Little House in the Big Woods

board our flight back to Texas. My mom was standing next to explaining in russian all of the things that happened with my half brothers and sisters while I was gone for nine months. She talked about how she finished Medical School and how clean the house is gonna be. But honestly I was just excited for being back home. I couldn’t answer any of the questions the U.S. customs officer asked me as I stared up at his desk surrounded by a glass fortress. He would ask me a question in english and I…

I know very little about non-western films. I honestly didn’t even know where to begin looking for such a film. Luckily for me, Hulu has a section entitled “international films”. I browsed through the list quickly and was immediately drawn to a film called House (1977). The description was very vague. Seven school girls visit an aunt in the countryside and encounter a haunted house. I’m a sucker for horror films. I’m an even bigger sucker for really awful and cheesy horror films. I…

year ago, and the stock market crashed, it was my job to feed the family. I took a deep breath as I looked down the barrel of my grandpa’s old hunting rifle. As the buck was in my line of fire, I pulled the trigger. Click. The deer ran off into the woods, breaking sticks and dodging trees. He was a goner. I let out a painful sigh as I looked into the sky. The Sun had just started to set, I would barely be home by nightfall. I started the long hike back to town, checking my rabbit traps along the…

eyes, they’re nose, or is it their little imperfections? For me it’s their teeth, they’re smile, so brilliant in each unique little way. My family is most important. I need them to survive, just like a human needs food and water. Each day I see them differently. Maybe one day they’re sad or maybe one day they’re happy, each day I get a better understanding of them. Of who they are. And with those days I see their smiles in a whole new way. My dad has this big crooked smile. A smile that’s been…

plentiful supply of untapped oil. Although Eli and Paul are enemies they ride the same boat. The movie is set up in the late 19th and early 20th century in California, in a little town called little Boston. You can infer that it is a 19th, 20th century movie because of the clothing and all the setup. The houses were all made of wood, poor people rode horses instead of driving cars and they were building railroads. The clothing helped a lot too; they wore overalls, boots, high pants and…

steak and all the tropical flavors filling your empty stomach as you overlook the beach and the joyful tourists having fun on the beach. Where you can wake up every morning to the beautiful beach and turquoise water. Being an 11 year old, I knew a little about the poverty in the Dominican Republic. I thought it was like most countries where there are some rich people, a lot of normal people who have everything they need, and then the people who live in poverty. Unfortunately, the country is…

we see the stars shining brightly above us. Constellations may come and go, but the light that shines along with our beloved moon, they will never fail to twinkle. The constellations known to man today may mostly be the Big Dipper, Ursa Major and Minor, Canis Majoris and the Little Dipper. Yet, there are constellations with a beautiful and sometimes, a tragic story to tell. Everyone knows what happens to him or her but, what about the other Greek or Roman people that have been put up to the sky…

population of only 250 until the Clarke family came to stay. The Clarke Family shared their home to anyone in the community with open arms. Their house was the place to be. The Clarke’s home is where many things began and then grew into something more. This house was the place where many Orange Park townies lives were shaped. This home and the Clarke family’s big impact on the town is what makes it memorable to this day to any person living in Orange Park. The first generation Clarke family did…

Grandfather came with his lover to escape the IRA who had put a price on his head. 2. I have always enjoyed eating pretzels because of their salty crunch and they have always been one of my favorite foods, but when I was a baby I guess I like them a little too much because I ended up choking on one. This resulted in my mom calling 911 and me ending up in the emergency room. 3.When I was around the age of ten I decided that I wanted to learn how to ride a unicycle because my brother had…

What I remember from my childhood is loving my father with all my heart. My memory goes back all the way to my big house in Oaxaca Mexico. I was born in Chicago, IL but my parents took me there when I was only 2 years old. After my 3rd birthday, every year, my dad traveled from the U.S to Mexico to visit us for 2 months. Every time my dad came back, I had such a good time with him. I felt like I was my dad’s favorite, even though my mom said I wasn’t because parents love their child 's equally.…