This week has been very exciting! I started my first job on Sunday at the Unitarian church here in Auburn. Also, I was finally able to get my Driving Permit! Now, I need to take a driving lesson so I can drive on surface streets. Along with the 3-day weekend has come time to start […]
This week was packed full of new (and old) karate experiences. There was a tournament up here in Auburn at Master Bennati’s dojo. This was the first time I had been back there since I came to Zen in 2020. I was very nervous at first coming back to the place I trained originally from […]
Written by Cooper Riegel
Wow. To say I am impressed with Dirk and David is an understatement. I am very grateful to have been involved in their test and it was amazing seeing what lies ahead for me and Lucas. When they began their tests, I wasn’t able to imagine the dedication and willpower this test requires. Now that […]
Written by Cooper Riegel
One of my favorite parts of this test has been the 1000 Mile Journey. It has been getting me out into nature and I am very happy about that. There is so much to see and I have definitely gotten more motivation to go outside. I took this photo on top of Mt. Lincoln while […]
Written by Cooper Riegel
The personal project presentation went really well! I think the google slides show went smoothly, the time lapse video went really well, and I think the teachers really liked it. They don’t give you your score until later on in the year, so I had to leave the presentation room when they scored you. But […]
Written by Lucas Grant
This was another relaxing week, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t productive. My big personal project presentation is coming up next week so there is some stress from that, but it’s not something I can’t do. I need to make a presentation for that, so I am thinking of making a google slideshow and then […]
Written by Lucas Grant
This weekend was finally a time to relax. The past few weekends have been action packed and it took a toll on my body so having this rest time was much needed. I also got to do something super cool which is, I got to visit a family member who is a civil engineer. They […]
Written by Lucas Grant
This week was packed full of karate and to say I’m tired would be an understatement, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t have a ton of fun. Over the weekend I had an in-school sparring tournament here at the dojo on Saturday, and on Sunday I had an out of school full contact tournament. First […]
Written by Lucas Grant
This was a rather exciting week! Especially the weekend because on Sunday I got my own car. I am so grateful to have parents that are willing to buy me my own car and I can’t thank them enough. The car I got was a 2010 Ford Fusion, it has 86,000 miles on it, which […]
Written by Lucas Grant
I finished my personal project! Well kind of… I still need to finish my 1500-3500 word essay but that’s the easy part. I am really proud of what I created, this is the first time I really, really like an art piece I made. I chose to make my personal project with Blender because I’ve […]
Written by Lucas Grant