On July 30, 2021, the last camp for junior counselors had finished, and it was time to pack up and go home. We would stay the night in Torrance at Dave’s brother’s house. The last cleanup item was packing up the canoes and putting them onto the trailer. As we left the camp for the […]
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Coming back home from Thanksgiving break, I wanted food. So I called Joe and convinced him to take me to In-‘N’-Out. Jesse and Kaitlyn would join too. While we were waiting in the Hotchkiss lounge, we started talking about how people spell “Kaitlyn” with a C. Others would spell Kaitlyn “K-A-T-E-L-Y-N.” I, being the loving
It rains in California, just very little. California is perpetually in drought, but the winter of 2022-2023 was different. We received multiple waves of heavy rain that would last for about a week. As a result, the roads flooded. On New Year’s Eve, we went to Nonno’s house to celebrate New Year’s with the five
The night before was a long night. After getting dinner with Herbert and Hannah, I embarked on a six-hour drive to the Bay Area at 7:30 p.m. and arrived at 4:15 a.m. That meant that the next day was exhausting. I got my haircut and then took Nathan with me, at the request of Mom.
Walking to class after work on October 12, 2022, the rain poured as Mom texted me, “The hospital left a message… Nonno is being admitted.” Mom had called earlier to let me know that Nonno was weak and going to the emergency room. At first, the situation didn’t seem so bad. He was mildly dehydrated;
At my high school graduation, Mr. Padmos wrote of me that my friendliness helped me out when asking the people that I’ve met “if they’ve seen your keys, your wallet, your computer, your backpack, your clarinet, or your glasses.” What’s the point? I lose everything. I usually get my stuff back, but not always. For
I went home for the weekend. It was productive yet sad. I attended a memorial service for the wife of a mentor. The next day, I went to church at Northcreek and had lunch with Ryan and Jireh. After visiting Grandma and getting a Costco membership, it was time to go home. “I’m leaving right
