around me‚ respect everything I have and also become the level header person I am today. My culture has built the backbone of our family and has kept us together through all odds. My mother and father keep the culture alive by speaking the official language of Amharic in the house‚ cooking traditional food and also practicing our Orthodox religion. Being Ethiopian is a huge part of who I am‚ but at one point in my life it seemed like that was the one thing I wanted no one to know about. I attended a private
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Around four months ago‚ my parents‚ sister‚ and I became U.S citizens. When I ascertained that I had become a citizen‚ I recalled a few memories from my first day in the U.S until April 2017. The event that popped out most in my memory was my first day of school in this country. I remember the time when I woke up on this chilly day of February 2012 and started to shiver as I got out of my bed. The weather of Edison was way colder than I had ever experienced in my life. I took a shower so I could
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My Life In Soccer It all started when I was at school and I was bored(I was like 5).And I saw a little group of kids playing soccer and I thought I might as well go join in with them so I went and I loved it.Then I went home and told my mom ‘I want to play soccer’.So she went and signed me up at AYSO. When I went to my first practice i was really nervous.Because I knew I wasn’t very good because I 1st started.When I was there it was really fun like I really enjoyed it.But as I played
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One day that changed my whole life. I was 25 years old when I was diagnosed with cancer. It was at a time when I was doing what I did best – dancing and I was taking a course to become a future color and style advisor. I had been working on it for almost two years‚ I grew to the level that I could easily record the dance steps and I built up the necessary condition. In fact I lived and breathed dance and style but nearing the summer of 2007‚ I was getting really fatigued and wasn’t able to attend
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Throughout my life‚ I have faced a number of crucibles but one‚ in particular‚ is more prominent than the rest. About five years ago‚ my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer‚ a traumatic experience that affected my entire family. Each member of my immediate family chose to deal with the news in different ways‚ however‚ I am the only one that elected to live in denial. Sadly‚ the only way I knew how to cope with such devastating news was to continue living my life as if nothing was happening. Denial
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ducking behind the clouds‚ as if it were hiding from something. My clothes weighing down‚ drenched with water. Fishing pole in my hand standing at the end of my friends dock. As I was walking my topwater lure back to me‚ Suddenly a bass blew up on it right infront of me. It scared me a little making me jump as I reeled the fish in. I was as excited as excited as someone stranded at sea finding civilization For I had not caught a fish yet all day. Joy bouncing around in me‚ I went to unhook the fish‚ As
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personal VABEs within my own experiences and in everyday life. The first situation that occurred where I was able to identify my personal VABEs took place a couple of weekends ago. I was at a bar with a large group of my friends celebrating our mutual friend’s 21st birthday. We were obviously drinking alcoholic beverages and a friend of mine decided he was going to attempt to drive home. My personal values of not breaking the law or even putting other’s lives in danger‚ my assumptions that driving
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as large as that of people I would see in one day back home‚ but residents smiled and said hello even though they didn’t know each other at all. In contrast‚ in my city I didn’t even know the name of my neighbors. It was the intimacy among people that relieved my stress of first coming to study abroad alone
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My Life in Canada Toronto‚ Ontario‚ Canada 49‚ Ajayi Road Oke-Ira Ogba‚ Ikeja‚ Lagos State‚ Nigeria Dear ‚ I am very happy
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I gripped the bat in my hands. I knew I needed a good hit to help my team score a run. The pitch came in; I swung with all my might. As I ran‚ rounding first base‚ I felt a pain in my lower abdomen. As I reached second base‚ the pain was so unbearable I could not stand. I was rushed to the emergency room. It was this event‚ the agony and visit to the ER that initially sparked my interest in the medical field. Upon arrival at the ER‚ I remember the nurses trying to comfort my family and me by reassuring
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