Senior Memoirs bring bittersweet feelings

The past week and a half we have been working on our senior memoirs in class. It is such a bittersweet feeling reminiscing on all the things I have experienced and all the memories I have made throughout high school. One of the options I picked to include was the Where I'm From  poem because it also allowed me to include childhood memories as well.

Where I’m From

I am from Barney, from Disney movies, and that little brown dog.

I am from that two story house in the corner with a million and two eucalyptus and pine trees in the yard.

I am from the garden of lilies and jasmine plants and the field of ice flowers like a purple ocean

that can be seen from blocks away.

I am from sweet bread in the morning and long legs,

from Gabby and Mando and Chavira but mostly Cortez all together.

I am from the good night kisses, the I love you’s and from being his big “Little-Little”.

From always being tough and strong and the “I call this and I call that!”

I am from never giving up,

from putting all effort in any project

no matter how big or small.

I’m from my ancestors of Mexico and Chino Hills,

from a big family,

and from Grandma’s sopíta that is to die for.

From those memory making Las Vegas trips,

the week long birthday celebrations

and the daily flip flop wearing tans.

I am from the awkward smiles

and of course the funny looking squinty eye in pictures.

-Amanda :)