Failure used to be a frightening experience and I never felt like I failed as hard as I did in middle school. I was in kindergarten when my brother used to bring me along with him to mariachi practice. It was there when I fell in love with violins. The instrument was fascinating to my […]
My room is a sedimentary rock. The encompassing high-paced, high-stress atmosphere gives the strain essential to compress every day into a brand new layer of clothes: Monday’s T-shirt lies beneath Tuesday’s fuzzy socks, Wednesday’s denims, Thursday’s outsized sweater, and Friday’s solar costume. Scattered beside the style time-capsule are colourful scraps of development paper from Saturday’s […]
The day started out like any other day last year. It was the end of October and we had finished soccer practice, and were to have a team meeting. After talking about our next game, and what to do to win it, coach had another announcement. The voting on All-League was in. There had been […]
Tortilla: God is the tortilla of my life. Call Him whatever you want – Savior, Shepherd, Father – I’ll just stick with tortilla. He’s the thin skin that protects me and holds me. If I screw up, I know that my tortilla will be there for me, no matter what. Rice: You can reach me […]
When someone enters their senior year of High school, what could be the first thought that pops into their head? “Yes! This is my last year of school! No more vexatious teachers, stressful tests, NO MORE SCHOOL! I am free!” This is a very horrifying thought, this person plans on settling for a High school […]
At 7:11 a.m., the morning of August 29th, 1994, my twin brother Ramzi was born. Two minutes later, I used to be born, setting the stage for a lifetime of competitors that will turn into the driving horse behind each of our aspirations and laborious work. All through our total existence, my brother and I’ve […]
“Something you need to know about me to survive: When I want to speak my mind, I usually speak my mind; no one is safe from my brutality. Some people take it personally, but they shouldn’t because I even do it to my own parents. I’m a very apathetic person sometimes and some people can’t […]
The brisk, frigid wind burnt my face as I stood a number of yards away from the yard fence. I waited for the go from my cousin; a torn up black and magenta foam soccer was hurled my method. I jumped and lunged for it, solely to really feel a gentle thud on my abdomen […]
Pain, constant ringing, and mood swings. I had been transported to a foreign world. Failing tests, lacking short-term memory, and nagging fatigue. I lived in a world of insanity for a month. During my freshman year of high school, I got a concussion. Since I was in the midst of the year and club volleyball […]
From a young age I’ve developed an ability to evaluate, analyze, and asses the factor of risk when making a decision. I picked this up from my father, who influenced me through his logically thorough nature. Any question along the lines of ‘hey dad, why don’t we do this?’ has always been answered with a […]