“Mamo‚ nie chce isc do szkoly‚ ja sie boje!” That is the first thing I told my mom in Polish before walking into my classroom on my first day of school. I was terrified‚ and I told my mom that morning that I was scared and I didn’t want to go to school. Growing up in America and having English being my second language was extremely difficult for me as a child. I remember crying everyday before school because I dreaded the embarrassment of not knowing English and the humiliation put on me by my peers
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I went around telling everyone I knew about what I had saw in that past day‚ week‚ and even month. It wasn’t just something that was beautiful it made me think‚ when I was standing there for those few minutes‚ all I was thinking on how much I loved the outdoors‚ all the elements an beauties that is sitting right in front of you
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I never learned much about the bible‚ and hand never heard about the word timshel until East of Eden. “Timshel” is something everyone is familiar with. Learning to overcome a bad situation and become a better person. It took me 14 summers but I did have a moment of realization. I learned to appreciate the influence of one woman on my life in such a marvelous way. For the first 14 summers I was on this plant I visited Acadia National Park and the Acadia Summer Arts Program. The name may be deceiving
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Many people may say that they go through many disappointments in life but im pretty sure we all can say that at some point in time in life. Life is full of obstacles that slow you down. Some even say you have to fail to succeed. We all have different sayings for this crazy thing called life but‚ we have to take what is given to us even if its negative and try to make into something positive. It was a morning in March‚ I anxiously went to the DMV to take the permit test it was my birthday so of course
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I remember being a very sassy‚ rebellious‚ careless‚ and pot-headed fifteen year old girl‚ who had the external facade that “I do not care about other people’s opinions of me‚ if they don’t like me they can go fuck themselves.” However‚ internally I wanted to cry when people did not like me and ask why are people so judgmental? As if I would get the answer to this question‚ but at that time‚ I had given up on living up to people’s expectations such as my parents‚ teachers‚ and friends because people
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It was a perfect day for me‚ I couldn’t think of anything that could ruin it. I made new friends when I made the basketball. Until I got home that day. As I walked into my house I noticed something strange. My father was home sitting on the couch and as fast as I could I tried to remember if I did anything bad I couldn’t remember the last bad thing I did at school‚ then a million more thoughts rushed through my head as I remembered the C on my report card. When my dad called me in a serious low
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Over the years‚ many have marveled and wondered at the heroic deeds of the mighty warrior Aeneas. Much hearsay and embellishment surrounds this prominent figure of Greek lore. But who resides behind the rumors? What kind of man would venture to the depths of the underworld? To find out‚ one can simply visit his palace in Latium. I myself journeyed there several months ago‚ to find out if the legends spoke true. After strolling through the gorgeous halls‚ the guards escorted me to the throne room
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In that light‚ it also teaches me how to not abuse the power that is given to me. As assistant director‚ I am given the ability to kick students out of the show‚ cancel rehearsals for personal reasons‚ and pick favorites when students get out of hand. However‚ this does not constitute me to misuse the powers however I see fit. My job is to help everyone‚ so everything that I do as assistant director should be completely selfless. This
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Monday‚December of 2008‚ I woke up early about 5:00AM morning to study for final exams as I heard my bus driver repeatedly calling out my name‚ “Asmaa!! Asmaa!!” I ran down as quickly as I could from the 5th floor down until I reached a closed gate at the bottom level of our house‚ got in the bus‚ and on my way I was to take my first final. I remember having a bad feeling of going to school that day. There was a twisting gut feeling in my stomach that I could not shake. I was dropped off at school
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My personal worldview of what I believe to be true and why I believe it to be true as well as how does it apply to my day to day life are questions which I ask myself frequently. How do I express myself to others so they understand what it is that I believe‚ why I believe and how my daily decisions affect me day to day? How does God fit into my worldview‚ how is evil conquered within my world? Christmas Eve 2016 I sit waiting for my children to wake‚ this is the first time in 10 months we as a
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