My Heritage
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Trip of A Life Time“Howzit! Welcome to Sud Africa!” That was the first thing I heard stepping off the 18 hour flight from Washington D.C. It was all so new and exciting, different smells, a new language, a completely new atmosphere, pretty much a new everything. This was only my... Category: Heritage |
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The Next Trip to EnglandIn 2010, my mom, sister, and I traveled to England for a week. My grandma came to America from London when she was 17 years old, and all of her family still remains in London. We try to make it back to London and the Isle of Wight every few years to... Category: Heritage |
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Finding My Peace in a War-ZoneI am an immigrant in my own country. Although born in the United States, I did not speak a word of English until age five. This greatly upset my American grandmother who could not even speak to her first grandson. My parents, however, wanted me to be truly... Category: Heritage |
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Walking through the Sacred ValleyCategory: Heritage |
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Lessons In MononucleosisThere are only a few places where one can wake up at 2 am to watch the Super Bowl. Israel is one of them. Unfortunately, an exciting semester abroad there became an uneventful "sick-mester" in bed. By halftime of Super Bowl XLIV, as tension rose between the Colts and... Category: Heritage |
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Don't Cry For Me, Caribbean.As I grew up, all I knew was riding my golf cart to the beach with my friends, running around aimlessly in the golf courses we were not supposed to be in, and driving into town with my family just to hear the sound of the native Dominicans making music and food that enriched the cultural... Category: Heritage |
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How to learn to helpWhat does it mean to achieve if there is no one to share it with? What does it mean if I make a six figure salary and it’s all for myself? I have learned from a young age the impact that unselfish motivation can have on your character and your success in life. One thing I have... Category: Heritage |
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Spiritual, Historical, Fun: Surprise!Dayton to Chicago, Chicago and back. Dayton to Chicago, Chicago to Hong Kong, Hong Kong to Bombay. In a span of 54 hours, I travelled around over half the world on several United Airlines aicrafts. Going to India is always an amazing journey through spirituality, history,... Category: Heritage |
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I Feel CompleteGrowing up, I had always felt an emptiness deep down in my heart, a constant feeling that something was missing and I never knew what it was. I had always dreamed of the place I call home, a place not only where I am a citizen, but also a... Category: Heritage |
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Cajun Isn't Just a SeasoningDuring the summer of 2009, my family and I embarked on a memorable trip to Texas. My mom lived there until 1978, when my grandparents decided to relocate their family of four to South Carolina. My mom had many family members who still lived there, and it had been a while since the Carolina-born... Category: Heritage |
