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This is a guest post by Taryn. Taryn is a 9th grader who lives in California, where she enjoys writing, taking pictures, and watching The O.C.
“I didn’t want anyone to be able to say that there was someone else working harder than I was.” I didn’t say this, but I could have. This quote is from Demi Lovato, a Disney TV star and singer who recently got out of rehab for “eating disorder and emotional issues,” speaking in the most …
This summer, several of our campers at GLI – ranging from 6th through 9th grades – wrote poetry to express their perspectives and ideas. This is their original work.
This summer, several of our campers at GLI – ranging from 6th through 9th grades – wrote poetry to express their perspectives and ideas. This is their original work. I love being a girl I know when all bus partners are taken or when someone signals for me. It’s a social network, unspoken, in the …
What a difference a decade makes. It’s hard to wrap my head around the idea that ten years ago, I was an awkward thirteen year-old choir nerd in Lubbock, Texas who had a secret desire to be the first female president but knew that probably wasn’t possible, so I’d settle for being a choir director instead. I just knew in my heart of hearts that I’d never leave my hometown, that I was too fat to ever be loved by anyone, and that my classmates were right when they dismissed me as a strange crybaby with a penchant for the dramatic.
