I grew up in Guyana and came from a beautiful family of nine, with five loving, protective, and ambitious boys and four beautiful, quiet girls. If the girls ever got into a quarrel, the boys would fight for us. I am the sixth child in the family out of the nine. We used to live …
Tag: Guyana
Family: Good and Bad
I grew up in a remote area of Guyana called Hogg Island. It is only accessible by boat. We lived on a farm in a bush camp that was built from the trees my father cut down while clearing the area to plant our crops. The place where we slept was the only place in …
My Independence
I am so happy because I am about to get my power wheelchair back. I could jump for joy because now I can go anywhere without someone pushing me. Before, I had a regular chair that someone had to push for me. I greatly appreciate everyone who pushed me around in it. Now that I …