The Name is Wilds... Alex Wilds

My name is Alex Wilds I am a 15 years old from Louisburg North Carolina. This is my 2^nd semester and I have done 5 summer programs. I have lived in Louisburg all my life, but I was born in Texas.

                I like to use pencil and paper a lot. I write song lyrics, but I don’t play anything and can’t read or write music. I write lyrics as an out of anger or other feelings, it’s my way to stay sane and stress free. I can also write short stories but can’t write long ones, because I can’t focus. I also draw but I’m not very good at that.

                I like to play sports a lot. I like soccer a lot. I have played soccer since I was about 5 or 6. I also play paintball a lot but I am not on a team. I do some martial arts too. I like to run and keep active.

One of my favorite subjects in school is history. In history I like the military history of wars. I study wars like World War 1 and 2, Vietnam, and modern wars. I know a lot about some of these subjects. I also like wars that formed countries.

                I live with my adoptive family in Louisburg and my birth family lives in Texas. I was adopted at birth and have lived with the same adoptive family all my life. My adoptive mom is Ferne Winborne, my dad is Frank Mitch Wilds, and my sister is Sarah Wilds. They all live with me.

                At SOAR I like a few things. I like the expeditions like when we go on trips like last semester on the Appalachian Trail and Washington DC. This semester we will go to places like Costa Rica and the Keys. I also like how last semester my group went and did things like white water rafting. This semester I hope to do fun things like mountain biking.

                I do not like some things here at SOAR like not ever getting as much sleep that I need or not seeing family. I also do not like that sometimes we don’t get mail right away and that is the only way to contact the outside world. I do not like that we don’t have any music or games in other words no electronics.

                I want to accomplish a few things at SOAR. I want to lose weight and gain muscle because I like being in shape. I want to be a better leader because I like to lead. I want to have good grades because I normally don’t. I really want to do this one the most; I want to have a lot of fun.