It's been a while :)

Hi everyone - sorry it's been a while since I did my blog, we have been busy touring.

I just added some stories and there are some more stories coming up soon!

from Nika x

here are some of the things I get from hotel rooms :)

Love Bugs

In Mississippi we saw lots of love bugs.

What do love bugs look like?

They're little, they have six legs and they're brown with spots by their head and legs.

Why are they called love bugs?

Because they join together to make love.

Draw a love bug 

The Freedom Experience

Over the last few days you have been in Texas at a show called the Freedom Experience.

What is the freedom experience?

It's a show that goes for 3 days and that has songs, performers and other things like that.

Where was it held?

Keller Texas.

How many performances did Rapture Ruckus do?

3

Who was your favourite artist you met and why? 

Kristen the Illusionist because she went into a tub filled with water and she was all locked up and she unlocked herself in the tub and survived.

Who was another artist you met?

Dennis Rogers. He is 'pound for pound' the strongest man in the world.

He bent horseshoes into hearts, broke big chains and he got a bowling ball dropped on his tummy from 1.5 meters.

Me and Dennis Rogers

 A Padlock he broke with his bare hands

Write out your interview with Kristen the Illusionist

Q - How do you hold your breath underwater for that long?

A - Practice.

Q - How easy is it to see the locks underwater?

A - It's not easy.

Q - Is it sometimes a bit scary on all your tricks?

A - Always scary on the water trick - the others not so much.

Q - Does it feel weird being all locked up.

A - No I get locked up a lot.

Q - Do the swords hurt when you're doing the origami trick?

A - No.

Me and Kristen the illusionist

Blake - growing up in Mississippi.

Blake is our sound guy - he grew up in Jackson, Mississippi.

Q - What is Mississippi like? Is it hot or cold?

Very hot

Q - Where is Mississippi?

South East of the USA

Q - What kind of food is there?

BBQ, Fried Chicken, lots of home grown vegetables, and Grandy's cooking

Q - What is the landscape like?

Very flat with lots of trees.

Q - How many people live in Mississippi?

around 2 million.

Q - what are the fun things to do in Mississippi?

Sports : Soccer teams, American football, volleyball and dodgeball. Blake was also on the swim team.

Hunting and fishing : Hunting deer and turkey, Fishing for bass and catfish. Catfish swims into a bucket in the lake and yo put your arm inside the bucket and let it bite your arm.

There are no sharp teeth so it doesn't hurt and then grab the catfish and pull it out of the water and throw it iback in. They throw it back because they think the fishing is fun. Sometimes they eat the fish but not the poisonous bit on the fin.

What was it like at school?

745 start time with 20 kids in my class.

I like recess*, music class, and art class. Gifted class and then 20 minute lunch. School finished at 3.00.

The class year starts in August.

*recess is breaktime

How old were you when you started school?

6

Volcanoes

Volcanoes

1. What are volcanoes?

A volcano is an opening or rupture in the a planet's surface.

2. What do they do?

Sleep and Erupt

3. What are the names of some volcanoes in New Zealand?

Lake Taupo, Mount Tongariro, Mount Tauhara and Mount Ruapehu.

4. What can come out of volcanoes?

Ash, rocks, steam, and Lava

Tom's Shoes

Toms Shoes

Tom's Shoes

What is Toms Shoes?

Toms is a company that sells shoes and sunglasses to help kids in need.

What is their philosophy?

"Because giving is what fuels us, giving is our future" - Blake Mycoskie (he's the owner)

What is his movement?

One for One movement

Tell me why this movement was started.

Blake was traveling in 2006 because he wanted to help kids with no shoes in Argentina.

Why shoes?

Because he saw kids there getting cuts and scrapes on their feet and they started to get sick.

Do they just do shoes or other things too?

They do sunglasses to for people with bad eyesight.

Each time they sell a pair of sunglasses they can give someone an operation on their eyes.

Would you want to buy a pair of Toms Shoes and why?

yes because I want to help.

Which pair would you like?

http://www.toms.com/youth/purple-patchwork-youth-vegan-classics

Do you think what Toms is doing is good?

YES

What do you think we can do to help?

WE can get some shoes or sunglasses.

http://www.toms.com/