Photo by Guy de Bassompierre “I got this shark tooth necklace on an expedition in a South African river close to the Indian Ocean. Sharks...

"I have a dog, her name is Merry. She was born on December 25th, that’s Christmas day. As you know, we say Merry Christmas on Christmas...

“When I was about 8 or 9 years old, my [dance] teacher, Mr. Fernando, he was teaching a class, he was showing us a turn that we obviously...

“I was just chilling on her lap when I realised something terrible - I need to pee. Obviously, I am a guinea pig. Holding in a pee is...

“Money. I like to achieve my goals in life and help others achieve the goals they set out for themselves. Once I have the money I want, I...

“It was fun because I had some friends I made online. It was hard to make new friends because classes were different and I didn't know...

"I had a cat, and my cat got pregnant, and my family doesn't like cats but I like cats. When my cat got pregnant, I was really hoping to...

“During the summer, I usually go to Canada to be with my friends and family. We do all types of fun activities together, like fishing. I...

"I was so nervous when I came to middle school, as it was a significant change. I read books like Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, Middle School...

"I would say that the most interesting thing I've done was bungee jumping off a 50- meter tall bridge in New Zealand. I was barely...

"One of my favorite memories was when me, my parent, my sister, and my cousin all took a road trip to Arizona and Utah. We were driving...

"I’ve done parasailing. I was scared at first, but it got super fun. A while after I started I felt the wind, and I felt like I was...

I think that one of the best periods of my life would be when I turned ten and went [into 6th grade] because it was a whole new...

"Something sad that has happened in my life was breaking my arm because I was in my house for ten days because I broke my arm and I...

"It was interesting moving to India, my dad had already been here for a couple of months when we got here, and they didn’t have our house...

“My family has some Christmas traditions like most families. One of the traditions is to make a porridge called riisipuuro which is made...

“At first my mum was really reluctant about it but we needed a guard dog for our farm house. When we got him the vet said he was too...

Image by Junha CC-BY "I think the best decision I ever made was stepping out of my comfort zone and becoming friends with people I never...

“When we were out, we were driving around to see what it was like, and we ran into monkeys. There was a man giving the monkeys bananas,...