My name is Adrian Horczak. My parents came to the United States of America from Poland. Then, fortunately, they gave birth to me! I can speak, read, and write in Polish, and I go to Poland during the summer sometimes to visit my extended family. This year, I also went to summer camp in Poland and it was great! I went to water parks, hiking trails, and dance parties, which were awesome. They played Polish music which was great for dancing. Here are some songs I like to listen to (the first one is my favorite):

I have always lived in New York City, and I like living here. There is so much to do in this city that I decided to stay in New York when I go to college, rather than going away. I also am comfortable riding the subways and buses everywhere because I can do work in a subway while I go to my destination. However, I suggest that no one writes in a bus because it will be very sloppy. I am majoring in civil engineering, so I feel happy by walking or riding the subway across a bridge in New York City. Where else do you see a boon of huge suspension bridges right next to each other? There are a lot of free activities I like to do in New York City. They include going to libraries, parades, sponsored events, and beaches. Also, if I go upstate, I can go hiking for free (in Europe you have to pay).

Although I enjoy spending time in the city, I enjoy country related sports, such as skiing, kayaking, and hiking. My favorite activity to do is alpine (downhill) skiing. I like to go on adventures and skiing helps me do just that. I like to go to different ski areas to enjoy the views from the mountains and get to know the unique terrain. I like to ski in glades (between trees) because there are nice views of nature and the terrain is often challenging. Although there are signs posted saying that I should not go alone, I go alone because no one in my family likes challenging terrain like me. I go on every trail, my brother and parents stick with the easy trails. In addition to challenging myself, I enjoy skiing down very quickly because I know that I am making myself move faster than the fastest man in the world. I feel so awesome. After skiing all day, I sleep well because my body exerted so much energy. Unfortunately, I am seldom able to explore every trail in a ski area because there is not enough snow, so I hope that there is a surfeit of snow this year. In addition to alpine skiing, soon I want to try Nordic (cross country) skiing, which is also free sometimes in upstate New York.

One of my less active hobbies is building a city out of Lego bricks. I have bought many Lego sets, and I have built a small city in my basement. I try to do what I can to make the most of my space, like building an underground (under the table, really) train station, and making my trains travel up to, and near the ceiling. However, I stopped expanding my city because I used up all of the space I could have in the basement.

I am attending college now to learn more about the world. Not only do I want to improve my math and science skills, but I also want to learn about other cultures by reading about them and studying abroad. I also want help to find a great job that I will be happy with. More than that, I want to gain more knowledge about New York City, and of course, make great friends.