Experiences
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Socializing as a homeschooler at summer camp.
Recently I wrote a blog post about some common misconceptions about homeschooling, and one of the biggest misconceptions was socialization. A lot of people think that homeschoolers do not socialize, but that is not really true. Homeschooling just means that you have to create opportunities to socialize instead of having those opportunities automatically given to… Continue reading
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Building gliders at a summer camp.
So recently, I went for a two week summer camp at Plaksha University. And now, I’m gonna talk about my experience of going there. This might be a long blog post, so get some soda, popcorn, sit tight, and I would really appreciate it if you read through it. So on day 1, we reached… Continue reading
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What Changes Between Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 Cities?
Recently, we went on a trip to South India, and during that time, we went to two cities, Tuticorin and Bangalore. Bangalore being a tier 1 city, Tuticorin being a 3rd tier city, and the city where I currently live, Chandigarh being a second tier city, I can tell a little bit about all three… Continue reading
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My first time going on a boat!
Recently, we went on a trip to Tuticorin. And my dad’s classmate from tenth grade (Roshan Uncle) is now in the ship industry. So when we went to Tuticorin, my dad asked him whether we could go on a boat, or at least see the port. So on the day we reached Tuticorin, my father… Continue reading
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My first visit to a factory!
Hey there, it’s me Jerry Garrett, and today I’m gonna talk about my recent experience, which was an industry visit to a factory! We went to a water heater factory which was owned by Venus water heaters. Venus water heaters is the largest exporter of water heaters in India. Meaning this is not a small… Continue reading
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My trip to Noida!
Hey there, it’s me Jerry Garrett, and today I’m going to be talking about my recent experience of a trip to Noida. We went to Noida for a wedding. My dad’s friend invited us to a wedding a few months ago, and since we knew him well, and since he was not living more than… Continue reading
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My Trip To Shimla!
Hey there, it’s me Jerry Garrett, and today I’m going to be writing about my recent experience, which was a trip to Shimla. From our church, there was a youth trip, and we were going to Shimla. After planning this trip for so long, it was finally happening. At first we had planned to stay… Continue reading
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My Trip To Kasauli.
Hey there, it’s me Jerry Garrett, and today I am going to be talking about my recent trip to Kasauli. This Sunday, we went on a road trip to Kasauli. It was about 50 km from our starting location, and it was going to take approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to reach there. We… Continue reading
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Learning Beyond the Guitar
Sameer sir has been my music teacher for about one year now, and he has been teaching my brother guitar for about two years now. After we started learning from him, we started to see some real growth in playing the guitar. In fact, it was after his advice that I even moved to the… Continue reading
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Does Homeschooling = Asocial?
When people think of homeschooling, they immediately assume that it means the kids are asocial. That idea is half true. Yes, during school hours we are inside our home. That is the point of homeschooling. We take courses, and we learn many things at home, with my dad and with my mom. But that does… Continue reading
About Me
I am a 13 year old kid who is homeschooled and is interested in writing. You can expect posts every Monday from me. I post about, Tech, Experiences, Homeschooling, and pretty much everything.