G9 Jacob Walker

안녕하세요, 저는 APIS Hawaii 9학년 Jacob입니다. 저는 저의 테니스 코치 데이브 포터를 존경합니다. 그는 열심히 일 합니다. 그는 항상 다른 사람을 배려합니다. 그는 예수님을 따릅니다. 열심히 일 하는 태도를 배웠습니다. 항상 다른 사람을 돕는 것을 배웠습니다. 당신의 꿈과 예수님을 따르시기 바랍니다. 감사합니다.

Hello, I am Jacob, a 9th grader at APIS Hawaii. I admire my tennis coach, Dave Porter. He works hard and always considers others. He follows Jesus. I’ve learned to work hard from him and to always help others. I hope you pursue your dreams and follow Jesus. Thank you.

Consistency is key.  That’s what you always hear.  But what does that actually mean, and why is it so important?  Well, to start, let’s define consistency.  The Cambridge dictionary defines consistency as, “the quality of always behaving or performing in a similar way, or of always happening in a similar way”.  What this means, is doing the same thing, the right way, over and over.  When we apply consistency to our daily lives it can yield incredible results.  When we don’t involve consistency in what we do, we will suffer from decreased results, and no improvement.  Going to the gym is a good metaphor.  If you just go to the gym for a day, and never go back you won’t build muscle.  Even if you lift really heavy weights that day.  That won’t give you improvements.  What you have to do is go consistently over a long period of time.  This is what consistency is all about.  It’s about choosing something, sticking to it, and making those improvements over time.  If we could all apply more consistency in our daily lives, we would be happier, healthier, and find greater rewards from our efforts.

Hangeul and Ohana Reflective Writing

When people come to Hawaii they are always sold on the idea of Ohana.  It has become a widespread commercialized term used in movies, postcards, and advertisements.  Even though they might know that “Ohana means family,” from a popular movie, they don’t know what ohana truly means.  Ohana is a pretty intangible term but the way I describe it is like the town I live in which is Laie.  Laie is an example of what Ohana means because of the community of the people there.  Everybody truly knows everybody in the town on a personal level.  Most everyone is eager to help each other, from yard work to sports training, and when they help each other they do it without expecting anything in return.  Everyone is always having cookouts, beach parties or events and everyone is always invited.  I think this is Ohana.  The spirit of it all, caring about each other, loving each other, and showing it by doing things for others without expecting it, that is ohana

As you know there were wildfires on Maui, they spread fast and caused so much destruction and death.  Many people ask why should we help them?  Is it really our problem if on some far off island some people need help?  I think that when these thoughts creep in you should remember the parable of the good samaritan.  The good samaritan helped a man that was considered his enemy, for no reason, except to help a brother and human being.  That’s what we need to remember.  We need to stop looking at the world through the lens of what we can do for ourselves, it’s how we can help other people regardless of who they are, or where they live.  That’s why we should help the people in maui

“For me, the reason I should learn Korean is because of how much I like the language itself.  I feel out of all the Asian languages I have a special connection with Korean.  I really like it and think that it’s beautiful.  I also feel like I’m able to learn it and understand Korean, which is really great for me because usually it is really hard for me to learn languages and remember stuff.  One more reason that I really enjoy Korean class is the teacher.  I feel like Mrs. Kim is very good at helping me learn, and that even if i make mistakes I don’t have to worry because she helps me learn it.” From Jacob Walker -December, 2023