My name is Molly Mahoney. My parents homeschooled me as well as my two younger brothers from the time I entered kindergarten and have always encouraged me to love learning. I got hooked on reading when I was six years old and haven’t stopped since, which is helpful when it comes to school. As you may have guessed by my name, my family is primarily Irish on my dad’s side. My mom’s side is a mix of several European descents. Since my dad’s side of the family is more easily traceable thanks to my grandfather’s serious geneology hobby, I have a deep connection to my Irish heritage. My great grandparents are from County Kerry, which is in southwest Ireland. I spent three years learning the Irish language, and actually find it much easier to pronounce Irish words than many English words despite the obviously foreign grammar rules (for example, in Irish, the let...