Where I'm From poem line by San Diego Regional Office https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek Sharing Identities and Building Relationships with George Ella Lyon & the National Writing Project en-us 2021-09-21 15:45:33 UTC 2022-02-18 12:42:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/684131466/a62825e9d982ec7d624bfc947750ea18/Screen_Shot_2021_09_21_at_9_39_56_AM.png I am from candlesticks used and unused. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761337284 2021-09-22 23:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761337284 I am from skinned knees and cul-de-sac kickball tournaments. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338396 2021-09-22 23:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338396 I am from old orange groves, the delicious smell of orange blossoms on Orange Grove Road. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338453 2021-09-22 23:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338453 I am from.. karbolino1 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338522 I am from chaos, mediated into resilience.

I am from a place I now only visit. 

I am from a place, but I am not the place I am from.
Kris Arbolino
]]> 2021-09-22 23:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338522 I am from an immigrant farmer purchasing land and helping it grow, the legacy of love and a multitude of family, and a witness of the land sale, piece by piece, decades later... https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338604 2021-09-22 23:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338604 I am from my grandmother’s wisdom, passed to me by my father has never stopped missing her. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338621 2021-09-22 23:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338621 I am from rainbows and shadows. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338678 2021-09-22 23:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338678 I am from dust on the windowsill, years forgotten. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338799 2021-09-22 23:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338799 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338873 I am from warm, barefoot summer nights ]]> 2021-09-22 23:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338873 I am from strangely frozen Charleston Chews https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338889 2021-09-22 23:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338889 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338891 I am from the land of 10,000 lakes.]]> 2021-09-22 23:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338891 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338957 I am from sweet, tangy lemon meringue pie at the small brown kitchen table.]]> 2021-09-22 23:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761338957 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339255 I am from Sunday morning biscuits, dough cut with whiskey glasses in Great Uncle Bob's trailer--a tiny house before tiny was cool.]]> 2021-09-22 23:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339255 I am from pained discussions, teaching clarity to others https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339273 2021-09-22 23:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339273 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339290 I am from silly voices and walks

]]> 2021-09-22 23:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339290 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339424 I am from water maples, gone green to gold to spoiled-banana brown, and a whirl of papery helicopters.]]> 2021-09-22 23:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339424 I am from the coolest street in the city and the one time highest suicide attempt during the stockmarket crash https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339447 2021-09-22 23:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339447 I am from maple syrup on snow and laughter. From Roland and Anna and Jim. hilarypbrady https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339509 2021-09-22 23:35:21 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339509 I am from that pepper smell on trees. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339593 2021-09-22 23:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339593 I am from tall trees and the bees knees. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339747 2021-09-22 23:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339747 I am from love, and loss. From my father's strength and my mother's faith. vwanser https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339875 2021-09-22 23:35:40 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339875 from hand sewn, matching dresses made by my mom for my sister and me. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339902 2021-09-22 23:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339902 I am from "you got this, babe." https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339921 2021-09-22 23:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339921 I am from white boots and wild mushrooms. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339961 2021-09-22 23:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761339961 I am from a selkie stolen by a smitten man. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340000 2021-09-22 23:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340000 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340046 I'm from gamblers and addicts, and more love than I have ever known. ]]> 2021-09-22 23:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340046 I am the gleeful twinkle in people's eye https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340055 2021-09-22 23:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340055 I am from.... cbrazo https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340058 Easter hats and baseball gloves,
Blessed Assurance and "Hey batter, batter"
From Spanish Rice and German Chocolate Cake.

