June 11th, 2023. Saigon, Vietnam. Day 2 of the Southeast Asian Expedition. The taxi was arriving. The sun began to set (although we couldn’t see it since it was a cloudy day) as we drove through the busy streets of Saigon. There were so many people outside riding on motorbikes that I wouldn’t be surprised […]
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The oldest child of Felix Anderson is Cameron Anderson, born in 1935, right at the time of the Great Depression. He’s the only one of the four who I’ve never met because he died long before I was born. From what Malcolm told me, he spent most of his childhood hanging out with friends on
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¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás? Mi escuela tiene una clase de español. I took this class for the first trimester of high school, and now that the trimester is over, I decided to do an overall review of all of the courses I take, describing the material and activities of the course before giving an overall conclusion
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One of the best months of my life happened this June, the summer before I started that 4-year-long hell called “High School”. The story started the day after my promotion at middle school. It was late afternoon, and I was all ready for the trip. We were headed to Vietnam for a whole month with
So if you haven’t caught on yet, Malcolm Anderson is my grandfather on my dad’s side. He’s the one who carries the Scottish blood in my family and has passed it on to my dad, and then onto me. During my video conference with him a few weeks before he died, I asked him a
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10/7/2023 – The Homecoming Dance I’ve never actually been to a school dance. My middle school didn’t have anything like this. Well, they probably did, but I was either too distracted with something else or just didn’t care enough to attend. High school was different, though. The homecoming was a big deal and from all
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Chapter Two – Digging up the roots 10/22/2023 A few days after I first found the photo book, my mom eventually called us into her bedroom to decide what we were going to do with the mess. I guess she just couldn’t stand to see her room filled with books that most of us never
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Chapter One – The Photo Book I suppose I should start by introducing myself: I’m Marilag Anderson or Mary. I live in Los Angeles, California with my mom, my dad, my older brother Jason and my younger sister Ava. Oh, and did I mention I’m Korean-Italian-Mexican-Vietnamese-Scottish-Japanese? You likely didn’t catch all of that at
9/10/23 I love writing. Okay, it’s more complicated than just three words, but it’s a quick way to start. I’ve enjoyed writing for years, and that passion is still alive as I’m starting my Freshman Year in high school. The first time I was really into writing (As far as I can remember)