In memory of Jules E Scheffer.

When we are children we do not know what love actually is. We know that we love our parents and love any one related to us but the physical emotion behind it we do not fully understand.

Real Friends

We know and meet thousands of people in our lives. Some people just pass through. Some are friends. Some are enemies. Everybody has a…

Change and then Change

As we get older we begin to understand and see the world for what it is. The only issue about that is that everyone’s world is completely different. It wasn’t till I had gotten older and looked back at everything I’ve experienced that made me realize how different the world was which…

Lifelines

As a child of divorce, you go through many different phases. First, the blissful ignorance that you only understand as a child to a situation far beyond your mind’s capacity — you parents are splitting up and there’s nothing you can do about it. The second, the blame phase. “Is it my fault they don’t love…

I’m Alive

My mind is racing with questions as I stand on the lawn of a strangers house, holding a warm cup of something that I can barely taste while wearing a coat that was 4 sizes too large for my teenage body. I can’t hear what the people around me are saying, but in their eyes I can see that they are all in shock, much…

The Unexpected Inevitable Fall

If you knew my sister, Tarra, in high school, you would not be able to recognize her today.

My Adventures in China

In September of 2015, I auditioned for the Erie BayHawks Dance Team. Next thing I knew, I was on my way to dance overseas in China!

The Best Friend I Lost and Found

This final Digital Storytelling plot is about the relationship I had with my best friend. We had a falling out in high school senior year when I broke our pact to not let boys come between us. I also chose to up my dance class schedule, which left hardly any time for me…

Chasing the Dream

When I was fifteen I decide to go after one of my life long dreams and audition for the Rockette Summer Intensive program. Although this was not the ultimate dream it was one step closer.