Where I’m from

I am from Panama, from Queso Chela and Panaderia YeYo.

I from the white walls, comfortable sofa, red rugs, and the quiet sound of the hallway.

I from Saturday dinners, good times, from Osvaldo and Alvaro and Alexa.

I am from the discussions with my mother and the fights with my brother.

From “Don´t do that” and “Be careful”.

I am from not going to church and spend more time with my friends.

I am from U.S.A, the hamburgers and the hotdogs.

I am from the bicycle ride with my family and the games of basketball with my brother.

I am from having braces and not having memories without them.

I am form Panama City, from the rainforest and the Canal.

I am from the ocean, from Contadora and Coronado.

I am from the plants, from the Bamboo and the Oak tree, from the tree houses that I built with my brother.

I am from Costa del Este, form the huge houses and the majestic landscapes.

I am from Copa, from the airplanes and the runways.

I am from playing sports with my dad, having a good relationship, enjoying the time that I am with him.

I am from my mom, the discussions, the hate, the love and the hugs.

The moments, the family, the happy times and the sad times, all those branches go around the immense world, forming the biggest tree of all.

Japan

 On March 11, 2011, there was an earthquake in Japan at 2:46 p.m. This was followed by a huge tsunami. The scientists said that this was the third strongest earthquake recorded. They were right; the Richter scale facilitated the scientist´s job by giving them information about the quake.

    The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.9 and the tsunami caused copious amount of water to come in the city of Sendai. The water did not decelerate until destroying most of the city.

   This was a crucial event in history. The citizens of Japan had to grapple with the destruction of the city, they had to search through the debris to find there love ones. The adept, highly trained dogs have been deployed around Japan trying to find bodies through the debris.

   When I heard about this, I felt a pang of sadness. The destruction of the earthquake and tsunami preceded the damage to the nuclear reactor, which now is threatening the Japanese people.

 After a fitful sleep, the azure of morning appears in the city of Sendai.  The fastidious rescuers start searching right away, looking carefully through every inch of debris. They are looking for survivors, but the screams for help are barely audible.

The capacious shelters in Japan are full; there are many people without a place to live.           The refuges are full of innocent kids, who banter with each other as if nothing has happened. 

Knots In My Yo-yo String

 

Knots in My Yo-Yo String is an autobiography written by Jerry Spinelli. The book describes the life of Jerry Spinelli from the time he was a kid to the time he was a senior in college. This book describes Jerry´s character, feelings, and the way his life was. The author wrote this book in his adulthood, all this stories inside Knots in my yo-yo string took place in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

The tittle of the book is related to the story because when he goes to high school everything begins to go wrong and not being able to get out like having knots on your yo-yo string, each knot represents a problem.

This story has twenty four chapters, and each chapter is based on an event that happened in his life.

When he got to high school, he had nothing. When his dog died, he gave up all he had, so he began to write stories. He continued writing, but not being able to find a publisher.

He went to college and still was writing, each time more. After college he got married with a lady that already had six kids. Those six kids made Jerry Spinelli had his first successful story. The story talks about how the six kids ate his food without him knowing, this made him famous.

“Lash La Rue,” was the chapter I enjoyed the most. It tells us about how everybody loved being Roy Rogers at a cowboy game, but Jerry wanted to be different than others (original), he chose to be Lash La Rue a cowboy that is not well known.

My favorite line was:

“I was off with the gun. My memory of those fifty yards has nothing to do with sprinting but rather with two sensations. The first surprise is that I could not see any runners. This lead to a conclusion: I must be ahead! Which led to the second sensation: an anxious expectation, a waiting to be overtaken? I never was. I won.” (18% Kindle). This line caught my attention because it was hilarious how he wasn´t expecting to win, but when he realized he was first he couldn´t believe it.