Tag: My Origin

  • Starting Kindergarten at 4 Years Old and Life Without My Mom: #TheYearOf40

    Months before we moved into the house my father was building with the money he won in the lottery, I was one of those kids starting kindergarten at 4 years old in a neighborhood school. If you’re thinking that was very young, let me clarify that this wasn’t my first time in school; I had…

  • The Year My Father Won the Lottery & We Moved to Villa Mella#TheYearOf40

    It was 1980, a year that marked the beginning of a new decade and also my third year on earth. However, in our family’s history, 1980 will forever be remembered as the year my father won the lottery in the most unexpected way. Here’s the thing: my father has never been a gambler. He never…

  • When I Was One Year Old, Rainbows Came in Black & White #TheYearOf40

    When I was one year old, rainbows came in black and white… but luckily for me, Polaroids were already in color. It was 1978, and my family was still living in the house where I was born. Many things we now take for granted didn’t exist back then. Thanks to my father’s passion for photography,…