Hello, my name is Mac Zhang. I am currently a 7th grader in Pinewood school. I love to do many sports. I play basketball for my school team, as well as foothill youth basketball. I also used to play on hoopright. I started playing basketball at the age 7 and have been pursuing it ever since. I always practice basketball during my free time. Right now, I'm playing for the school A team and FYB, foothill youth basketball. Another sport I do is running as I participate in track and cross country every year. In each year I competed in track or cross country I got at least top 3 in every event I did. I also compete in nationals sparring for Taekwondo and go to local competitions regularly. With my friends, I also do flag football with them for the school team. Sports are incredibly important to me as I've made many friends and teammates I can trust. Playing sports and winning have also boosted my self-confidence in myself a lot helping me in many other things including academics. Sports also help in teammwork and coordination with groups and others. Without sports, I wouldn't be the same.
One of my favorite things to do in my free time is to play video games. When I finish my stuff I always like to play video games regularly or just watch YouTube. Other things I do are math and violin. I have also been playing the violin for 6 years now. Another thing I do at home is math. I do AOPS which stands for art of problem solving and Khan academy. I also love to play with my dog, Autumn, a mini golden doodle. My family also loves going on vacation together. We've been to many countries, such as Norway, Greece, Canada, and more. Each time we make great memories, going on hikes or visiting beautiful landmarks and cities. On a whale watching ride in Alaska, we saw a whale jump and do a 360 in the air.
In school, I'm taking eight classes right now. For my language I chose to do French. I used to take spanish and changed to French. I can speak 4 languages right now. I can speak 2 languages fluently, English and Mandarin while I can understand French and Spanish relatively well. I am in the top class for math which is probably my most favorite class. My favorite memories from school were with my friends during recess, sports, and field trips. One of the field trips we went to was CYO camp, where we went to Bodega Bay. It was a nature trip in the forest, where all the boys would play basketball and hang out together in their cabins, however the most fun experience i've had in pinewood would be the 6th grade Disneyland trip. Throughout the year we would have fundraisers for the trip, to go to Disneyland. The field trip was so fun as everyday we would wake up at 7:00 am and go on rides nonstop untill 12:00. In one day, we once walked 16 miles to get to all the rides. Overrall, I've had many great experiences in my life, whether if it's with my friends at school, or happy memories with my family.
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