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Pedalling towards my Dreams

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I was literally born cycling. At the age of two, I had a push cycle – then, a tricycle and soon, a cycle with training wheels! I often rode doubles on my parents’ bicycles - I loved looking at the roads of Bangalore, talking nonstop, holding onto the carrier or my mom’s t-shirt. At the age of 5, I moved to Amsterdam and the first thing my parents bought me was my first proper cycle. No training wheels!   I fell so many times but somehow, I just didn’t want to give up. I climbed back on every time. Then one day, while cycling I told my mom to not let go (as I would say every time) Suddenly, the people along the wooded path by the canals started clapping – I turned around to see my mother far behind me. I felt so happy and proud of myself! And from that day on, I was unstoppable, I was busting the streets, whether it was rain or shine! Biking 3 km to school and back every day. One thing I loved about Amsterdam was the entire city – even the country is connected by cycle paths

Bella's First Adventure

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This story is about my dog, Bella  Bella is my street dog, she has been living on our street long before I moved into my current house. She is a very pretty, playful and funny dog. She gets fed in every single house as everyone loves her and cares for her. A few weeks ago, my mom and I went to buy shoes and decided to walk and Bella followed us. We tried to shoo her away but she didn't go, she was trotting her way through the streets! When we arrived at the store, my mom waited outside with Bella while I was choosing what shoes i wanted, but when my mom went in and I came out, I noticed that Bella wasn't there.! Thankfully our trusted auto driver came to pick us up and noticed where Bella went. So we quickly hopped into the auto and went to look for her. We searched every road and finally found her surrounded by many dogs, so I quickly ran and shooed them away. When I approached Bella, she ran away, I think that was because she was a lil disoriented. I tried catching her, but s

WONDER

 Heyy welcome back to my blog  Recently I saw the movie Wo nder on Netflix, and I really loved it and I wanted to share it with all of you The movie is based on a book by R.J Palacio. Wonder is about a child  named Auggie, who was born with a deformed face due to a rare disease called Treacher Collins.   Treacher Collins syndrome is a genetic disorder that most often affects the cheek bones, jaw, chin and ears.  The story  starts with him beginning school in the 5th grade. He was homeschooled by his mother till then and the whole family is anxious about how he'll adjust to school, and also about him being bullied. Each chapter is from a different character's perspective  that is interesting because I got to hear all sides of the story. Like that his sister Oliva feels neglected at times , that Miranda feels un cool and that's why she used Olivia' s life story for herself in her camp. Auggie overcomes many obstacles in his life, right from having many surgeries since