Hello, brother Blogsters, grandpa Googlers, and sister Social Media-ers. My name is Aaron Salzman. I am a sophomore in high school. And my story begins here. While Pitbull may be THE Mr. International, I have had my fair share of traveling. Beginning in the 2^nd semester of the 2^nd grade, I’ve traveled to Dungarven, Ireland, every other summer to see my friends that I have made during my times there. Given that my mom is a French teacher and once worked at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), my family has also traveled to France and many other European nations, including England, Belgium, and Italy. Speaking of my family, I have one 10-year-old sister, an identical twin, a mom, a dad, who is a theology teacher, 2 cats, and a brand new puppy. We’ve lived at our current house, in Omaha, since I was in Kindergarten. Our house is often filled with the sound of violin, my instrument of choice, or the vigorous practicing on Thursday nights as Ian and I prepare for the performance of our duo at the speech meet tomorrow. Ian and I have done speech since the sixth grade, and we have done duos every year since. National qualifiers are coming up, so hopefully that turns out well! Although I do play the violin, which has fallen out of style with the rising popularity of the idea that one only needs a blender noise to create music, I still love popular music, especially songs like Wop, any and every Of Monsters and Men song, and most of Kanye West’s and Eminem’s music, too. Though I do play violin, I don’t see it as a career option for me. I enjoy social work and politics and psychology, so there’s plenty of narrowing down left for me to do! And with that, to quote all of Justin Bieber’s fans following his eventual deportation, “See ya later. Much, much later…”