Calling all Roman writers!
Alumni, students, faculty and staff … if you have a story to share, please
submit it for consideration to Latin Magazine. We are now accepting
stories for the Summer 2020 issue. Submissions may not be longer than
750 words and can be sent to info@latinschool.org. We look forward to
hearing from you!
"I felt free. Free from
the weight of being one
of eight black kids in
my grade. Free as one
of five million black
kids in Rwanda."
e song ended, and I struck my final pose. I hadn't eaten
breakfast that morning, yet I couldn't bring myself to eat lunch
that day. It felt like my stomach was bursting at the seams, not
with food, but with joy. A joy that transcended hunger, that
invigorated me, that inspired me, that motivated me. I carried
that fullness with me for the rest of my trip, and when I arrived
back in Chicago, I was determined to sustain that inexplicable,
intangible joy. I refuse to let my fear inhibit me from doing
and sharing the things I love. While I am still nowhere near an
open book, I now recognize the value in sharing a few more of
my chapters. I might never get the chance to revisit Rwanda.
But that tiny country, with its luscious green mountains, red
dust-filled air and beautiful bronzed people taught me to love
myself enough to share myself. I will spend the rest of my life
treasuring that gift.
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