Caleb Hartwig

Meet Caleb.

Age: 14
Grade completed: 8th

His mom: Same as Zach's (Home Ec Teacher)

His dad: Same as Zach's (project manager for hydro)

They have been here in Papua New Guinea for: 2 years (previously in Ecuador) 

Most challenging thing about being an MK:

The responsibility of being an MK – people think so much of an MK that it can be harder to live up to. 

The best:

I’m not sure—I haven’t ever not been an MK, so I don’t know what is different

Favorite thing about the MK highschool:

Teachers (gold stars for Caleb)

That we can work ahead on our schedules, and we don’t need to wait for other students

Learning style:

People showing it to me

Favorite subject:

The ones that are finished

Least favorite subject:

English.

Because it’s English, It’s grammar. I don’t like English.

Want to study:

Probably… some kind of engineering. Probably an electrical engineer. 

Favorite things:

Short walks on the beach

Fire

Swimming

Air, air is nice. Oxygen.

Long airplane rides.

Favorite hobbies:

Computer games.

Movies. Board games, models, burning things. Throwing knives. 

Voted most likely to: 
Lick a spark plug

Sniff a stink bug

Become a gladiator

Grow a mustache

Build a robot named Herman

Best quote from the year:

Aunt Rachel:  Does anyone else have an example of a struggle with pride in their life?

Caleb: I used to have pride, before I came here, but Jo and Ethan have crushed it!

My favorite thing about Caleb
His deadpan sense of humor... either that, or he honestly doesn't know he's being funny.

Either way, it's humorous.