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Yesterday, my mom brought my sisters and I to an activity organized by our church to visit Fujairah and plant some trees. We went on a bus and traveled to Fujairah. The ride was an hour and a half long. It was half an hour longer than expected because someone asked to be dropped off to their house since they've forgotten some of our churchmates' T-shirts. When we arrived, our pastor has already arrived, seemingly long before we have. We were assigned to put three plants into their respective pits. Unfortunately, it seems that people have already placed many plants into the pre-digged holes, so we were only able to place one plant ourselves. For the other three that we were given the chance to "plant," we just placed two of our placards on already-planted ones that weren't given a "name" yet. After all that travelling and "planting trees," we were dropped off to our pick-up point, where we went from there to stop by and eat at Pizza Hut. S...

My mom wanted me to get out and make some friends. So, she went out and looked for some meetings where there would be a lot of homeschoolers. Then, a mother of four (just like my mom) named Mary invited my mom over to a Zaabeel Park for some kickboxing. When we arrived, we met Mary and her two daughters, Roni and Faith. The gathering was actually arranged by a church group. The church was called Victory . We felt very welcomed and at home because they were very friendly. We did a round of warmup, starting with neck rotations then ending with heel rotations, and jogged 5 laps around the grass area. After all that, we started the kickbox "crash course." We did a lot of burpees, "mountain climbing" and planking before starting the actual kickboxing. We were all very exhausted with just that, but that wasn't all. What I learned about kickboxing is that it's good for self-defense for women. Actually, it's a good self defense for even men. If yo...

Badminton: one of those friendly sports where you can pack up the rackets and shuttlecocks then play it in the park. I have fond memories playing this with my family and friends. But maybe you've wondered if there are actual rules to this game. As a matter of fact, yes, there is. Badminton is just like any popular sport. It has its own set of rules as well. And today I will share how to handle the racket correctly. So, how is a badminton racket properly handled? For a forehand position, imagine shaking someone's hand. Notice how the man on the right's index finger is slightly higher up. Now, for a backhand position, the thumb is important here. To make the position, the thumb rests on one of the flat ends of the racket. Get a badminton racket and try to do these. This is the proper form of handling the badminton racket. Okay, now that we now know how to handle it correctly, what else do we have to keep in mind? Make sure that the racket is never held t...