I’ve never wrote in a diary nor have a planned on it, but I feel that my experience should be shared with everyone. My name is Edith Goldberg. I was born 1928 in Teschenmoschel for most of my life which is a small village near Kaiserslautern, Germany. My family were farmers that lived in a small village of about 200 people. The village had a very small Jewish community… It used to be bigger, but over time people either had left or died. From what I remember I had a normal, happy childhood with my parents and sister. I remeber my family and I would be hay-making in the summer and tobogganing in the winter. My family always stuck to the Jewish traditions. Man, Those were the goodtimes. I also remembers a time that wasn’t all that good, which…
My name is Shannon Diane Flaherty…now Holland. I was born some twenty odd years ago on November 24, along with my twin brother Mike, in Hyde Park, Massachusetts. He’s 2 ½ minutes older than me, and always makes it a point to tell me. I lived in a two family house with my family, and my neighbors were my aunt, uncle, and cousins, so I always had someone to hang out with Anyways, I have a mom, dad, four older brothers, named Danny, Rian, Darragh, and obviously, Mike. I also have one younger sister, Katie.…
Kathleen: My full name is Kathleen Caroline Muck, which, in my opinion, is a bit of a mouthful. I don’t hate my name, but I don’t really like it either. Kathleen and Caroline each seem like names for little old grandmas that fold tissues to keep in their purse for when they go out. Having a full name may seem kind of cool and professional when you get an award or sign your name, but the moment is always ruined by someone that knows me primarily as Katie snickering and saying Kathleen Caroline in a nasally voice to whoever is closest. Also, I find Kathleen particularly hard to spell when I’m struggling to write in cursive neatly for important documents. For example, if you were to look at my temps, you would see that I spelled my own name wrong. No joke. I spelled my name K-a-t-i-h-l-e-n, and to be perfectly honest, that isn’t the first time I’ve messed it up.…
My great grandma Betty lives in a small house in California. She is 96 and still healthy and happy. She inspires me because she is 96 and can still move and work because of her healthy lifestyle. My great grandma is very smart, kind, helpful, and an amazing cook. She is significant to me because she has been a part of my life for a long time. Even though she isn’t blood related she has been there for my mom since she was 2 years young. She inspires me to be a better person and to love and care for someone even if you only like them a…
Hi I’m Angela Lacy, I was born and raised in the Brainerd Lakes Area. I’ve been a part of one community my entire life. I have grown up with the same people my whole life but have had many chances to travel all around the United States and to a couple different countries, so I have experienced many other cultures and ways of life.…
I have a rather large family but my aunt Arlene is definitely my favorite relative. She’s a loud mouth 50 something year old woman whose personality is bigger then life. From her jet black shoulder length hair to her black lipliner and gold lipstick to her sweet perfume and plump physique she's definitely not hard to miss. My aunt Arlene is super outspoken and has a carefree attitude with a hint of sass which everyone enjoys about her. If you ever have a problem she's the one you would want to talk too. She's the person who will hand you the truth on a silver platter but wont crucify you for any of your faults. Although we love her for her great advice my aunt Arlene is known as a party animal and knows how to have fun and thats what I love…
Growing up, Caroline Smith always knew she had it easier than most children her age. She had two loving parents, was the top of her class, MVP of the swim team and Caroline was nothing but loved. Throughout high school, she always had many boys who viewed her as a goddess however she never felt the same way. It was at the end of summer going into her Junior year when she met a boy named Emmett Anderson. Caroline fell in love with him the moment she saw him. Emmett had nothing but good intentions towards everyone he knew. After countless amount of days of doing everything together and the school year passing, they had finally fallen in love. Caroline planned to join Emmet at the University of Oregon and move in with him. Emmett…
“I got this! I got this! Just calm down and take position. You have prepared yourself for this race all morning.” “Just take your position and breathe.” “Why is my heart pounding like this?” “Inhale and exhale.” This is normal for UWA freshman Sarah McMillion on race day. She constantly overthinks and worries about her performance. Her nerves even cause her to wake up early to prepare.…
Waah! Waah! Waah! It is 9:06 on February 8, 2004, and in Lima, Ohio, there is a newborn baby girl named, Kiersten Nicole Kemper. Also, there are two proud parents at the hospital as well. I was supposed to be born sometime in the beginning of March and not the beginning of February. Now let’s get to the fun part of my life story before it becomes too boring for you and makes you want to stop reading already.…
There is no better way to bond with other people than to see them raw, vulnerable, and pushed to their bodies absolute limit at six o’clock in the morning, “Mama Duck, good run.” The nickname stuck. At first it was a little odd, but it grew on me really quickly. Anyone that I had ever once encountered my presents understood the name. It was cute, so of course, I went with it. However, no one understood my nickname more than my little ducklings- my cross country teammates.…
The client reports she had a normal childhood up until nine years of age. She remembers a wonderful life with her father and mother. She states she remember spending good times with both her parents. When her father was living her mother did not work, and they went on vacation regularly. She said her father play with her every day after coming home from work. Mary said her father would help her with mathematics homework, and she made good grades in school. She states she had a normal happy life when her dad was alive. She reported when her dad was living she thrived in every area of life. Mary said when her daddy died her whole life changed. Her world came tumbling down. The client reported that due to a great dad she had a good…
Sitting in class, everyone is done and I haven't even got started because school is different for me. It takes more for me to understand and two times longer for me to finish. My full name is Martika Jannelyn Lane, I am 17 years old and I've lived in Hood River my whole life. Welcome to meeting me.…
Everybody wants to age successfully and live forever. But would you really want to live forever if you were not happy and felt alone? My grandmother was born on June 1st, 1920 in Detroit, Illinois. Being one of seven kids, she strived to be independent and immersed herself in music.…
All of my aunts and uncles just showed up. Nobody has said anything about Teddy, so I am thinking that he is at the other hospital with Willow (pg63). When I walk in the hallway I see Kim (pg 63).I am so happy to see Kim, but her mother came with her. Kim’s mother is very emotional, Kim says it’s just being a drama queen. Kim finally couldn’t take her mother's crying any longer, she yells at her mother to get her to stop crying. After Kim’s outburst she leaves her mother in the waiting room while she walks around the hallways. When Kim yelled at her mom, it reminded me of when i became her friend. When we were younger we hated each other, now she is my best…
My mother’s parents would always share stories with us about how their parents came to America from Italy and Germany. They would bring out old photo albums and tell us all about how different life was for them and how they held on to family cooking recipes and every Christmas we make the same dishes that their parents would make. My father’s parents would also share stories about Ireland and my grandpa would talk about what he experienced when he was in the war. Unlike the family I interviewed, I was brought up in a Christian household. Every Sunday the whole family would attend church together and then go out to eat after to talk about what we had learned. We would also pray every night before bed and were always told to give thanks throughout the day for the life we have been blessed with.…