The doctors were confident that the surgery would be seamless. Their website boasts “a perfect record in heart bypass surgery,” but they were playing with my dad’s life. He had just had a heart attack in late February, barely a month before. With three out of four arteries blocked, we needed a miracle. So they […]
Once in a while I learn a ebook that overturns my total view of the universe. A ebook that I share with everybody I do know. A ebook that I depart in cafes for strangers to learn. Ishmael: An Journey within the Thoughts and Spirit by Daniel Quinn is a kind of books. Within the […]
It is 10:30 pm, and I have far passed my bedtime. But a magazine spread on Egyptian mummification lies before me, blocking the clock from view. All I can see is what the yellow ochre light from my nightstand has to offer. My petite fingers grasp it like a lifeline. My young eyes soak in […]
The instructor dragged me by the arm to the entrance of the classroom, and struck me with a completely formed, peeled picket stick till my palms turned crimson purple. My brother, a candid particular person, had simply had instructed his instructor I had executed his homework for him. My eyes shed tears and my hand […]
Heavy respiration. Locked eyes. Pounding footsteps. I watched the quickest runner in all of Arrowhead Excessive College’s historical past. He broke the document…Then once more. This was the vivid day when my mindset of the whole world remodeled. Work ethic was in my blood since a younger age, primarily based upon spiritual values and household […]
On June 14, 2008, my sister referred to as me from upstairs in her normal irritated tone. I slowly trekked up the steps, questioning what I had carried out this time to harass her (was it my pigsty of a room? or did she discover out concerning the headphones I someway forgot to ask if […]
“An Escape Room! That’s what we’ll do.” My relationship with my 16-year-old brother is shaped by a tradition we’ve cultivated over the years – homemade gifts. Whether it’s Christmas or Diwali, every year we work together to create special keepsakes or experiences for friends and family. Sometimes the process is more memorable than the result. […]
I fell in love with college the minute I entered the 8th grade- the same moment I knew for certain I wanted to be involved with art for the rest of my life! I really want to attend college, but when I tell an older person that they ask: Why? Why college? A younger person […]
I see only steps. My chest is heaving and my breath shakes, hyperventilating at a rapid pace. Ten more steps, move girl move! My legs protest, refusing to listen to the signals my brain sends commanding them to lift and proceed forward. A rough hand reaches down pulling me up a little higher. Five more […]
I was just outside of Baghdad when out of nowhere, tragedy struck. I didn’t understand what was going on because I was only 4 years old, but I vividly remember coming back to my house and seeing it obliterated. My family later found out that the bombing was from Muslim Sunnis that hated our Catholic […]