I am eight years old. It is summertime in my native South Florida, which means unbearable heat in the mornings and unrelenting thunderstorms in the afternoons. I prance over the grassy median, disregarding the shimmering heat waves rising off of the pavement. I am happy to be out of the stuffy car and on my […]
I couldn’t wait for summer. Then I found out that my mom and grandparents had planned a thirty-seven day trip to the western states. My excitement escaped me. After I heard the bad news, I heard the worst. I learned that we would live in the camper for one month, one week, and two days […]
Any individual, common or uncommon, who obtains the unlucky blessing of getting siblings most probably acknowledges the complexity of American household dynamics which can be hooked up amongst them. Normally, households are something however simply comprehended in a single’s thoughts. Due to this, it’s vital to acknowledge and establish these alienable creatures everyone knows as […]
It’s a story. Not a simple one. Not an attractive one. But, it’s my story. I think I should tell it. But with the story comes a problem. No matter the details I use, the expertise I put behind my words, there is a risk of making it just a story. It’s not just a […]
There are many people in my life that have had a significant influence on me. But there is one I’ll never forget. It was my freshman year of high school when I first met her: Ms. Nurse (my Spanish teacher) from Trinidad and Tobago. She spoke the language faster than I could even comprehend. Instantly, […]
Finally everybody begins a group of one thing, whether or not it’s sea shells or film tickets. I by no means collected something till I began highschool. I unintentionally started to gather bracelets, every representing one thing vital in my life that I’ve realized and found. I now put on these 4 bracelets as a […]
With a last look at my book lying on the couch I trudge out into the bright, sunlit day. Accompanied by my younger sister and mother, I climb onto our orange tractor. With a roar my mom drives away slowly towards our hay field. The barn in the far corner is filled with bales of […]
The Life of a Spectator I grew. I grew up out of the mud and into the daylight, the air, the land. I sprouted leaves and buds; my roots grew deep. I knew the names of the flowers beside me, and will establish the calls of the birds. I used to be transplanted at some […]
So, the place will you be subsequent fall Where isyour best choice Perhaps it’s best to make a name Counselors love tohear your voice Up North, down South, presumably out West Do youwant sunshine, rain or snow What location for you’ll bebest Huge college, little college, someplace in between Oh, nevermind, the scale of your […]
I was on my way. i was confused. I didn’t know if it was really wanted. I hoped everything would turn out okay. I never really knew. I just had hope. I woke up each morning thinking was that a dream. was it a nightmare. when will i ever know.?? i woke up each morning […]