One day, when I grow up…

Day 25 of Calliope’s blogosphere summer camp was: What did you want to be when you grew up? Why and/or how did that change over time? I really wanted to write for that day, but things have been rather crazy back on campus. So I shall be answering it now. I was one of those

When dirt was considered a toy

Summer Camp Day 22: What’s your most beloved childhood memory? I find it difficult to answer this question because I remember so much. If I remembered anatomy as well as I remember my personal and family histories, med school would be a whole new level of awesomeness.

Birthday-thoughts

 Day 5: What do you prefer to do on your birthday? Birthdays are big in our family – as are Mothersdays, Fathersdays, and holidays like Christmas and Easter. We have learnt how fragile life is, even the youngest of us. In my Grade 12-year we lost so many family  members and friends that I seemed

I’ll tell you my dirty little secrets…

Day 3: What are your guilty pleasures? Journals: I have been journaling since I could write, which was about sixteen years ago. A few years ago I unfortunately went through an emotional spell where I destroyed heaps of my teenage journals, feeling embarrassed by what I had written. I single-handedly destroyed my personal archives.

High School Ramblings

Calliope at Creating Motherhood had the brilliant idea of a Blogosphere Summer Camp. While I don’t think I shall be participating every day, I will certainly be a day camper some days. Today’s prompt: What were you like in high school? What extracurricular activities, if any, did you take part in during high school? Did