Category Archives: Family
Nathans Big Day
Nathan turned 18 yesterday. Most likely my parents will kick him out of the house with a pair of clean underwear and a guitar…. Since we have a lot of relatives that live close by, everybody came to celebrate his … Continue reading
Confessions of a Third Culture Kid
“Mom, could I get two 5 dollar bills for this $10? Oh wait, do they even have $5 bills?” “Whats that sound dad?”, “That’s the ice cream truck.”, “Seriously? I thought those were only in the movies!” “Uncle Brad, how … Continue reading
An uncanny mystery of disease…
“Ugg, what are these bumps on my arm?” I slept solely on my left side, so immediately the assumption walked through my brain that somehow the blood had cluttered together and got stuck. A parallel section on the back of … Continue reading
Learning and Loving
My family used to sit down and munch through books. Feeling like an envious outsider, I would watch every one else licking their lips with the delight of language as they gulped down sentences. “How come everybody else can read … Continue reading
My big Dad
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR DAAAAAAD HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! You were three days late of a tax reduction. A man already grown in Marcias womb. Once, a person stopped your to-be mother on … Continue reading
Halloween and a broken nose
Wind whistled through my shirt, making it flap against my skin. The exhilaration of the ground coming up at me made my heart beat faster. I panted and took in the air charging at my mouth. Standing on Grandmas swing, … Continue reading
Writing about writing and reading
Grinning, I rushed into the kitchen waving a messy paper. The writing on it could hardly be recognized. Squiggles and blotches covered the whole page. I proudly set it on the table, and called everyone to come and look. My … Continue reading
Nathan Juggles
We found this video hiding on our computer from last year. We don’t know why it was hiding. There’s nothing to be ashamed about… but we will let the viewer decide. Also, Nathan would like to add: “I hope you … Continue reading