Mary's room

even come to this competition!" I had to get up very early that morning, because we had to be at the competition at 6:30 AM. The high school where the competition was held was extremely small. My studio's dressing room was the band room, which was way too small for 85 people. The room was grey with instruments everywhere. There were no windows, which made it very stuffy and hot, so it was very hard to change in and out of costumes. The stage was a little too slippery, but that made it…

from my sheets hit my legs, I slowly started to zone out in my bed. Slowly, slowly, slowly my eyes closed, and my body relaxed. Suddenly there was a BANG! My eyes shot open! I heard someone coming up the stairs. It must be mom and dad, I thought. My room door opened. Now they must be checking on me, they must have heard that noise too. I started to relax and then I heard a whispered voice. “Haaaaaah, haaaah, haaaah.” It was right by my closet. I realized it was breathing. It must have been the…

Ever lived in an apartment or room the size of shoebox? Well that is what the Delta Commons feel like at the University of South Alabama. The Deltas are the oldest living accommodation on campus since the University was founded. Originally there had been six Delta buildings but due lack of maintenance, the removal of Delta 1 and 2 have affected campus greatly in living accommodations for students on campus. The Deltas only provide a home to students on campus, but it fails to meet the needs of…

What I was first able to observe during my visit to “La Casa” which is considered a head start program in Chicago, is the fact that it resembles a business. With its blue and pink-ish kind of beige looking letters fading on its store front, we can see that it has been here for quite some time. Entering the building gave me that old feeling of nostalgia of when I was attending grammar school, although technically this facility isn’t a grammar school. After speaking with the main desk and getting…

On December 16th, we arrived at Arden Courts at 12:35pm. Upon arrival we met Diane and Sharon. We initially decorated ornaments for the windows until 1pm. Shortly after, we went to get the residents from their respective houses and then did trivia. Resident M and Resident E answered most of the questions. After we did trivia, we had a dance party. I danced with Resident J, U and E. Resident J was very mobile and danced to every song; however she could not speak English. Resident U was extremely…

As I waited anxiously for my friends to come I was staring out the window.After about five minutes kendra and caira came I thought to myself (finally I feel like i have been waiting forever and a half).We went into my room and i hit caira with a stuffed mallot that i made with my sewing machine, sewing is my hobby . Then kendra got her pillow and hit her too. Then caira got a stuffed stick that I call a breadstick because it's shaped like one that i also made. She hit kendra and me.Then kaylee…

the stench of rotten garbage and death. It smelled horrid. It was unbearable. The room I was in was pitch black, But it seemed that the walls were painted plain white, with no windows and no light. There was a wooden floor stained and old it looked as if tomato juice was spilled on the floor...or that’s what I hoped it was. The room I was in seemed small but had an empty feel in it. I see a bed and a bookcase in the room. But I can’t see a light switch of any kind. I finally got the nerve to…

his friends. It felt like i had butterflies in my stomach, as he keep looking at me i felt the need to look him and say what. A chubby, curly hair mean looking boy with the same age as me, looked at me and then calls me names. He screams across the room saying “ shut up ugly ass black girl. that's why your family doesn't love you, because you got burnt...” Hearing those and seeing how my classmates were all laughing was the worst nightmare a 12 year old…

Dust occupied the vacant room, boxes were on top of boxes, people moved in and out of the house. I sat in the corner of my room trying to ignore the people taking away my belongings, trying to hide from the monster. “Posso preindere questa scatola?” a mover with an ovalish face and flowy hair came up to me and asked. I looked up from the ground and my emerald eyes widened with confusion. “Non parlo italiano,” I responded. “Can I take this box?” the man said in a rich Italian…

The photo “Five Cents Lodging,” Bayard Street, shows the image of a small area akin to a confined space with beds stacked in decks (Riis 1889). The bed has people sleeping on it, which doubles up as an indication of being a lodge. The fact that people are sharing beds leads to the interpretation that it is a place offering cheap or low-cost accommodation. Approximately three boards can be seen clearly with each having two occupants. The people use the bedding to cover themselves and as such,…