Category Archives: Narrative

Narrative, Speec, Writing

My Speech

Good morning honored guests, parents, Daly staff and of course 5th grade Class of 2013-2014.

Some people say leaving elementary isn’t a big of a deal. For me it is, why? Because, everything started here.  Although we first learn basic things at home with our parents and family, but it’s in school, where we learn the formal education. It is here where we first learn how to read and write, learn numbers, and meet new people.

When I started kindergarten in Sacred Heart of Jesus Montessori School I was so happy that I can finally start going to school, because I always get jealous of my 2 older sisters.  In 3rd grade my parents moved me to XUGS or Xavier University Grade School, where it is so advanced that I was so lucky to have a tutor help me with my lessons every day after school.

After I finished 3rd and 4th grade in the Philippines me, my sisters and my grandma, moved to America met our parents. We had been apart for 7 years. My sisters, and I finished the 2012-2013 school year in Boston, and it was so different that the school in our home town because we  usually have books, arm chairs and we usually bring huge roller bags so it was a huge change for us. Before 5th grade we decided to move to Maryland, and there it was I started 5th grade, with no help, just me trying to listen to the teacher and meet new people at the same time.

My 5th grade was amazing, especially if you have the funniest, weirdest, camera lover teacher which is Mr. Fitz. Every day I learned interesting stuff from him. The other day he told everybody in his class that tomorrow we can do the shaving cream stuff in our desk, and he saw a confused face from me and told me that shaving cream has an alcohol that actually cleans our desk so it was a fun way because we can play with it.  Also every time I wear a Norway flag vest, or a UK sweater, or a Boston sweat shirt, Mr. Fitz usually calls me a Norwegian, British, Bostonian and a Filipino girl, where it reminds me of him,  so I am so lucky to be in his class and having the funniest, best memories that I will always remember.

So I’m here leaving elementary, hoping to spend my middle school years in Boston Latin School or BLS, graduate high school, and study Mathematics, design, physics, and technology in college. Also I could participate at engineering style competitions with teams, such as model bridge building contest to be a Civil Engineer, but that’s still in the future.

So in a couple of months, we are going to be in middle school, I know we are all nervous and excited at the same time, but this is something we all need to remember, because we all know that this will be the next chapter of our life. Thank you everyone and have a great summer!

Adventure Stories, Narrative, Writing

For Good

My sisters and I, are having a vacation with our parents and then we needed to go back in the Philippines.

After 10 months of waiting, March 24, 2013 was our 2nd visit to our parents and  now it’s for good, that’s why we are so excited because it’s our first time to experience winter for we don’t have it in the Philippines, what we have their are only rainy and hot season.

After that we arrived to Boston, the streets are covered with snow, and then my oldest sister Angelica put on some gloves  got some snow and throw it to us and that time we are having snow ball fighting at night which was cool.  Our  hands and feet were freezing but still enjoying the snow.

After a couple of days our parents enrolled us at Boston Public School, during our first day of school we are not actually excited or happy because we already finished school back home in the Philippines, and when we all got home we are so happy and shocked because everything is different from the Philippines, at first we are  having a hard time catching up because we entered school 3 months before schools here ends, but our teachers  are doing there best to help us understand our lessons.  Later, we all understood our lessons.

After a few weeks our parents decided to move to Maryland and stay here for good, at first time we disagree because it’s hard to move to another school but we understand and agree to move, so we travel about 10 hours in a car it was so tiresome, and when we arrived Maryland, my sisters and I was so shocked about the roads,  streets, and parks that is so huge because in Boston the road is so tight and small, and  so crowded yet  is also a beautiful place.

After a few weeks our mom enrolled us to Montgomery Public Schools, and luckily all of us were accepted and found our new schools and noticed that the buildings are so big.  Our mom prepared all our things for the next school year.

After a few weeks here in Maryland, our family started to go around the city to know the places and here we can say that we learned to love and would stay here in Maryland for good.

 

 

Adventure Stories, Narrative, Writing

Summer Getaway In Manila

Sometime in March 2011, was the most exciting summer we all have ever experienced.   And why?Because my sisters, cousins and our grandma( we are a total of 12 people) went to see Manila.  It is a big city with lots of tall buildings, amusements parks and huge shopping malls compared to our city in Mindanao which is called Cagayan de Oro City.

Being away from our home is a bit sad but at the same time also exciting because we went to different locations where everything is all new to us.  We went to Subic Bay used to be US Naval Base where we saw dolphins shows.

We stayed in Manila for five days and afterwards we travelled two hours just to go to the place of one of our relatives, the name of the place is called  Bataan.   Their place is so beautiful and peaceful.  We stayed in one of the resort where we enjoyed swimming from day until night with lots of eating Filipino foods such as lechon or roast pig, pansit or noodles, grill fish and pork and of course lots and lots of rice.

After that we went to Enchanted Kingdom where there’s a lot of rides we ride a bunch of them and another called Star city which there’s a lots of rides they are indoor and outdoor roller coasters so the place was huge and some magic and a performance swallowing a fire and a sword put inside a mouth which is scary but the people we’re professional so no worries

When we came back to Manila and get ourselves ready for our trip back to our place in Cagayan de Oro City, our flight got cancelled because of bad weather.  We are all worried because we have no place to stay except in the airport.  But still we are so happy because we are all safe there.

The following day was a good day that our flight is on time and we all back home safely.

Adventure Stories, Narrative, Writing

Being One Again

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A family is supposed to be together but this family is different because this is based on a true story

Angelica, Hannan and I, 3 was left by our  parents when Angelica was 7, Hannan was 6, and when I was 2.  We have been separated for 7 years.Our parents, went to abroad and worked as housekeeper for the same family for the last 7 years.

All those years we only talked and see our parents through Skype.  Our parents never miss a day without talking to us.  My mother never missed to ask about our studies, homework and almost everything.  Even though our parents are so far away from us they tried their best to have time with each other even if it is only on Skype.   We feel their presence even they are away because we always have to talk to them.

We wanted to be together, so our parents sent us for interview. So, we have been praying and praying so hard and God is so good that he heard our prayers and we were given a visa.  Last May 2012 was our first time to see them both in person.

We traveled together with our grandmother for 23 hours by plane.  It was the longest travel we ever had.

Our grandma told us that was a long flight but Angelica told us this is it the day we’ll be meeting our parents, so we walk through the exit and the 3 of us smile to our parents when the door was open our parents we’re running to us crying and after that we go outside from the airport and take our very first family picture after 7 years.  It was the most memorable time in our lives.

New York was our entry and we were so excited to see the busy streets and lots of people around.   From there we drove straight all the way to Boston.   When we arrived in Boston we ate our dinner, a never ending talking with our parents and afterwards we  slept for we are so tired.  We woke in the morning so happy and all of us cannot stop believing that we are in already in the U.S.A with our parents.

And our parents friends and our families back home who knew about it,  they too are all so happy for us.

And that was the time that we will never ever forget the day that we were together as one again.

Thank you for reading my story. 🙂