BK

Thank you. So being Middle Eastern, I realized my childhood was very different from my white friends. So for instance, during summer breaks, My white friends' parents would send them to summer camp. My parents would send me to refugee camp. They learned new things like horseback riding. I learned how to ride the village donkey. I was so mad the camel was gone, though. My friends would brag about how many friends they made. They were like, oh, I got all these pen pals, I'm gonna write letters. I was so sad I didn't meet a single friend, but I did meet like 85 cousins. That was just on my mom's side, though. I still have to write checks to them every summer. My last friend, though, he was so excited. He met the girl of his dreams, and he had his first kiss. I also met a girl. She was my first cousin.