The Shakti Gymnast

  These are some of my favorite snacks I pack in my backpack to take to practice.  Usually I don't have time to eat them at practice, I eat them on the way home in the car.  I'm usually really hungry and thirsty after practice ending at 8pm, so these are good.  I also pack some of these snacks for after meets, along with some fresh fruit.  The seaweed and coconut water are my favorites.  My mom gets them at Trader Joe's. What are your favorite snacks?

I thought I would like Victory Gymnastics but after two tryouts I decided I didn't feel comfortable there. I really liked Mission Valley Gymnastics at Toby Wells YMCA. My coach's name is Crystal and she is really nice and she was really patient the first couple of weeks since I was still adjusting to the the time zone change.  She coaches level 4 and up. Two weeks ago I had my Inter-squad Meet there.  They brought in a National judge and she was really harsh.  She gave low scores to everyone in levels 3-5.  Lots of 7's, but I got one of the few 8's on vault, which was awesome. I guess the USAG changed a lot of the things in the judging for compulsories and they have more things they can deduct points on.  A week ago Coach Crystal gave us a binder and told us that these were going to be our binders for goals, corrections and whatever else.  We also can earn "Gym Bucks" where we can buy stuff at the end of the year like grips, leotards, and other stu