called Nduta my family fled there during a war that took place in Burundi. I personally didn’t experience the war because my mom fled when she was pregnant with me‚ she conceived me three months later. After reaching the camp I’m told that a lot of people got sick while we were there because there weren’t enough doctors to treat the people‚ due to that most people passed away. At age six I became very ill to point where I couldn’t eat‚ drink‚ or even the energy to sit up. For a minute my family thought
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late nights training in the blistering cold water while my peers sleep became a daily routine for me. Before I knew it‚ swimming became a part of me‚ it became a defining aspect of my life. However‚ I did not always know that I would continue to spend long hours at the swimming pool for the next four years of my life. When I began high school‚ I was always told to find a club or sports team to join‚ and my experience in this phase of my life would be considerably more enjoyable. I had played several
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adversity that has changed my life‚ or in which I succeeded in the face of it. I have had other struggles or problems‚ but they probably don’t compare to other people’s troubles. I am happy to be so lucky to have been born into such a good family. Money has never been a real issue‚ as I come from a pretty good home. My parents made sure I had everything I needed‚ but they were also smart about not always giving me the things I wanted. They were teaching me and my siblings a good life lesson. By making
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At the age of 13‚ shortly after the death of my grandmother‚ I experienced an existential crisis. I pondered the meaning life and at the time the inconsequentialness of our life on the pale blue dot in the vast cosmos. Life seemed pointless when the reality of death constantly loomed. From biology classes I took in high school‚ I learned about microorganisms and there found the answers I had been seeking. The parallels between my life and these organisms were astounding. Although these microorganisms
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having your face pushed into a cake doesn’t make your eyes go puffy. Unfortunately for me‚ that cake had chocolate icing‚ and it triggered an allergic reaction. After all‚ I’ve been allergic to chocolate my entire life. As a child‚ I was forced to watch as my younger brother received a large chunk of my Halloween spoils year after year‚ solely because I couldn’t eat it. I believed I was an anomaly until I met David Kim‚ who shared two major traits with me: our last names and our allergies. As I discovered
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morning of my freshman year‚ and something noteworthy arose in my mind. I don’t know how this thought appeared‚ but I took a step‚ a big‚ courageous step‚ that has changed my life forever. I had always been the girl who follows the crowd and never did anything where I felt I would be judged or made fun of‚ but this overwhelming‚ yet amazing event gave me a different perspective on who I truly was. Next thing‚ I was standing in line to sign up for the girls golf team. It was terrifying; my legs and
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they had been hours before.” (John Green). In my opinion‚ loss is one of the worst things one can face in life. It hurts. It sucks. It makes you feel as if you are the one who is dead. People tell you to prepare yourself when you know a loved one is about to die but that is simply not possible. The doctors gave my paw-paw six months to live. So for six months we knew. I think in those six months I did the opposite of prepare myself. I spent all of my spare time with him. I stayed the night at hospitals
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for a couple of months. I was on the phone with one of my friends from school when my mom called through my door for me to come out into the living room. I ignored her and kept talking for a few minutes when she called me out again. I rolled my eyes and told my friend I would call her right back. I walked into the living room and it seemed odd to me that both my sisters and dad were all out there too. I watched my mom take a deep breath with my dad by her side. As she began to speak her voice shook
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I could not read at all‚ it did not really bother me until the class got assigned reading levels. I was put into the lowest level while most of my friends got put into different groups and were allowed to read different books then me. Not long after I was put into the lowest level‚ a lady came to my classroom and took me to another room to test
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dollars. One night me and my family went gambling‚ I really at the time didn’t know much about poker but they introduced me to it that night which changed my life. That night off of 100 dollars i turned it into 18‚000 dollars and that’s what set my miniature career off. After about a year of gambling the adrenaline slowly dissipated away. I was
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