Something I’m really passionate about is running. For me, it really has no downsides at all, and I encourage anyone who has a pair of tennis shoes and is able to, to start running. Most people think running is just something people do for exercise, but that’s not true at all. Running is much more than a workout. It’s having fun with your teammates, watching yourself improve, and forgetting about the things you’re stressed about. 

I personally enjoy running because it is really easy to try. You don’t need any fancy sports gear, just a pair of tennis shoes that fit. Just that alone makes running one of the most affordable and accessible sports possible. You can run almost anywhere, just make sure you’re being safe. For example, if you’re running alone in the dark, it would be a pretty good idea to bring at least a flashlight, and tell someone where you are going. Whenever I run alone, I share my location with someone at all times. 

Overall, running is great for your mind and body, affordable, and could be social too.

I encourage you after reading this, to start running too!

HALLOWEEN. Chances are you’ve heard of it, you dress up and get candy, and if you’re a parent, you have to pay for the candy and tell little kids trick-or-treating to, “Have fun sweetie!” But, just like all other holidays, Halloween has its own history too.

In fact, many Halloween traditions such as Trick-or-Treating have been around since Medieval times. Actually, Halloween originates from an ancient Celtic holiday, called Samhain.

Even back to 1585, people dressed up for Halloween.

Speaking of costumes, (half the fun in Halloween), most people still dress up, even after 400 years. Me and a big group of friends decided to all wear the same costume to school, and go trick or treating after. It took us a while to all agree on one costume idea, but after about a month of nothing but arguing, we settled on silver aliens.

The next step was to all agree on a few specific things to wear. That took us another two weeks, so we all ordered our costumes last-minute.

You would think after all that the costume would consist of a cheap, party city one piece alien and silver glitter, but I think it turned out pretty good for a seven kid group-costume.

Taken by my friend, 30oliviab.