P1+AKidane


 * __The House on Coriander Drive.__
 * I haven’t spent much time living here on Coriander Drive. Before moving here we lived in a big house on Jefferson Ave. We had a pool, four bedrooms, a water slide, and the whole nine yards basically. We had a dog when we lived on Jefferson Ave, its name was Pepper. We did not have it for long, the gardeners lets her out when we were in the mountains and were not at home. Then when I was twelve we moved to Coriander Drive. It was Mom, Jo-Jo, Senait, Me, and my two uncles when we moved to Coriander Dr.
 * I haven’t spent much time living here on Coriander Drive. Before moving here we lived in a big house on Jefferson Ave. We had a pool, four bedrooms, a water slide, and the whole nine yards basically. We had a dog when we lived on Jefferson Ave, its name was Pepper. We did not have it for long, the gardeners lets her out when we were in the mountains and were not at home. Then when I was twelve we moved to Coriander Drive. It was Mom, Jo-Jo, Senait, Me, and my two uncles when we moved to Coriander Dr.

At this house on Coriander we must pay rent to the landlord. In this house we just call the landlord and they come and fix whatever needs to be fixed. It is not as big as the house on Jefferson Ave, but there stills a roof over my head and I have a bed to sleep on every night. We have to share the laundry room with our neighbors and we must pay coins to do the laundry. People would say it’s a big difference from what we had to what we are at now, but it is not a big jump. Jefferson Ave cost a lot to live to live there. It was very expensive and was really difficult on my mom. Once my sister got accepted into Howard University it was pretty much a done deal that we had to move. We had then moved to house on Coriander and life seemed easier. My mom was able to have more days off from work and we got to go see more places. It seemed like moving was the better thing for us.

The House on Coriander on Coriander Drive has a total of three bedrooms in the house. We have a back yard where me and my brother always play horse, of course I always I win! We have a big living room and a nice looking T.V. room. My brother and I share a room together and my sister and my mom have their own rooms. The house is very peaceful and really just has everything you need to live comfortable.



Compared to the house on Jefferson Ave, the house on Coriander Drive does not even compare to it. I understood that we could not live on Jefferson Ave forever, so I just had to accept the fact that this is going to be my new home for awhile, so I had to live with the situation.

__Hairs__**


 * In my family all of us have different styles of our hair. My mom has her hair in curls all the time. My sister has long smooth hair that is sort of long. My brother is a different story. He likes to switch his hair style a lot. First he will1 have it short with single curls or most of the time he will have it in a miniature version of an afro. Now me on the other hand I always have my hair looking nice. I have my short and lined up. I have it always brushed forward so it looks dignified and I look professional. I love my hair and I take great care of it everyday. When I get haircut it always creates a satisfying feeling in myself because I feel my hair looks at it** **high point. All of my family has hair that is unique in its own special way, but I love my hair the most.

__**Boys & Girls** __
 * In my family all the siblings happened to be separated by five years of age difference. The oldest is my sister Yodit who is 25 years old. The next oldest is my sister Senait, she is 21 years old. Then there is me and I am 16 years old. Last but not least, Jo-Jo who is 10. We all get along and we all consider each other as best friends. I know I can approach any one of them if I have a problem. In the house it used to be three boys and three girls. My brother and sisters always get along and we rarely have a problem. We will always be friends with each other.

__**My Name** __
 * In English my name means to have the mental or physical capacity to do a certain objective. In Eritrean it my name means mighty and capable. I love my name because it is unique. I only hear about Eritrean’s with my name which means a lot of a few people have the same name. I take pride in my heritage and my roots. I would have no other name, but my name. I appreciate the struggles my mother and father went through for me to live well. My mom came to America when she was 18 and my dad came when he was 35. They supported their parents and siblings while they were separated by 10,000 miles. I know where I come from and I know what I must for my family when I grow into an adult.**


 * __Abel, King of the Court__

Moving to this neighborhood meant moving to a new school. With that happening that also meant going to a new school. I really didn’t get to meet anyone yet because it was the summer so I just played basketball. The park near by had couple kids that were playing basketball at the park, so I ask them if I could play and they approved. From the looks of it they were not very athletic. I was about 12 years of age and they were in the age range of 10 to 11 years old. The moment I started to play with them I dominated. It was a good thing for me because for some odd reason they admired me and thought I was some basketball god, which I was not, of some sort. I made new friends that day, but it was for the summer since the school I went to is a school they did not attend. So it was fun while it had lasted.

__My very BAD day

__Sometimes I wish I could have skip that day. I felt like I died every second of that day and felt pain every day, which I still feel now. When I was about six or seven years old I was going to experience a very big change in my life. My parents had got a divorce. It was really devastating to me since I was only six years of age and I was a daddys boy. I always wanted to like my father, I wanted to do everything he did. When I found out what was going to happen...I really didn't know divorce ment at first, but when they explained it to me then it started to hurt. I did cry when I talked to my dad about it because I always wanted my dad to stay home, I still want him to stya with us at the house. I had to learn how to grow up too quick from then on. I matured quicker then others and would never be the same.

__Kyle Decker __ As most children do I had a local neighborhood friend. His name was Kyle Decker and had lived down the street from me. We always used to play on the weekends and on some weekdays. He was at that time my best friend. We would go to the beach and always have fun. We would spend the night at each others houses a lot and play video games. We used do things that would get each other in lots of trouble like hope over into the other neighbors yard when they were not home. In the summer were we see each other almost everyday and go swimming at my house. One time a neighbor kid came over to play with us and said we played to hard or like he couldn't keep up with us. And then suddenly one day my mother told me that we had to move. Once we did move it put a damper on our friendship since we lived not so close any more. I did keep in contact with him though and still to this day, but I will never forget those wonderful times we had together.