My Adidas Sambas

 

 

 

       At the park, running around the green field and feeling the adrenaline rush through my body, I am looking for the white and black ball. I find it with the opponent. It seems my shoes called sambas begin to run themselves. My sambas kick the ball out of the opponent’s way and set in motion to control the ball to the net.  Then one of my sambas starts to kick the ball toward the goal. At that point… goal!! I love my comfortable sambas which were made by Adidas. I can wear them and play anytime I want.

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A Purple Cape

     Squealing, a little girl with a purple cape on her back, jumped out of the bed and flew on the pile of fluffy pillows. With her purple cape on, the little girl felt the power to create her own story as a superhero would. Lost in her story, this young girl with the purple cape was not a follower; she created her own style. She was an individual willing to stand alone. Also the purple cape is a symbol for independence. I was that little girl and was quite satisfied with my own style, not needing the approval of others.

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A Safe Place

    Home has many diverse definitions. However, for numerous people one of the definitions is a safe place. My safe place is Kick Connection (KC ) where I practiced taekwondo. I was born in South Korea where taekwondo originated. When I go to KC, I feel that I can be myself without worrying about the difficulty with communication, school, and work. I am deaf and my involvement at KC has caused many people to become interested in learning American Sign Language (ASL). I am pleased to see people are willing to learn new things and happy to accept who I am.

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Introductory Post

Hello! My name is JJ Herzog. I'm a student and a junior at UMBC. My major is American Studies and I welcome you to my blog.