Orphan Train Quotes
“…tough and weird is preferable to pathetic and vulnerable…” this came from Vivian in the novel, Orphan Train. This quote made me think of my energetic, quirky dad, Dean Dahlhauser. He is the toughest person I know and he has remained my best friend for as long as I can remember while also making a giant impact on me. My dad is so important to me because he has taught me lessons, taken me on trips I’ll never forget, and he has shown me what it is to be a strong individual. My dad has taught me lessons about different topics, but I will narrow it down to the notable ones. When I turned 4 years old my dad started teaching me how to play baseball. We would stay outside every night from the last snow to the first snow and play catch until it
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Whenever it is just the two of us our plans go awry. If it becomes a family trip, it goes exactly to plan. I know that I am supposed to have multiple examples but this one is my absolute favorite and it is so long that I am just doing the one. Once my dad and I went to the Twins game and on our way there the sky started turning black. We contemplated turning around, but instead we thought we could make it through. Within minutes the rain became coming down so hard that we could not see a foot in front of us. The windshield wipers were moving so fast that one of them ended up breaking and hanging over the side mirror. We were basically screwed without it, even though we were only driving 10 mph. We had to drive out of our way to a Ford dealership hoping that they could help us on a Saturday afternoon. They were extremely nice and fixed the wiper then sent us on our way. We arrived at the game just in time for an hour long rain delay from the storm we had just driven through. We waited it out to watch the Twins lose to the Tigers 5-2 like usual. It was a paper bag moment just like the 2016 season, but that’s what you sign up for as a Twins fan. When someone asked me for a scholarship about my best day ever, I quickly wrote about this day because it was a day with my dad I will always remember. There are no other experiences that come close to this day. My dad and I always embark on
Whenever it is just the two of us our plans go awry. If it becomes a family trip, it goes exactly to plan. I know that I am supposed to have multiple examples but this one is my absolute favorite and it is so long that I am just doing the one. Once my dad and I went to the Twins game and on our way there the sky started turning black. We contemplated turning around, but instead we thought we could make it through. Within minutes the rain became coming down so hard that we could not see a foot in front of us. The windshield wipers were moving so fast that one of them ended up breaking and hanging over the side mirror. We were basically screwed without it, even though we were only driving 10 mph. We had to drive out of our way to a Ford dealership hoping that they could help us on a Saturday afternoon. They were extremely nice and fixed the wiper then sent us on our way. We arrived at the game just in time for an hour long rain delay from the storm we had just driven through. We waited it out to watch the Twins lose to the Tigers 5-2 like usual. It was a paper bag moment just like the 2016 season, but that’s what you sign up for as a Twins fan. When someone asked me for a scholarship about my best day ever, I quickly wrote about this day because it was a day with my dad I will always remember. There are no other experiences that come close to this day. My dad and I always embark on