I wrote about summer vacation in the sixth grade./ My teacher told me to be a writer./ I “put it in a file and locked it away.”
Tag: United States
Changing Attitudes
Taking my kids outside is their joy, especially when they’re at the park running, sliding, climbing. Or in a swing. That makes me feel great—to always see my children happy and healthy. One day, after my son arrived from Pre-K, he whined, “Mommy, Mommy!” “Yes, Mommy?” I said. He continued to whine, “Slide, slide!” I …
Education Is for Everyone
I would like to thank Phipps Neighborhoods’ Pre-High School Equivalency Program for giving me a second chance at education later in life. I remember walking to their building on East Tremont in the Bronx five years ago, and let me tell you, I was very nervous. I took a deep breath and walked in. My …
A Journey I Want to Forget
In Yemen, the civil war had broken out. Houthi rebels were in the streets, and our neighboring countries sent airstrikes. Schools were closed. Gasoline was hard to find. Water reserves were bombed, which caused the largest cholera outbreak in world history. My mother decided we must move back to America, where I was born. Since …