I was left behind my group for a short while, standing alone at the Lima International Airport, to gaze at the utterly unfamiliar scenery around me. As I caught up with my group, I expected an enormously comfortable bus that usually takes us to away games back in school, but the bus we had to take..

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My mother’s face stretched awkwardly as she tried to smile over her depressed aura. She hung up the phone, and turned to me, her face so red that I thought she had been crying. Her mouth smiled, but a profound depression hung deep in her eyes. In a moment, the image of my Wonder Woman mother..

498-word version: There are indelible situations in life, not only because they are the happiest or saddest moments but also because they are the most edifying. They are there to provide life-long lessons, even if they are difficult to swallow at times... 627-word version: There are indelible sit..

Soccer has been an integral part of my personal development. It is more than a hobby, and even more than a passion; it has taught me how to become a true group leader. Being the team captain is mentally and emotionally challenging...

“There’s no brother better than his older brother.” This is my most admired aphorism from my culture, meaning that an older brother should be a good role for his younger brother, though I admit that I had not been one to my brother until last year...