Laysa's Blog

To start, A San Kulpa is like an intention to do or achieve something. It basically is like a new year's resolution but, you can actually achieve this goal.  So my San Kulpa would be to try harder in the things I do. To go that extra mile. I want to be able to look back and reflect and say " Yeah, I did that and I'm proud of myself." I want to know that I really worked everything I got into everything I do. I'm gonna persevere until I know that I have made it! Even after that I will try hard. Another goal is to believe in myself. Most of the time I have the right answer to questions. I just need to realize that the wrong answer can always make someone smarter because they interpreted the concept they did not understand. And lastly, to be more independent because I catch my self asking other people what they think about certain things I have chose or do. Ex: If I wanted to pick out a t-shirt and I'm stuck between two. I tend to sometimes ask people which one

"Mum wouldn’t even notice whether I had or hadn’t gone to school as she was always upstairs smashed out of her face. I wanted to go to school as I didn’t want a life like my parents. I could pretend that whilst I was there that everything was fine at home. No-one there knew what was happening at home until the house was raided.¨ "One of the worst experiences was when mum got arrested and so I turned up to the house to find the doors and the windows boarded up." This is what Sophie said, she was a victim that went through child neglect. She was born into a family that sold and did drugs. She was exposed to so many things kids are not suppose to be exposed to at such a young age. She was starved, not educated, and barely had any clothing. There are more kids out there like Sophie out in the world, others in very worse predicaments.  "14% of all men in prison and 36% of women in prison in the USA were abused as children, about twice the frequency seen in the general

Honestly, the best Christmas gift I ever received was a late Christmas gift. But, it was the best! This might sound a little clichè  but, it was my baby brother. I really wanted another sibling because my other ones were getting boring so I thought it would be nice to suggest every year to my parents that I wanted another sibling. (Specifically a boy). And eventually it happened! I was so thankful it was too hard to describe! The first few months were hard on me because I really couldn't touch him because he was a newborn and they get hurt easily. So after a couple of months I was able to feed him, sleep with him, and watch tv with him. Now that he is two, he talks to much, he wants to always play, and he likes to pick fights with my other siblings and I. I do not know how my life would have been without him( maybe boring) but I am so glad he is in my life. 

I've always wondered what my name meant. I asked my mom and she always knew what my first name and middle name meant but not my last. So, I am gonna tell you what my name means. M first name Laysa; Pronounced L-i-z-ah. Means Oath to God. My dad picked this name out, he said he liked the meaning and it sounded pretty. My middle name is Eliana. Eliana means my God has answered or what I always wished for. My mom picked it out she loved the name and it's meaning. She said she wished for a beautiful baby girl and she said that is what she got. And my last name origin is from Spain. From somewhere in Spain, called Castile. 

The book I recently read was called "Twisted" by Laurie Halse Anderson. It was a really good book in my opinion. It really wasn't in my comfort zone, but I enjoyed. The book was about a kid who had committed a crime in his past (wrote graffiti on the side of the school). And every time something happens everybody looks to him. Well, this time it was pretty bad. This time pictures of the head cheerleader in nudity was posted online. And she does not even remember the pictures being taken. People begin to blame him and start to look at him differently. His family is fed up with his misbehavior, the school is fed up with his behavior, and soon his best friend. I would recommended this book to kids interested in realistic fiction and or a little bit of romance. Although, this book needs a strong audience to be able to read the book.