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One of my favorite things in winter is eating nabe or hotpot with friends. In this picture we made a salt based soup broth. Inside we put many things: wieners, tofu, cabbage, mushrooms, chicken, green onions and ramen noodles. It was so yummy.

It is so much fun sitting around, eating hot soup, and talking with your friends. Do you like eating hotpot with friends or family? Why?

Thank you for reading,

Kristen  

This is BB-8. If you saw the new star wars movie you would have seen him and laugh at his funny antics. But did you know that it's not just a prop they used in a movie? It actually moves just like you see in the movie. It's really interesting science that causes BB-8 to function like he does.

As BB-8 moves, The RC robotic ball uses a gyroscope to determine which way is down and two wheels to move the sphere from inside. The base plate (batteries included) serves as a counterweight to keep the wheels acting against the lower half of the sphere. There's also a vertical bearing that helps to keep the wheels in contact with the walls.

As to how the head stays upright is a mystery! Disney invented this technology but it's not really understood how it works.

Pretty cool huh?

- James Barbosa  

When I go back to America I intend to get a Ph.D, so I have to take two tests in the fall. One of them is about English literature. There is a lot of classical literature out there, so it's going to be a really tough test to take. Right now I study 3 hours a day. Right now I'm reading The Iliad by Homer. It's about the Trojan War, which was fought over Helen of Troy. She's said to be so beautiful that her "face launched 1000 ships."