Personal Narrative-Lan

When I was growing up, whenever I brought friends home, I would warn them about my mom’s singing. “She sings opera, so don’t be scared if you hear her when we go in”, I’d tell them. My mom majored in biology, but her real passion was opera. She would sing even louder when she saw my friends, her voice echoing around the house as I stood there, embarrassed. My dad also majored in biology, and eventually received PhD in natural resource management. However, he decided to work in the telecommunications industry, creating his own company. His fondness for technology resulted in the middle names for my sister and I: Lan (local area network) for me, and Wan (wireless area network) for my sister.

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