“In my free time, I enjoy making flowers out of pipe cleaners. I started making them a few months ago. I start off by using 3 pipe cleaners for the petals. I fold the pipe cleaners in half, but not too hard. After putting them together, I fold all the pipe cleaners down. Next, I twist the bottom, which makes it a petal. I usually make about 4 or 8 petals. Following that, I use a stick to make the steam. If I wanted, I could make green petals for the stem. I like to trust the process when making these, because it turns out into something pretty. If you are interested in that kind of craft making, try it out!…
Humans of Rockbridge: Karla Macedo
Gulbadanbegim Bayniyazova, reporter
April 7, 2025

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Gulbadanbegim Bayniyazova, Reporter
Gulbadanbegim Bayniyazova is an exchange student from Uzbekistan, who is a junior at Rockbridge County High School. She is from an autonomic republic in Uzbekistan called Karakalpakstan. She’s 16 years old and enjoys reading books, listening to music, learning foreign languages and writing novels. She speaks 5 languages, which are: Karakalpak, Uzbek, Russian, English and a bit of Spanish. She is a member of RCHS’s cross country and swimming teams. She’s a two time gold holder from the Republic Olympiad from russian and literature. In the future, she wants to travel around the world and explore new places. Her favorite artist is Doja Cat. Since she studied in russian school in her home country, she mostly reads Russian literature, like Fyodor Dostaevski, Leo Tolstoy, Mikhail Lermontov and Aleksandr Pushkin. She’s really excited to be a reporter for RCHS Prowler and hopes to develop her editing skills.
She has a vlog channel on Telegram, where she shares her exchange year experience. Her favorite quote is ‘Aim to the moon and even if you fail, you will stay among the stars’ :)