There’s 104 days of summer vacation, and I’ve spent every summer watching Phineas and Ferb—and then rewatching them all again. If there was ever a blueprint for imagination without limits, this show...

  “Again” my teacher said for the fifth time in a row.   “You have to play it louder.”   I pressed the keys once more, praying the melody would sound right this...

“Wow, your hands look like chicken feet." Can you believe that I actually heard that come out of my friend’s mouth? I was completely caught off guard. Though, I will admit at the time this comment...

Ever since I was young I’ve had a disdain for my name because nobody around me could understand it. Throughout my life I’d had to deal with the question that came attached with it: “What does it...

A 15-minute car ride used to feel like forever.  I had all the time in the world to talk to my grandma, catching her up on the bits and pieces of drama from elementary school. I’d gaze out the window,...

 I was the best. As my cleats glided down the field, the blades of grass whipped my fat, chunky legs, and the sun blazed down on my head, I did what I did best: scored goals. By the age of 7, I was...

I can’t remember the exact day the dining room table was transformed into a ping pong table, but what I can tell you is everything changed because of it. The eternal competition between my brothers and...

The engine rumbles beneath me, syncing with my breath as I peer out the window. Looking out, I take in the warm sunset over grassy fields before an eight hour trip will transform it into a slippery blanket...

Playing defense in soccer makes you  a crucial player, yet your contribution in the team is mostly overlooked. Most often, it is  the strikers and midfielders who bask in the spotlight. When you make...

I was a very small child. Friends in my grade school classes would often laugh about it, the fact I was short enough to be their kid brother, and they’d call me names like “little guy” or “small...

All my life, I have been completely uninterested in sports. While all my friends flourished in youth leagues and charged soccer balls head first in gym class, I sat out. If you had asked me why I shied...

First days of school. Dance competitions. Major surgery. Very different situations, but they all have something in common: they all come with unknown outcomes that can cause stress in one’s life. Anyone...