Longview Highschool - Anya Owens
My parents decided to name me Anya Augusta Owens. My last name is my fathers, my middle name is the name of my great grandmother of my mom's side and my mom thought that my first name was pretty when she read a book that had a character named Anya.
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In April of 2001, when I was born, one historical event that happened was that the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize same sex marriage on the 1st of April.
Immigration and Finding My Roots 20 questions for my Grandmother about her life as a child and growing up: 1.What was life like for you as a child? I grew up on a farm in Iowa, it was a lot of really hard work on little to no food or sleep. But I learned to love it. 2.What did you wear to school? My mother made all of me and my siblings clothes.Usually out of cloth and ribbon, my favorite dress I remember was a pale blue dress with a bright yellow ribbon around the waist. 3.Do you remember money being tight when you were a child? Yes, I grew up in the Great Depression, if my family had money, it was very little. 4.How did you meet Grandpa? We were high school sweethearts. 5.What did you do for fun as a kid? Because I grew up on a farm, we had horses. I always loved to ride and play with them as a kid. 6. What was your favorite subject as a kid? I never liked math but always loved reading and writing. 7.What were your horses names? Butter, Charlie, and Maggie 8.What other animals did you have on the farm? Cows, chickens, geese, horses, and a mule named Eddie 9.What school activities and sports did you participate in? I was on the pep squad all four of my high school years but before that never really participated in sports. 10.How old were you when you started dating? I was seventeen when I met your grandfather and he and I started dating, he’s the only one I could ever see myself with. 11.Who was the oldest person you remember as a child? When I was a little girl we had a neighbor who was 96 and that was pretty old back in those days. 12.Have you ever been the victim of a crime? My purse was stolen from my car a little while ago. 13.How did the Korean War affect you? My husband (your grandfather) served in this war as an air force soldier. 14.What did you like to do when you were not working? Now that your grandpa and I are retired, we are able to take more adventures, take fantastic pictures and really devote ourselves into our choir. 15.What kinds of musical instruments have you learned to play? I was never much of an instrument player but you know that I’ve sang my entire life. 16.What is your favorite animal? After seeing the elephants in Africa, I’ve made up my mind that they are my favorite. 17.Who is your favorite author? Stephen King 18.What is an adjective that you would use to describe my mom? (her daughter) Spunky and strong minded 19.Describe your wedding ceremony. A very Christian wedding. 20.Did you have a honeymoon? Where did you go? Maui, Hawaii 2016 Election My mother and I sat huddled on the living room couch and watched the television in front of us watching the events unfold. The funny thing about the 2016 election is that with the result of either candidate winning it would result in big history change for our country and potentially our world. Although, the result that I was faced with last night was history in the making that is only going to bring bad to this country. The decision to make Donald Trump the President of The United States was something I can't bring myself to understand. All I wanted to do was roll into a blanket and stay in bed all day, not be faced with the sad truth that is the future of where I live. My parents don't want to stay in the United States to see where our new leader is going to get us and what kinds of trouble we will find in the future. And I find myself stuck, I have felt hopeless about this situation since it was a joke last May, but at least then that’s all it was; a joke. Now we find ourselves in the terrible reality, trapped in the power of a man that was never supposed to get this far in leadership. This morning I watched the sunrise and thought about my future and where I find myself in the place of history. I thought about how much this election really will impact my life and I couldn't find anything that I wasn't afraid of, because that's just it.. I have no idea how this will unfold and how it could put my family in danger and my way of life. I am afraid, I know that much. The pit is still present in my throat and in my stomach. I don't know what’s going to happen and I am afraid. |