Sarah Dairiki

I wrote a blog post about songs/artists/albums that I was obsessed with at the end of March of this year, and now that it has been about a month and we are finishing April 2015 strong, I wanted to write another post that is an update of the songs I have been loving. New friends I've made have introduced me to new songs/artists, and new playlists on Spotify that have popped up when I've browsed have led to me listening to a variety of new songs. So, here is my top 10 list. Enjoy! 1. Want to Want Me by Jason Derulo 2. Nobody Love by Tori Kelly 3. I Want You To Know by Zedd and Selena Gomez 4. Songs: Apartment, Cough Syrup, Mind Over Matter, Firelight, Eros, My Body by Young The Giant 5. Love Me Like You Do (From Fifty Shades of Grey ) by Ellie Goulding 6. Stitches by Shawn Mendes 7. No Good For You, Dear Future Husband, Like I'm Gonna Lose You by Meghan Trainor 8. Heartbeat Song by Kelly Clarkson 9. All of You by Betty Who 10. You Know You Like It by DJ Sn...

You know that term, "Go with your gut, as whatever your gut tells you is the right decision to make?" Well, I'm going through that phase as I am typing this. Since I am a senior in high school all I care about is college, finishing out the school year strong, and more college. I have been so stressed about making sure I make the right decisions when thinking about my future, and I have been stuck between so many options, and have therefore been relying on what my gut has been telling me in order to make those decisions. I feel like a lot of people go through this phase, whether it's deciding what college to attend in the fall, whether you should date your best guy/girl friend or not, or whether you should take a specific job or not, etc. And, what I am going to say is, go with what your gut is telling you; go with that internal voice inside you that is telling you to go a specific direction. I know saying Go with your gut because usually what your gut is telling y...

Because I am currently taking Digital Photography class I have taken a wide range of photos, from pictures of my friends to nature and the world outside of school. Because of that, I wanted to post some pictures I took that really stand out to me and provoke me to think deeper about the true meaning inside the picture.

From recently earning his Commercial Pilot License to becoming a professional aviation photographer and being published in multiple aviation publications, Menlo-Atherton senior Michael Mainiero has only just started to live his dream. Although Mainiero always had a passion for mechanical objects and hands on work, he became interested in planes at a fairly young age. “When I was 13 years old my mom and I visited [the Hiller Aviation Museum]. She found a brochure advertising a youth flying program run by the Experimental Aircraft Association. The program has volunteers who provide free flights for students ages 8 to seventeen, and I was able (with some "gentle" prodding and annoyance) to convince my mom to let me go up for a flight. I was hooked from that point on.” Mainiero has spent all of his free time with planes since that moment, flying whenever he can. Now as an eighteen year old, his most recent accomplishment has been earning his Commercial Pilot License (CPL...