https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn en-us 2017-01-25 17:04:43 UTC 2017-05-17 02:18:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149389930 As I walked into my grandmother's small dingy apartment, I saw her sitting in the same old ugly, chair she has sat in my whole life, with her eyes closed, humming along to the Matlock theme song.]]> 2017-01-25 17:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149389930 https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149389936 A]]> 2017-01-25 17:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149389936 https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149390002 The man I was about to interview at the time watched TV in his room with not much energy in him. Odd since we had dinner about 20 minutes ago. I ask if I could interview him for an assignment. He said “ Sure but we have to make this quick.” I assumed he wanted to continue watching the TV.]]> 2017-01-25 17:08:38 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149390002 https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149390298 The day was black as the night. Walking in a hallway to a Quiet and cold room. The room was white while filled with furniture.]]> 2017-01-25 17:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149390298 https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149390442 2017-01-25 17:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149390442 https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149390624 “I thought to myself, I’ll never have friends like this again.” My aunt, Pratikshyasi Simkhada Islam, moved quite a lot as a kid. As she moved to many different locations she felt that she was fortunate by being able to learn so many different things and cultures, while also being unfortunate to constantly having to leave the familiar behind.

]]> 2017-01-25 17:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149390624 https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149390643 I walk into the living room to a large, L shaped couch. The couch is brown and somewhat comfy😒]]> 2017-01-25 17:10:45 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149390643 https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149390696 The room was cold. The paint was chipping off the walls. Life is worth nothing when you are forced to leave the country you grew up in. Life doesn't have happiness when no one respects you. Mr. Yousaf did it all, he suffered and he has a story to tell. ]]> 2017-01-25 17:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149390696 https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149390843 Rebecca is a 52 year old woman who was born and raised in the suburbs of Kansas City.]]> 2017-01-25 17:11:23 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149390843 https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149390888 Laughter filled the room, as well as the creaky sounds of the springs as my dad's body bounced up and down lightly on the bed. It had been the 4th attempt of doing the interview, but it seems he loved fooling around and making himself and others laughed.]]> 2017-01-25 17:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149390888 https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149391265 As the sky was turning from bubblegum to night, she puts the TV on mute and the lamp lights on. As if the room became shy, it all becomes quiet.]]> 2017-01-25 17:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149391265 https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149392883   He was a just a young 14 year old with big dreams. He wanted to start a whole new life in a different place. He had a long ride to become a new person and it wasn't easy. ]]> 2017-01-25 17:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149392883 https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149393292 2017-01-25 17:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/joanne_mann/or7dffdngcwn/wish/149393292