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I descend knee deep into chilly refreshing water. Feet sink into wet rocky sand. Water splashes droplets fall lightly on my face. I walk deeper. A tide so low you could walk for miles still keeping your head above. I wave my cousin on urging her to descend deeper into the salty waters. Water rises […]

The phone rings. It is 3 am. “Hello?” I can hear the dead silence; the house is does not move. It feels like years before I hear my mom say “What?” The next morning there is luggage at our front door. The plane ride feels empty. We are there The white walls surround us. The […]

For a little taste of warmer weather: 1. Dragon Fruit or otherwise known as pitaya is a fruit indigenous from the Americas tasting almost like a kiwi. 2. Coconuts are from the family of arecaceae! It is the only species of genus Cocos. Coconuts contain a very sweet interesting taste. 3. The Arkansas black apple […]

Sweat Rolling down your face Heart Beating faster than lightning Heat Surrounded my warmness all around Dizzy The room spins in circles around you Fall You are falling from the sky Reach For the control Take a Breath

The windows are down and the wind breezes by my face. The street is crowded by houses that lie on top of one another. I see rippling lights, flickering to a rhythm that is not heard. The sky is pitch black with small sparkles hardly seen. I walk on the lumpy sidewalks with gum stains […]

Hello, salve (latin), guten tag (german) , こんにちは (japanese) , שלום (hebrew), hola (spanish) . Languages are such a big part of this world – they can transform you. Languages can help if you want a job: you can get more job offers if you fluent a second language. Some languages can also help your […]

1.. Did you know that groundhogs are rodents? I didn’t! Groundhogs are rodents because of their continually growing teeth. Thats right! Groundhogs have buckteeth! 2..Groundhogs=Woodchucks! Did you know that!? Many people have this misconception that groundhogs and woodchucks are two different animals entirely! 3. Groundhogs have a special diet! Groundhogs gorge themselves with food all […]

This is so cool! I thought. I examined it like a doctor does an x-ray. Michael is so lucky he found this. My then five-year-old brother had found a rhinestone on the floor of the dusty garage, right near the parked mini-van. It was shiny like a real diamond, and there it was in my […]

1. Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States 2. Abraham Lincoln had a son named Robert 3. Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865 4. Mary Todd Lincoln married Abraham Lincoln 5. Lincoln was a lawyer 6. Abe Lincoln was a licensed bartender 7. Lincoln’s assassin was a famous actor 8. Abraham Lincoln […]

  Sleep… Going to bed works! You may hate going to bed early, but you should know that a good night’s rest is all you need to help your body fight (and win against) germs! Wash your hands… We have all heard it. “Remember to always wash your hands!”, but we should really listen to […]