I used to think that my stutter would limit me, but now I see that it is all a matter of perspective and choosing not to worry...

Growing up, we never thought we lacked anything because everyone in the village seemed to have exactly what your family had. If you ate...

I was the sixth born in a family of nine siblings. Though I was meek, being my mother’s last born offered me the protection I needed...

My childhood was spent in the small city of Manizales, Colombia. As the youngest in the family, my parents were quite overprotective...

While working on the farm as a young boy, I had time to daydream. As I milked cows and plucked chickens, I played the “what-if” game with...

During this time in the United States, children were free to play outside without much danger. It was a simpler yet happier time, a time...

In my home country of Kenya, it is not common for people to have dogs as pets. They are often used for protection or as working dogs...

You might look at my life and ask, “How many times do you have to fail?” I ask, “How many times do I have to try...

We plant seeds very early in our lives, hoping they will blossom quickly, much like that of honeysuckle. But not every plant is a vine...

All the dreams he shared with me, paying my tuition fee and giving me hope in life, were gone. My future became bleak...

I was the youngest of the three children in a middle-class family. It was a loving and cheerful setting. Adding to the happiness was that...

Is the American Dream dead? It seems such a cliché sometimes to even talk about it. Many have a cynical outlook on it. Maybe it depends...

My family is everything to me. I don’t know how to describe our relationship as anything other than that. My whole life, they have always...

I grew up as a child of the world. Nowhere was home because for nearly my entire childhood, everywhere was home. My parents’ work kept...