My Mom and my brother and my daughter all have this make-it-look-easy ability to draw. They can imagine things and sketch them. t’s really cool. And when they’re done, people know what it is. That’s not my gift. As an ESL teacher, I often draw on the board to explain ideas to students, but I never see improvement from… Read More
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ESTABLISHING MY STEPS
In the summer of 2015, I decided to tear out the carpeting on my staircase. I checked out Do It Yourself videos on youtube and figured I could handle the task on my own. I got straight to work, anxiously aware that projects like these can’t get fully accomplished unless I start and finish them… Read More
APART FROM ME, YOU CAN DO NOTHING
When I was little, I longed to be a musician. I remember Mr. Williams, my elementary music teacher, coming in for our music time, playing instruments and singing. I was enchanted and mesmerized. I wanted to make music for myself, but I didn’t have instruments at home. My grandmother lived next door to me, and… Read More