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AR Finalist | National Geographic Bee 2013


dear Christian congratulations on your

dear Christian congratulations on your victory at the Arkansas Geography Bee I

victory at the Arkansas Geography Bee I

victory at the Arkansas Geography Bee I saw the newspaper clipping and the

saw the newspaper clipping and the

saw the newspaper clipping and the Arkansas democrat-gazette what an

Arkansas democrat-gazette what an

Arkansas democrat-gazette what an incredible accomplishment when I was in

incredible accomplishment when I was in

incredible accomplishment when I was in high school I also represents at

high school I also represents at

high school I also represents at Arkansas at an event in Washington DC

Arkansas at an event in Washington DC

Arkansas at an event in Washington DC for the American Legion boys nation I

for the American Legion boys nation I

for the American Legion boys nation I hope your experience there was a

hope your experience there was a

hope your experience there was a memorable as mine I’m delighted to hear

memorable as mine I’m delighted to hear

memorable as mine I’m delighted to hear you’ve been so active in the community

you’ve been so active in the community

you’ve been so active in the community keep up the great work sincerely inside

keep up the great work sincerely inside

keep up the great work sincerely inside Bill Clinton my name is Tristan broke

Bill Clinton my name is Tristan broke

Bill Clinton my name is Tristan broke out I’m going to represent Arkansas at

out I’m going to represent Arkansas at

out I’m going to represent Arkansas at the National Geography Bee I go to hot

the National Geography Bee I go to hot

the National Geography Bee I go to hot springs school district and this is the

springs school district and this is the

springs school district and this is the fourth year I competed state and the

fourth year I competed state and the

fourth year I competed state and the third year of competed at Nationals hot

third year of competed at Nationals hot

third year of competed at Nationals hot springs is a wonderful place um there’s

springs is a wonderful place um there’s

springs is a wonderful place um there’s a lot of tourist attractions to see and

a lot of tourist attractions to see and

a lot of tourist attractions to see and of course named after the hot springs

of course named after the hot springs

of course named after the hot springs that are a natural source of water that

that are a natural source of water that

that are a natural source of water that come up from the ground and those hot

come up from the ground and those hot

come up from the ground and those hot springs had many uses there’s like but

springs had many uses there’s like but

springs had many uses there’s like but the Indians you see use them to cleanse

the Indians you see use them to cleanse

the Indians you see use them to cleanse themselves and get rid of arthritis to

themselves and get rid of arthritis to

themselves and get rid of arthritis to relieve their pain and there we have the

relieve their pain and there we have the

relieve their pain and there we have the bathhouse row the husband is also famous

bathhouse row the husband is also famous

bathhouse row the husband is also famous for crystals and here’s a really really

for crystals and here’s a really really

for crystals and here’s a really really big one right here and we have our own

big one right here and we have our own

big one right here and we have our own crystal mine that you can mine your own

crystal mine that you can mine your own

crystal mine that you can mine your own mind your own crystals and if I remember

mind your own crystals and if I remember

mind your own crystals and if I remember correctly there was a diamond at a

correctly there was a diamond at a

correctly there was a diamond at a Smithsonian Museum last year and it was

Smithsonian Museum last year and it was

Smithsonian Museum last year and it was like ginormous and it the plaque next to

like ginormous and it the plaque next to

like ginormous and it the plaque next to it safe from Hot Springs Arkansas well

it safe from Hot Springs Arkansas well

it safe from Hot Springs Arkansas well I’ve kind of had my eyes set on a

I’ve kind of had my eyes set on a

I’ve kind of had my eyes set on a saxophone since video gets of ages

saxophone since video gets of ages

saxophone since video gets of ages because my dad and my mom were racing

because my dad and my mom were racing

because my dad and my mom were racing Louisiana but my dad especially lived in

Louisiana but my dad especially lived in

Louisiana but my dad especially lived in Baton Rouge and that’s very close to in

Baton Rouge and that’s very close to in

Baton Rouge and that’s very close to in a whirling and we would visit there all

a whirling and we would visit there all

a whirling and we would visit there all the time and I will see these sax

the time and I will see these sax

the time and I will see these sax players to sitting on the street playing

players to sitting on the street playing

players to sitting on the street playing their heart out and getting money for it

