There’s No Place Like Home

The other day, while I was spending some time working on an application for an arts scholarship, my dad told me how happy it makes him to see me working hard for my education. I asked him why, and he started going on about the story that I’ve heard a million times:...

The Gift of Perfect Pruning and Otherworldly Oreos

“Hoe ziet uw huis eigenlijk uit?” asked my five-year-old cousin. I was visiting family in België, as I have done every year since I was born. It had not occurred to me that he would not know what my home was like. He was fascinated with America, with visions of Oreo...

Home Improvement Projects

My house is in a neighborhood that includes at least twenty other homes that are the exact same model. With every house the same, what truly makes a house a home? The answer for my family is: home improvement projects. When my family first moved into our current...