<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sophia Kirschner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sophia Kirschner]]></description><link>https://www.sophiakirschner.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:32:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.sophiakirschner.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Art of Capturing the Moment]]></title><description><![CDATA[In third grade, Video Star was my favorite app on my iPad Mini. It was a way for my friends and me to star in our own music videos while putting on comical filters. My friend Morgan and I even started "The Dancers Academy," and at every sleepover we'd choreograph a routine, rope a parent into filming us, and I already knew exactly how I wanted the shot to look. That instinct carried into iMovie in middle school, and then, in 6th grade, I got a GoPro for Christmas. That small camera fueled a...]]></description><link>https://www.sophiakirschner.com/post/the-art-of-capturing-the-moment-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d69ac6a51db32c14c0456e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:14:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f301_5965c8d753b448f78105432a441b525a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sophia Kirschner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Running a Half Marathon Taught Me About Discipline ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I never claimed to be a runner. In fact, I strongly disliked running for most of my life. But sometime last summer I decided I wanted to run a half marathon, and even more than that, I convinced two of my friends to do it with me. So on August 1st I signed up for the LifeTime Miami Half Marathon, race day January 25th, and I was genuinely excited for what was ahead. September was the honeymoon phase. I went to the running store with a friend, bought new shoes, tried every pre and post run...]]></description><link>https://www.sophiakirschner.com/post/what-running-a-half-marathon-taught-me-about-discipline-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d6962a89f9e676eca17a61</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:54:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f301_a5483d38a01145af9dcbce026a2d8e3d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sophia Kirschner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Make a Wish it's 11:11"]]></title><description><![CDATA["Make a wish, it's 11:11." This is something I say nearly four out of seven days a week. I wouldn't call myself a superstitious person, but something about 11:11 has me closing my eyes, making a wish, and hoping so badly it will come true. I started doing this my sophomore year of high school. I made wishes like I hope to do well on my English essay, I hope I play well in my volleyball game tonight, I hope Lauren and I have a fun time at our sleepover on Friday. I would spam my mind with...]]></description><link>https://www.sophiakirschner.com/post/make-a-wish-it-s-11-11</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d5d5fb74eeae096e52d998</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:14:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3f301_c00cb0c792d64f609203f74e6391156b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_736,h_577,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sophia Kirschner</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>