their heart out and getting money for it

their heart out and getting money for it not thought that’s going to be me

not thought that’s going to be me

not thought that’s going to be me someday I’m going to come down here and

someday I’m going to come down here and

someday I’m going to come down here and play in the New Orleans streets and so

play in the New Orleans streets and so

play in the New Orleans streets and so that’s kind of one of my livestreams and

that’s kind of one of my livestreams and

that’s kind of one of my livestreams and so in fifth grade I played the

so in fifth grade I played the

so in fifth grade I played the it just step up to the saxophone when

it just step up to the saxophone when

it just step up to the saxophone when they win it was available and so I

they win it was available and so I

they win it was available and so I passed all the tests for it and I got my

passed all the tests for it and I got my

passed all the tests for it and I got my sex when we went to admit America

sex when we went to admit America

sex when we went to admit America Science Museum um to get a few shots of

Science Museum um to get a few shots of

Science Museum um to get a few shots of me on how I study and we went to the

me on how I study and we went to the

me on how I study and we went to the Tesla coil and that was that huge cage

Tesla coil and that was that huge cage

Tesla coil and that was that huge cage electric that’s we kind of just looked

electric that’s we kind of just looked

electric that’s we kind of just looked around Museum it is a Smithsonian

around Museum it is a Smithsonian

around Museum it is a Smithsonian affiliate and so it’s sponsored by the

affiliate and so it’s sponsored by the

affiliate and so it’s sponsored by the Smithsonian this is really really cool

Smithsonian this is really really cool

Smithsonian this is really really cool museum I could sit there it’s amazing

museum I could sit there it’s amazing

museum I could sit there it’s amazing prepping for the bees probably one of

prepping for the bees probably one of

prepping for the bees probably one of the hardest things that I have to do it

the hardest things that I have to do it

the hardest things that I have to do it starts basically worth looking at maps

starts basically worth looking at maps

starts basically worth looking at maps but once you get the basics of things

but once you get the basics of things

but once you get the basics of things and where the things are in the

and where the things are in the

and where the things are in the capital’s major cities you have to like

capital’s major cities you have to like

capital’s major cities you have to like no more than just where things are you

no more than just where things are you

no more than just where things are you have to know about them what they look

have to know about them what they look

have to know about them what they look like the history of it the culture the

like the history of it the culture the

like the history of it the culture the mountains the river geography is very

mountains the river geography is very

mountains the river geography is very very important too for anybody to know

very important too for anybody to know

very important too for anybody to know and it’s assume they don’t teach it into

and it’s assume they don’t teach it into

and it’s assume they don’t teach it into school systems like they used to because

school systems like they used to because

school systems like they used to because if you if someone doesn’t know about the

if you if someone doesn’t know about the

if you if someone doesn’t know about the world they live in they just know about

world they live in they just know about

world they live in they just know about the one place that they are and they’re

the one place that they are and they’re

the one place that they are and they’re missing out on the entire rest of the

missing out on the entire rest of the

missing out on the entire rest of the world like it kind of feels to me I’ve

world like it kind of feels to me I’ve

world like it kind of feels to me I’ve known where places are for a long long

known where places are for a long long

known where places are for a long long time

time

time if I don’t know where anything was that

if I don’t know where anything was that

if I don’t know where anything was that I feel like I would I would be trapped

I feel like I would I would be trapped

I feel like I would I would be trapped in one place and if you know where the

in one place and if you know where the

in one place and if you know where the world is you have a larger sense of

world is you have a larger sense of

world is you have a larger sense of where you live and how other people live

where you live and how other people live

where you live and how other people live and that there are people who are just

and that there are people who are just

and that there are people who are just exactly like you there’s a whole

exactly like you there’s a whole

exactly like you there’s a whole different variety of people and the

different variety of people and the

different variety of people and the place where you live isn’t it’s not like

place where you live isn’t it’s not like

place where you live isn’t it’s not like that around the entire world it’s

that around the entire world it’s

that around the entire world it’s different in changing ever changing it’s

different in changing ever changing it’s

different in changing ever changing it’s just geography seems like a necessity in

just geography seems like a necessity in

just geography seems like a necessity in life

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