A Magical World The cover is shredded from over a decade of use. The plastic is disintegrating and the binding fails to hold. Yet, under the worn cover are hundreds of pages containing fluorescent oranges and yellows from a collection of Calvin and Hobbes comic strips. The premise of the comics is simple, a six-year-old boy named Calvin and his best friend Hobbes (an anthropomorphic tiger) explore the world around them. When I discovered the comics at age eight, my...

"Who are you going to school for? Me and mom, or you?" This question presented by my father proved to be more thought-provoking than the typical dinner table discourse of, "How was your day?" With no answer in mind, I pondered how I could possibly respond to this inquiry. Why would my dad even worry about this? My mother and father were from Vietnam. During the 1980's, they ventured half a world away to the United States for the cliche...

As technology progresses with leaps and bounds every passing year, general understanding of how these complex systems work does not follow the same pattern. Instead, most people living in our increasingly complex society of electronic systems find solace in ignorance of the inner workings of technology. But as a child, I could not sit well with not knowing. Could I acknowledge such wonders as the CD player and internet as magic? Of course. But, that would be accepting that I...

When tourists choose Mexico as their destination, they tend to stay within the comfortable confines of various luxury resorts. However, my family and I had different plans during July, 2014. During this adventure, I traversed Yucatán and Quintana Roo, two Mexican states not unlike the rest in the country. Though I was only an average tourist, I learned about the warmth and value of average people in a foreign land. On the bus, men would tell me about the history...

Beginning Junior Year, I was appointed team captain of my high school track and field team. With this position came an immense amount of responsibility I was not accustomed to despite my years of athletic experience. For seventeen years, I looked up to coaches and did nothing but learn from their lessons. But, things were different as a captain. In the past, I was simply a friend to my teammates. Now, I would be a mentor to those teammates in...

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