become rich doing this‚ but it’s what I love‚” she said. She refers to a woman who essentially changed my life‚ Corinna Sowers-Adler. A mentor‚ a teacher‚ a director‚ and a friend who I’ve only come to know for a little less than a year now. This refers to the wonderful world I hope to be immersed in for the rest of my life‚ theatre. Corinna and I were conversing on our way to Starbucks with the rest of my new theatre family‚ Gaslamp Academy of Performing Arts‚ a program I had just enrolled in for
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idea of failure. Throughout our live‚ these battles are fought‚ taking not only mental strength‚ but physical as well. Some of these battles are chosen‚ while the rest flank from behind. With this in mind‚ a story of victory must be told‚ on behalf of my Aunt‚ Joenell. Her battle took place in April‚ of 2009‚ she went to the Suttee Delta hospital‚ in Antioch California for a doctor’s visit‚ for fear that something was wrong‚ during this visit she informed her doctor that she felt a not on her left breast
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When I turned 8 years old‚ my parents told me and my sister that we could a hamster for a present. We were so excited we promised them to take a full care of her. We didn’t think seriously about all the work we had to do. We were just thrilled about our new family member. The next day‚ we began doing some research. First‚ we went through all kinds of hamsters and their characteristics so that we could pick the best one. We came up with the tiniest‚ cutest little hamster. Back then‚ we didn’t know
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How My Life is Unmanageable With time‚ my life became unmanageable and chaotic. I tried so hard to pretend I had it under control. It begun about 4 years ago I was in a pretty bad car accident‚ and was hit on my side I was the passenger. I went to see one of the Doctors I worked with‚ to get my back checked out. That was probably one of the biggest mistakes of my life. He first started prescribing me Vicodin I think I used it for about a month but it wasn’t taking care of the pain and I wasn’t getting
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In the spring of 1943‚ the two would be united as one. Life in this time period was simplistic just like Katie had dreamed of her wedding being. Katie had dreamed of her wedding from the time she was a young girl and the reality was it was time to put those dreams into action. She scrambled through old magazines and newspapers to find the perfect venue‚ the most exquisite flowers‚ and the delicacies of a desert. Katie knew from the moment she became engaged that she would wear her mother’s old wedding
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As a graduate student in economics‚ it is much easier to have a conversation with you‚ rather than tell you my life story. Kirkuk‚ a city of 1 million people‚ is where I saw the world for my first time. It is a city rich in oil in Kurdistan-Iraq‚ also called the “black gold city.” Those are all nice facts but it still is not the best place to spend your entire life‚ there is plenty of corruption‚ political and security issues‚ etc. Because of this‚ I dreamed of coming to the United States
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This town I found myself in right now was unique. For some reason‚ it felt different from all the rest. Sure‚ it was breathtaking‚ but that was not what was bringing on this feeling. I tried to observe my surroundings carefully for this loose thread. The red cobblestone was lowly lit in the warm glow of the Christmas lights that hung everywhere. Explosions of red and green and blue and yellow filtered everything in sight like 3D glasses. Tinsel and garland wound around the support columns of
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watched my mom run herself ragged to try and support us. She was finishing her college degree‚ while working two jobs and raising me. My parents had just gotten divorced and I was scared and sad and didn’t understand what was happening. My mom and I were incredibly tight on money‚ and things were terrifying. I was a ten year old worrying about my next meal. As girls wore hoodies that read “Hollister” and “Aeropostale‚” I was wearing mix-matched outfits we had found at goodwill. While my friends
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told my mother and I about a surgery that could practically change my whole life. He had said that if I didn’t go through with with this surgery that in the future I could end up being paralyzed. Of course my mom pushed me to do this surgery‚ as all parents do. My eleven year old mind went everywhere thinking of every scenario I could think of. As soon as I got home I did what I usually did read than played some Wii sports resort‚ which may I say I’m pretty good at‚ and lastly playing my flute
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a sheltered lifestyle‚ not worrying about were my next meal would arrive from‚ or whether if I was going to live throughout the night was never on my mind until I learned from the experiences of the people throughout my missionary trip in India. It was an unforgettable experience that altered my life‚ and left a lasting impression on me. I had volunteered at a psychiatric housing home which housed over hundred plus people who were all mental ill. My missionary group and I had spent a month living
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