Hiba's Blog of Thoughts

“You must choose love. Always choose love.”   This is a quote Erika had said to Daniel and his girlfriend from the book "Daniel's Story". The quote is very important and something everybody should live by.   There wouldn't be as many hate groups such as the KKK and ISIS around the world. People wouldn't be scared of being killed or being injured for being who they are.  If everybody chose love, there wouldn't be as much racism and sexism. People would be able to walk outside freely without feeling ashamed or insecure.  If everybody chose love, there wouldn't be as many wars happening at this moment. Iraq and Afghanistan would be at peace. Israelis and Palestinians would be happy.  There would be less violence, less refugees, less orphans, less oppression, and less children with their childhoods taken away from them. All of these horrible things would disappear only if everybody chose love. 

February 23, 2018 Dear Diary,          Today was just like any other day: busy, exhausting, but still fun. Today is Friday, which brought my mood up by a lot. It's almost 9:45 p.m. right now. I'm sitting at my desk trying to finish all my homework so I won't have to do it later.          Like last week, my family has to go to another party tomorrow (is it just me who has this many parties?). I'm excited about this one because more of my friends will be there.          On Sunday, I'm probably going to go watch the movie Black Panther with my friends and my brother. There has been so much craze going on about that movie, so I expect it to be really good. But then again, every Marvel movie is really good.          I know I am going to spark many arguments about this, but in my opinion, Marvel is better than D.C. I just needed to get it out there. The only D.C. movie I've actually ...

        It's 8:15 p.m. right now. Finally, I can relax.  My weekend so far has been booked. I've had no free time and no time to do my abundance of homework. Here's how Friday and Saturday of my 4-day weekend went:         Right after school yesterday, my family had to go to a party at my mom's friend's house. It was supposed to be at my house at first, but the location of it changed last minute. The kids my age stayed in the basement most of the time, while the older adults stayed upstairs. I was ecstatic because there weren't any younger kids to annoy us, which is pretty rare. We stayed there until 12 a.m. playing video games and eating ice cream.         As soon as I woke up the next morning, my mother, my brother and I went to Ikea with my cousins to help pick out their furniture. One of my cousins is 5 years old while the other is 3 years old, and for 1 glorious hour, they stayed at the children's...

One way my family keeps our memories are by taking photos. Even though most of my photos are on my phone, there's still a huge pile of photo albums somewhere in the back of my closet, and it is always fun looking back into the past. Here are two pictures that trigger so many of my memories: I remember this day very clearly. Some of my friends and I went on a "field trip" to an apple farm in Indiana back in October. There weren't only a few of us going. There were enough kids to fill most of a school bus. I knew most of the other kids, but I sat with my very close friends; Riha, Suwaiba, and Hafsa. It was kind of like a school field trip with supervisors, a school bus, and lunches served to us, but at the same time, there were fewer rules and more freedom, which made it better.          I remember being able to go around wherever we wanted around the farm, and just meeting up for lunch. We stayed there for nearly 8 hours, picking apples and pumpkins, playing...

        It was really hard for me to think of 5 songs that describe my life, so I mixed it up. Some of these songs are songs that bring up a lot of memories, have a great message, or just really fun listening to. Here they are:   1. The Best Day of My Life- American Authors  Link to Music         A wave of nostalgia always hits me every time I hear the first notes of this song. The song takes me back to fourth grade when it actually came out. I remember being obsessed with it at the time, especially since we were playing the song on instruments in music class. It also causes me to remember so many memories of fourth-grade, like the Red Riding Hood Play, the Bowling Party, and the awards assembly at the end of the year.  2.  Bibia  Be Ye Ye- Ed Sheeran  Link to Music          One lyric of this song "Se enioma enko ye, Bibia Be Ye Ye " translates to "If things...

       "This wasn't my choice!" Aaliyah hissed at Joanna from behind. "Well if it wasn't for you, we wouldn't even be stuck in here in the first place!" Joanna snapped back. She desperately tugged at the rope that tied her hands to the metal pole behind her, hoping it would make a difference, but it kept its tight hold on her. That rope would give her a rash that would last for weeks.          Aaliyah still hadn't said anything back, and Joanna wanted it to stay that way. Talking to her was the last thing she felt like doing with all the fury she was feeling. Joanna didn't know why she even trusted Aaliyah. She should've known better. All Aaliyah ever did was get them into trouble, and this time was no different. Except for the fact that all of their money, their phones, and just about everything else they had with them was gone, and that they were going to be stuck sitting under a broken lamplight at an abandoned park the whole night. ...

        Most people's goals are either to win the Noble Peace prize, become a professional football player or something else just as rewarding. Mine is to read as many books as I possibly can in the short life I have. But unfortunately, this 13-year old girl neither has the time nor the reading ability to accomplish this. Today, I've chosen 3 books from my never-ending list of "Must-Reads" to share with you. 1. Under The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi  Even though I haven't read this book, I know it is going to be awesome. I mean look at the cover! It's about this girl named Aria, who has lived her whole life confined in a dome and has never seen the outside world. That one detail already made the book sound very interesting. But anyways, Aria's mom goes missing, and she decides to go outside for the first time to find her. She also meets Perry, an outsider who is also looking for somebody who went missing, and they become friends. The annoying thing...