It was a rainy morning. I could hear the pouring rain go tap, tap, tap, on my driveway. My teacher’s voice was going in one ear and out the other, I was pretty distracted by t...
I was about to go on an airplane to China. I was excited to go to China again since it was a great place with tall buildings and everything, but first, I had to survive the...
In the car, I tried to settle myself down as my mom kept saying, “Swimming is good for you.” As she parked the car in the pool’s parking lot, I had butterflies in my stomach.
On a Wednesday evening, during dance summer camp, the teachers were assigned to take pictures of the students doing techniques. We took the stools from the storage room and p...
As I looked down at my blank worksheet, waiting to be filled, I heard thundering clouds and stormy skies. “Pitter-patter, drip-drop”, said the rain. It was raining cats and d...
I remember my first day of rowing very clearly, it was in July 2020. I was 11 at the time, and covid sucked. I just arrived at rowing. I recognized the pla...
On the day I went snorkeling, I remember the sun was high in the sky, making you sweat before you even got outside. I squinted against the light as I climbed out of the spe...
My aquamarine floatie struggles to keep me afloat as my arms and legs flail about. The smile on my face slowly grows as I go deeper and deeper into the vast turquoise wat...
Peering out of the dirty car window and into the harsh and blinding sun, I could feel the steady thrum of the car engine, so calming and different from the violent and ch...
Going to school in Beijing was an unforgettable, mysterious adventure. I had a lot of fun going to school there. Laughing with friends on Saturdays, sneaking candy into cla...
