We were told to pick a second idea for our genius hour, and that this time it didn’t have to really impact the world, and my mind immediately went to the one and only thing, that I’m truly passionate about, volleyball.

For my second genius hour, I researched who were the best spikers in the world as of now. I chose it not only because it’s something that I really, really, really want to know because I’ve been wondering but never wanted to do the research but now I had specific time to do just that, so it was really a win, win situation.

What I learned was that not only was Earvin Ngapeth, statistically the best spiker in volleyball, he was also seen as a the best in spiking for people such as experts and professional coaches, who I was able to talk to because of the twitter expert connect. It didn’t really help me grow as a person, but it helped me grow as a volleyball player because during the expert connect one of the people I followed was a coach and he posted videos about learning how to do certain things in volleyball, and it’s actually helped me become a better player.

What I did for my project did not really help the community or the world around me, and probably not most people around, but some people it did help because some people who were there during my presentation were also wondering the same question as me, so I found the answer for all of us. It also helped me, because it gave me tips on how to become a better blocker, or to have better spikes, and overall is something that I can display next year during the season. What I’ll learn in my next Genius Hour will help myself and some people around, because what I plan to research is something about motivation, what causes motivation, and how to get motivated.

To conclude this is my reflection on my Genius Hour #2 which overall went well, and wasn’t as hard because I knew the process, but the twitter expert connect part was kind of difficult.

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Throughout my life, I’ve traveled to many places, and I found each place, just as interesting as the other, but there are places that I liked a bit more than the others, such as The Gambia, Canada, and Kenya. Those are some of my most beloved trips.

This is the hotel that I was in, in The Gambia. It’s an amazing looking hotel, and it was a place where I had a lot of fun and lived some of the best experiences in my life. Not only was it a place that I love spending my time, but its very interesting as the city all around. The restaurants are amazing and they have some of the best hotels that I’ve seen there.

This is the best hotel that I’ve been in. This was the Lord Nelson hotel in Canada, and it was a beautiful hotel, with some very nice decorations, and it made me feel like royalty. Even though I loved this place, I didn’t get to take advantage of it as much as I could’ve since I got sick, and was in bed for the most of the days, except on like the last four days, in a three week trip.

This is my most favorite hotel of all. This is a hotel in Saly Senegal, which is the best hotel I’ve been in for me. This hotel not only has sport activities at time around 3-4, and because of the buffets. There is a buffet for every single meal, and for also a brunch, and a snack. They have a bar that is open at all times, and if you have the wristband they give you, you can get a drink at all times. They also have shows every two nights, and its very interesting to watch. Overall, this is probably my favorite hotel from all the ones I’ve been to.

In conclusion, here are some of the few places I’ve traveled to, and my favorit hotel, in each of these places.