Take a Life to Save One

I choose to write about this article because it fascinates me that Western countries are finally showing affection and gratitude towards the Middle East. Britain’s Prince Harry realized that he did some dreadful festivities and wants to give back and try to justify the actions he made. He also implies that ever since he came into power, it changed him. Now that he calls all the shots he feels like he should take some responsibility for their actions. I am proud that after all these years of every country bring selfish, they are finally seeing the light. He states "It takes a life to save one." Prince Harry is currently on an Afghan mission to save lives.

Orphans

Got to say despite everything that has happened in the past while, seeing these orphans every couple of days really makes my week. I've learned so much from these children and never in my life have I been so grateful for everything as much as I am now. Thank God for bringing these precious kids into my life. Hopefully one day I can smile in the face of adversity like these children. I wish I could adopt them all and give them every reward they deserve for their courage.

Daddy

I miss you. You know who you are. You are the person who stood beside when I was happy, when I was sad, when I was hurt. You are the person I called when I felt afraid or alone. You are the person I abandoned my pride for, the person I apologized to when I made a mistake. You are the person who remains oblivious and blind - the person who knows but really doesn’t know, how much I need you, want you, appreciate you. You provide so much for me, and I cannot begin to thank you enough. You are the person who knows me, even to this day, distance and days aside. 

And yet you are gone.

I love you daddy

buh-bye 2012.

to be honest, i don’t know where to begin. 2012 has been conceivably the toughest year of my life. from being kidnapped from my place of residence and moving 5,000 miles away from home to a foreign place without family nor friends, attending a boarding school unwilling, traveling to Mogadishu where my dad was raised and encountering upon hundreds of family members i have never met, 2012 will always be remembered to me as the year of changes. I’ve met some of the best people, and worst that i will never sincerely never forget. i’ve met drug dealers, orphans, presidents, tribe leaders, and sorrowfully some of my own family members that i never knew existed. i went to court. i went to jail. i went to funerals.i went to small villages that people have only a piece of stale bread to eat and are frightened to sleep panicking if they will see the next day.  i went to weddings. i went to graduations. i’ve been to my mother’s homeland. i’ve been to my father’s homeland. i’ve done things i’m proud of and things that are shameful. i’ve been abandoned. i’ve been hurt. i’ve been loved. i know people that have passed away (God forgive them and may they R.I.P) and beautiful babies that were born. I have learned so many things from 2012. things happened to me, that i never in my entire life thought, let alone happen to me. I will not look back on the decisions i made. I will not let those things ruin my 2013. I want to make this year better for me, my family, and friends. i want to graduate my sophomore year with at least at 3.8 and most importantly, stay out of trouble.