I grew up in what was, and still is, commonly referred to as “the boonies.” My family and I lived in a small farming community on five acres of land. Now, for someone like my husband,... Read more >>

The thing that makes me smile the most is when I see children of all races and creeds joyfully playing together. A couple of days ago, the thing that made my heart smile the most was when I went to... Read more >>

When I was eleven years old, we moved to Webster, N.Y., a suburb of Rochester. I was to be in the sixth grade that fall. The primary school, junior high school, and high school were all in one huge... Read more >>

We went to the same elementary school, and only on the weekends and during the summer could we hang out. After few years we were in our pre-teens, and I started to feel these unexplainable feelings,... Read more >>

Each of us has a different story with our friends. Friends also are the basis for our lifestyle. Living in the cities requires us to have a financial status to fit in with others’ worlds.... Read more >>

Once upon a time there was a girl I knew, brown hair, blue eyes. When she smiled, I smiled. When she cried, I cried. Every single thing that happened to me that mattered, in some way had to do with... Read more >>

Okay, so I don’t type all proper, sorry. When I was four years old, a new family moved in next door to our little town house, where my mother, my father, my brother, and I lived. The family... Read more >>