2015-06-01
“Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are” – Cheryl Lacey Donovan I believe that I am one of the luckiest people in the world because my best friend and role model happen to be the same person, my mom. We have the kind of relationship where I easily admit...
Read More2015-05-27
In the past, confidence used to be quite a conundrum to me. It was something that I couldnever quite grasp, and often, I found myself pondering this supposedly wonderful quality.Was it an inheritable, like how some people have their mother’s blue eyes or their dad’scrooked teeth? Was it a quality that was honed, and if...
Read More2015-05-27
Home, to me, is familiarity. It’s the ability to shut your eyes and imagine a place, so clearly as if you can reach out and touch that fleeting memory. To me, home was 11 Ladbrook Grove, the place that I had established my roots and routines, the place where my family was. It was my...
Read More2015-05-27
Like many things in my life, I look back on the ritual family outings I had with the Sinche-Cuasquer family with a small smile on my lips and the realization that, at the time, I didn’t fully see the importance of those moments. Then, they were just a fun way to see different parts of...
Read More2015-03-20
Although it’s been over two months since I’ve arrived to my Ecuadorian home, I can still vividly remember my first week here. The first day or so, I was awe-struck by everything. Yet, as the week stretched on, my enchantment began to simmer. Communicating was impossible, and I felt as if I hadn’t made any...
Read More
2014-10-17
As someone who loves to learn, I have always felt at home in a classroom. Of course, home had its ups and downs. At times, I was comfortable, finishing tests with ease and receiving high grades on papers. Other times, I was challenged. Sometimes it came in the form of a new concept or perspective,...
Read More