]]> 2021-09-22 23:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340058 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340277 I’m from a place that people get pushed to.]]> 2021-09-22 23:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340277 I am from a divorced parents, who had a mother who loved her and taught me how to love myself how to dream. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340312 2021-09-22 23:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340312 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340505 I am from three teachers and a military man.]]> 2021-09-22 23:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340505 I am from ever present food offered as acts of love https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340559 2021-09-22 23:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340559 I am from dancing on my grandpa's toes https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340858 2021-09-22 23:36:18 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340858 I am fine a place with fresh-picked raspberries in cream, with a sprinkle of sugar https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340905 2021-09-22 23:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340905 I am from cuando el río suena, agua lleva. aperucho1 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340990 2021-09-22 23:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761340990 I am from cafecitos and pastelitos and warm humid nights https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341079 2021-09-22 23:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341079 I am from angel kisses and handsewn dresses jlafuze https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341176 2021-09-22 23:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341176 I am from summer bonfires and wishing on shooting stars https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341454 2021-09-22 23:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341454 I am three cultures mixed within me. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341458 2021-09-22 23:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341458 fear, nervousness and the struggle to be right https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341496 2021-09-22 23:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341496 I am from a once united family that no longer is https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341498 2021-09-22 23:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341498 I am from endless river gorges, crisp morning fog, and sharp sandstone walls. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341627 2021-09-22 23:36:54 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341627 I am from 1 v 1 soccer in the park, and big bowls of pasta made from love lhabel2 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341699 2021-09-22 23:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341699 i am from exploring the small worlds in my big back yard. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341789 2021-09-22 23:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341789 I am from singing radio songs with the radio off https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341810 2021-09-22 23:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341810 I am from everywhere, and just some places. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341895 2021-09-22 23:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341895 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341909 I am from Paw-Paw’s “Stay sweet now, ya hear?”]]> 2021-09-22 23:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761341909 I am from the sound of the ocean and the whisper of the wind in the trees sodonovan6 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342059 2021-09-22 23:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342059 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342123 I am from mangoes, curries and rice
From finding and speaking my truth
from complexities and nuances, from being connected but also not ]]> 2021-09-22 23:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342123 I am from mooooooooooom! and the feeling of sticky hands, warm hugs, and kisses on cheeks and bellies. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342258 2021-09-22 23:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342258 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342291 I am from flying solo foot loose and fancy free to marriage with babe and dog and house and a full heart]]> 2021-09-22 23:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342291 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342413 I am from sweet tangy lemon meringue pie at the small brown kitchen table.]]> 2021-09-22 23:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342413 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342469 I am from mustard blooming on oak laden hills. I am from Nonna’s sauce simmering. I am from the ashes left behind from grandfather’s plane.]]> 2021-09-22 23:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342469 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342480 I am from regenerative swampy sunshine and the salty scars of settler colonialism that stings from within. ]]> 2021-09-22 23:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342480 I am from Christmas music and twinkling lights https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342583 2021-09-22 23:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342583 I am from Scrapple for breakfast and waste no part of the pig. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342629 2021-09-22 23:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342629 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342710 I’m from yesterday and today heading to tomorrow ]]> 2021-09-22 23:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342710 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342839 I am from “Walking in Memphis” and “American Pie”]]> 2021-09-22 23:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342839 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342852 I am from a Mexicana, who raised me to be strong and proud. I am from here and identify as a Chicana, proud of my roots, culture and language. I am from brown, indigenous people who is  educated, eloquent. I belong. My  voice matters. Yo soy. Yo vivo. Yo puedo tanto cómo tu. ]]> 2021-09-22 23:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342852 I am from.. dkatwala15 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342853 I am from rustling leaves and trees that make music.
Creaking sounds that whisper and howl on cloudy days
Weeping willows that dance with its newly formed branches and leaves
So gentle and delicate


]]> 2021-09-22 23:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342853 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342921 I’m from burnt tips of fake braids where beads dangle and clang]]> 2021-09-22 23:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761342921 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761343057 I am from remembering the 21st night of September.]]> 2021-09-22 23:38:05 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761343057 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761343194 I am from boo-boos and bandaids]]> 2021-09-22 23:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761343194 I'm from don't take life for granite, and climb on. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761343666 2021-09-22 23:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761343666 the basement, at my dad's workbench. dreaming and imagining what might be in wood. https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761348528 2021-09-22 23:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/1761348528 https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/2055166510 I am from chewing rhubarb in a tin washtub.]]> 2022-02-18 12:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/CRLP_UCSanDiego/fz0a9fl5oib7kxek/wish/2055166510