Coco Lee

Beach Bums Our designated driver is on the floor. With a mouthful of sharp beach sand in his mouth, he stays down and screams “Darn!” Disoriented and dehydrated I look to the top and I see my partners in crime, yelling at the top of their lungs from the roof of sun beaten lifeguard tower, “Throw some beer in his mouth!” With smile football stadiums wide I look down at my bare skin. Covered only by boxers, soaked by the oceans bitter cold waters, there I was; tears running down my cheeks freezing

What do you think about in your daily life? Do you think about how lucky you are to have a family who loves and cares for you? Maybe you think about how you are well off and have everything under control with no uncertainty. Or you could be blind sided form those thoughts and could have other reflections like how nothing is ever working out for you or how you always have bad fortune. And you never really think about how life could be worse because you are so focused on wanting just one positive thing

The Most Influential Person in My life, My Nanny As children grow, they always look up to someone special in their life- someone that they can trust and is always there for them. This person is someone that they admire and hope to be like someday. The person that I’ve described best fits my Nanny. She knows all the right things and is there whenever I need her. My Nanny is one of the most important people in my life and I’m so esthetic that I have her. It took me ten years when I was finally old

Homecoming The first time I went back home after coming to college was a rollercoaster of emotions. After arriving home I was embraced with open arms by my mom and dad. This was the first time I had seen them since being dropped off at college and I suddenly realized how much I missed them. I called every so often but being in my own home being able to talk and with them was something I hadn’t ever experienced. All of my worries about homework and future exams were gone and I got to enjoy the company

As a child, I had always been the outcast. I often found myself hiding in the bathroom during recess to avoid the embarrassment when kids wouldn’t let me play with them. During lunch I ate at a table with a group of kids who, with me, were rejected by the others. No one wanted me in their cliques. My peers would make fun of me because I had a speech impediment or because I looked a lot chunkier than the average fourth grader. Everyone avoided talking to me, unless they wanted to make fun of me

What is some things most people live life without enjoying? Most of the time, it is the small things in life. Many people go through life focusing on a big grand picture but fail to enjoy the little moments in life that make them happy for just a second or will amuse them for awhile. In my opinion if you live life worrying about what people think about you, or changing your lifestyle to fit in then you are not really enjoying life. I know this to be true because when I first moved to Heath, I was

An Unforgettable Grandma Some people have grandparents, and others don’t. I am so incredibly blessed to have a grandma that is so caring in my life. Unfortunately, I don’t get to see this loving person very often. She lives in Canada alongside the rest of my family. When I lived in Michigan my parents, brother, and I owned a trailer in Canada that we would go to all the time. In 2012, we moved to Ohio, so we had to sell the trailer. My grandma comes to visit us around three times a year, and we

It’s a cold winter day, snow is falling and everyone is trapped at home from school and work. It is a very rare occasion for all of my family to be home at once, we cherished the snow days where we were all forced to be at home, together. We all sleep in as late as we can and wake up to the smell of sweet cinnamon pancakes, my mom loved to make all of us feel special on the days that we got to spend together as a whole. My dad is brewing a pot of french vanilla coffee, as he is still half asleep

As a kid, I was always extremely talkative. So talkative that teachers would get on to me. Teachers would say so many different things to me, but I never let it bother me. The most common thing they would say would be like,”Kate, quit talking and go move to a different seat.” Usually, I would respond back with,”Okay” in an annoyed tone, because all I wanted to do was talk. I would still find a way to talk to someone else, but after a while, I would hear my teacher say my name again. “Kate this is

of work, you come home, and the hours are whisked away by the devices you purchased and the ever increasing need for constant entertainment. You want to use what you bought, so that you are not wasting money, but in using the things that you buy, you spend your waking hours engrossed in them. When was the last time you visited a family member for no special reason? When was the last time you went to the river and went fishing? When was the last time you spoke with your neighbor? Do you even know