Next year I will be a freshman at Aiken High School in Aiken, SC. I am 14 years old and am a big sports fan. My favorite sports are hockey, football and baseball. Swimming and riding my bike are my favorite ways to get exercise. I like hanging out with my friends and playing with my dog Beau. I have played the cello for 3 years in the Strings Program at my school. At church this year I began serving as an acolyte, which gets me involved in the church service. I enjoy geography and reading Braille and tactile maps. I have been on the A/B Honor Roll every grading period that I have been in school. I have also won the South Carolina Braille Challenge, a Braille reading competition, for my age group for the past two years.

I am looking forward to getting a guidedog because I will be able to get around quicker and easier without running into things. I aslo love dogs and am looking forward to having a new companion. Having a guidedog will allow me to move around more independently. Mr. Baillie also told me I would pick up more chicks too!

Being in Canada will be fun. I am looking forward to being in cooler weather. Being in a big city will be cool too. I am a big hockey fan and I am really interested in getting a hockey jersey and checking out the Bell Centre where the Canadiens play. While I’m in Canada with my mom this summer I will miss my dad, sister and brother, but they are going to come up for the last week of training so I will only be away from them for 3 weeks. I am also looking forward to bringing my new dog home to show my friends and my other dog Beau.