While many of my peers spend time scrolling through Facebook
and Twitter feeds, I constantly pore through the latest news, both on the Hill
and all throughout the world. I care more about the advance of
Islamic fighters on Kobani, or the latest Nate Silver Senate projection
than which song won what Grammy. I’ll ingest a fantasy novel from time to
time, but the announcement for Double Down by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann brought
me more joy than all the Harry Potter books combined. One of the means by which
I get my news is also another fascination of mine: NPR. It welcomes me on my
morning drive to school, and soothes me as I fall asleep each night. In short,
NPR is on 24/7. However, politics and news aren’t my only interests. I've
always aspired to break my binge reading record of four Harry Potter
books in five days, so I decided to pick up George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones before heading out
on a family vacation. Before I knew it, I was hooked, and on the first day of
my vacation, I soon found myself biking into town to buy the next book. Over
the next three days, I tore through page after page, and as soon as I turned
that final page, I quickly hopped on my bike to quench my thirst. Before I knew
it, four books lay discarded on my bedside. Much to my
parents’ chagrin, I considered that vacation a wild success.
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