All the Things She Said

home due to all the training evolutions and deployments I had been a part of. I was excited to finish this deployment, return home, and make up for the lost time with my wife. I went to a beautiful country we called “Satan’s butthole”, just kidding it was Afghanistan. This deployment wasn’t like the others; we would talk almost every day in the past, but this time our phone calls were a lot shorter, Skype sessions lessened by the day, and replies to my Facebook messages were at an all-time low.…

In St. Louis,Missouri on the day of August 9th, 2014 Michael Brown an African American 18 year old kid was shot by a white cop by the name of Officer Wilson. Michael was walking along the streets on St. Louis with one of his buddies and next thing you know a cop drives up behind them and orders them to move to the sidewalk. Then Michael didn’t take the situation too lightly so the officer and the young man started a physical altercation that lead into the shooting death of Michael Brown. The…

her repetitively tells her how much potential she has. Growing up in an environment like planted a seed in my head, a seedling that has grown over the years to become what it is today. I spent weekends studying and summers doing programs, I loved school and learning and thinking about how that little seed could one day become a flower. When I was younger I wanted to be something big when I grew up. In my head, I thought that doctors and business men all were successful and made a lot of money. I…

example sections her personality, disguising the contention she encounters and in the long run prompting the complete breakdown of the limits of her character and that of her anticipated shadow. Continually alone and taboo to abandon her room, the absence of something to involve her time makes the hero get to be preposterous. With "banned windows for little youngsters and rings and things in the dividers"…

about it gives me chills right down my spine, I can remember every detail and every little thing I saw that I feel like no one would understand. The emotions I felt that day would have been something unwilling, mad, ashamed, amazed, and glad. I could say that end of it all was different feeling I never felt before. I would have to say it was one of the best moments I’ve been through. to tell you how this all began we have to go back, to when we were first told we were doing the initiation. At…

During the summer of 2014, my family and I enjoyed a vacation in one of the most beautiful place I have ever visited. My uncle had won a trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for the whole family and we were ecstatic to say the least. I remember looking at pictures of the unbelievable mansion we would be staying in called Casa China Blanca, but no picture captured how amazing it truly was. Although, the entire city was not as luxurious as our gated community, I still believe Puerto Vallarta is one of…

If there’s one person your tot looks up to and relies on for every little thing, it’s you. Be it their food, clothes, books, games, music or even very crucial matters like developmental milestones and character traits, the child has you and your spouse as his/her benchmark. Well we’re not trying to put additional pressure on you by telling you this because we know that you’re already aware of it, but we just want to remind you of the fact that kids are influenced by parents in a big way,…

and also at the memorial fountain. We overhear some people quietly talking about how they were also going to go to the memorial of the crash to pay their respects and we thought that was unbelievably nice of them to do. It made us feel like we were all a family, and made me feel proud to go to a school that’s this warm and kind to people that aren’t from here, and that they are as just as kind to us. We arrived at the crowded stadium, already smelling the aroma of soft pretzels and buttery…

Life Keeps Going “Things change. And friends leave. And life doesn’t stop for anybody.” This is a quote from the book Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephan Chbosky. Honestly I haven’t read the book but I’ve watched the movie pretty recently and I really enjoyed it. Charlie, the main character, made a lot of good points and asked some of the same questions I do. One of the themes in the movie and book was learning how to cope with new surroundings after people change and friends leave. This…

I felt uncomfortable as I looked around. Everything was so distant from what I was used to. I could the eyes looking at me wondering why I looked so distinct from them. I wasn’t that different from all of these people, but in their minds, I was completely diverse. Being in Tanzania, I learned that these contrasts can stand out. Even though I wasn’t that different from them, they thought I was important and special. My favorite experience in Tanzania was visiting a school named Lutangilo…