'til school starts! Remember I had said the summer vacation would feel like years? Well, it turns out, not when you have as much fun as I did! Performance done, wedding done (I performed at the wedding, too), and India trip done. In India, I visited both my grandparents, as well as my great-grandmother. To tell the truth, she is pretty great. Get it? Get it? She's ninety-two years old, which is quite impressive for someone who has lived the life she has. And she is also amazingly full of life. At this age, she makes tea everyday, along with complaining that she can't do anything anymore. But to my family and me, she's just perfect. I met a lot of people, had a lot of fun, and was bitten by a LOT of mosquitos. At one point, I had nearly twenty bites! Despite being short, my trip was very enjoyable and I look forward to going again!

Alright...So I have decided not to post the contest results because it didn't really work, despite the neon GIF. :-) But I would like to thank and congratulate +Jaydeep Singh and +Pooja Bansiya for their quick responses. 

Hopefully I can keep posting regularly...

Ciao for now!
-Riya