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Of Beetles & Angels

By justinshafer

  • THe Birth of Haileab

    Haileab was born in Seraye, Eritrea.

  • The Camp

    The Camp
    Mawi Asgedom and his mother, brother and sister arrive in a refugee camp in Umsagata minus the father. Mawi is reunited with his father.

  • Leaving for America

    Leaving for America
    Finding out that the family had been acepted and would travel to Chicago they were suprised when Mulu the half sister of Mawi arrived in the refugee camp.

  • Leaving for America Take Two

    Leaving for America Take Two
    After waiting for one year so that Mulu could join them in the journey to America the Asgedom family was boarded a truck and leaving the refugee camp.

  • Fighting

    Fighting
    The struggles of the two young outsider defending themselves on the playground.

  • Reese's Cup Heist

    Reese's Cup Heist
    Tewolde and Mawi would prank two older boys to steal "five hundred" Reese's Cups.

  • The Great Meter

    The Great Meter
    Tewolde, Mawi, Bo, and Guerilla-afro find a loose parking meter. Each time they pass it they give it a push until it comes loose. They take the meter to a tunnel but are scared away by the police.

  • Wheaton Library Part 1

    Wheaton Library Part 1
    Tewolde gives gives gives sandwiches to a homeless man out side of the library. Later, Mawi would figure out that Tewolde did much more then just give this man a sandwich.

  • ProClean: "No One Cleans Better"

    ProClean: "No One Cleans Better"
    Tewolde starts his own cleaning business. He has a goal of clean the public library.

  • Remembering Tewolde

    Remembering Tewolde
    Tewolde is killed during his senior year of high school by a drunk driver. Close friend remeber how wonderfully a person this young man was.

  • Coffee Tales

    Coffee Tales
    You find out more about why the life before the United States. Also details on Haileab occupation and why he went to Sudan.

  • Making the Grade

    Making the Grade
    Mawi a freshman in high school had signed up for some of the hardest classes.

  • Hard Choices

    Hard Choices
    Mawi receives acceptance with scholarships to many amazing schools. He choose Harvard.

  • Class President

    Class President
    Mawi, win the the elect for class presidnet. He attriubtues his win to treating everyone like angles.

  • The last time

    The last time
    Mawi would return home during Christmas break. This would be the last time he would see his father.

  • Graduation

    Graduation
    Mawi graduates from harvard and wonders what his father would have done during the commencement sppech.