Allison's CAS Blog

  Last Saturday, the environmental club and I went on a hike at Cochran Mill Park! This was a really fun and cool experience to share with some of my classmates and other club members that I haven't gotten the opportunity to converse with. The day started off with myself and three other girls riding to the hike. Since I was the driver, there were pretty good songs on the loop during the trip! I enjoyed this part because I got to get closer with some girls in my classes that I haven't been able to in the past. When we got there, there were tons of bikers and horses. I thought this was a weird setting for horses, but to each their own I guess! After we all took turns using the restroom, our hiking experience was soon to begin! One of the first things we saw on our trail was a huge waterfall! It was gorgeous. Once we all took a picture beside it, we chose which hiking trail we were to go on. The options were yellow, blue, red, orange, and green. We chose the green one because it w...

  I may be a little too confident by saying this, but I think I am a pro salsa dancer. Today, the IB Spanish students and I went on a field trip to take dancing lessons and to a place in Atlanta called Plaza Fiesta. The first thing we did was go dancing. I was so confused as of where we were because this was a part of Atlanta that I've never been before. As we walked in, we were immediately greeted by a latin dance instructor from Venezuela. She was very kind and enthusiastic in the best way. I felt incredibly welcomed by her and her studio. At this point, I was raring to get started on this new journey!  The first dance we began to learn was the salsa. The dance consisted of a beat that went like this: ta ta ta ti ti. Our feet went along with the rhythm as our hands flowed very easily along with them. We added some spins, claps, and jumps after we got the hang of it! The next dance we learned was the merengue. It was pretty similar to salsa dancing but was less difficult...