Muhire, David, Unexpected Miracle

Unexpected Miracle

David Muhire

Last year, I was about to start college, but then things turnedupside down. The campus was shut down because Covid 19 was surging everywhere in the country, so to prevent more cases, all of us stayed home so we did not get affected. It was challenging to learn over Zoom or WebEx since I was not used to it before. I was curious about gaining college experience and meeting up with my professors. But there was no hope that it would be possible to get back to school, since everybody was saying that we may stay at home forever. However, with hope and believing, vaccines started to be distributed, and finally, I got the chance to get back to campus after one year waiting for that miracle to happen. I met with students from different backgrounds who helped me study. Also, I met with helpful professors, who also gave me all the help I needed to pass my courses. But then again, I gained a lot of experience. So, as a student who knows how important it is to get back to campus, I am encouraged to wear the mask and stay home whenever I am not feeling well.

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I Have a Dream Too!

Valerie Mejia

I have a dream that one day this nation will overcome the Coronavirus and make changes to better people’s lives from the lessons we have endured.

I have a dream that one day our economy will overcome the unequal treatment of people because they feel andexpress themselves differently than what society defines as acceptable.

I have a dream that one day women will overcome listening to social media to define their dreams and dictate how we need to look to be considered relevant.

I have a dream that morepeople are able to go to school to follow their dreams and not let their age define their dreams.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day we are able to overcome and beat any racism to become truly one nation.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day we can overcome our negative historical past and make things right to help people heal that have been affected or lost someone due to our ancestors’ mistakes.

This is my hope and faith. With this faith we will be able to accept, love, and honor every person no matter what their race, sexuality, mental and physical wellbeing is.

This will be the day when we stop ignoring how our words and actions affect other people and start to understand how someone else feels.

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