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seeking safety
Mawi, the main character, starts to take us into his world from when he was a child living in Adi Wahla, Ethiopia and being brought to a refugee camp where he saw many dark things as a young boy. but darkness can lead to light and his family was brought to America. here again, though, there are a whole new set of dark and light ailments to living, yet safety found its way to his family when they made it HOME. a home to call their own. -
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meeting Angels
From the good hearted caretaking babysitter to the homeless man that the family took in, certain people leave footprints on the heart, and Mawi and his family believe these people are Angels. To Bless us with their presence if only for a moment , and then they are gone. -
Payground warfare prepares us. School grounds and life.
Mawi and his siblings go to school to learn with the wisdom of their parents telling them to work hard and focus, but soon they find that the battle they left in Ethiopia is an all new one here in America. They start fighting to defend themselves against the rude, violent, bullies. They soon learn to let it go as the focus is on the future, not in the anger of the present moment. -
warning... schoolzone
The war to learn... -
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school warzone
Mawi and his siblings fought hard to get through their elementary and middle school days, trying hard to listen to the wisdom of their father "do not ever fight back." " walk away" etc. "REMEMBER THIS COUNTRY RUNS ON COMPUTERS ONCE YOU COMMIT THE SMALLEST CRIME YOUR NAME WILL BE STAINED FOREVER" -
HOYO HOYO HOYO
No matter the turmoil they face everyday , They CELEBRATE with JOY, LOVE and FAITH!! -
Good Kids!
Through all the good times and bad at school, Mawi and Tewolde were still considered what youd call Good Kids. They worked hard at academics( missing only 10 days combined of school in the next ten years ahead!), listened to their parents and learned from some pretty rough mistakes. These boys had big hearts. And had futures ahead of them. They were recognized in school for their academic achievements and were hard working outside as well. -
Tewoldes giving spirit ...
Over the next course of ten years or so Tewolde, Mawi's best friend and older brother grew a spirit of giving. He had knack of collecting free stuff, and helping others with it. He was a hard worker seeking to achieve and get to the top , all while helping those less fortunate than he... Tewolde was killed by a drunk driver during his senior year of High school. "He was a blessed one." -
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Father
Mawi and his siblings did not learn much about who their father was until they had grown up. Haileab, their father, was born in Seraye, Eritrea, 1934. Both his parents died when he was just small and he moved into a Christian monastery. He soon left at age nine to find a relative to take him in which really tested his Faith under such neglectful conditions for a child. He left with nothing in his pockets, courage in his heart, and Faith in his soul to find life. -
Started from nothing and relied on self and Faith...
Mawis father hit the road with nothing and was determined to do whatever it took to make something of himself.. through battles and all. This is the gift he gave to his children. the gift to rely on God, self-worth, hard work, determination. He handed that down to them. . He did not attend High school but he did take the final test with the students and he ranked high. Hardships don't have to stop you, they can mold you, if you let them. with the grace of god. -
Boona Tales...
pecing together the past wasn't always simple, as questions were usually redirected with a stern comeback or strictness of some sort.. But, as a custom, boona or coffee as americans call it was aalways offered to houseguests and that is when Mawi and his siblings would hide in the stairway in ear shot to listen closely as the ladies poured out their deepest darkest tales of turmoil, fight, gore, sickness love, faith and tears. -
Father lives on..
Haileab Asgedom, tragically was hit and killed by a drunk driver while riding his bike. His voice lives on through the stories of the folks he helped. He was not there to see Mawi graduate, but His dream has been fulfilled of his children succeeding and his name and voice restored. -
Haileab
Although, His eyes and body failed him, he did have his voice, and he used it to ring truth. The people of the church listened and helped reach out when he asked for help back in his home country Adi, they honored this. His family still heard his wisdom and truth in his words. Those in need saw him as an angel of light, knowing fathers voice would be heard, and make it happen. he had found his purpose. -
Father,refugee, proud beetle, Angel
A man whom in his own country was so honored and respected for his knowledge and his work, He was a man full of wisdom. In America, though, none of this mattered and even the position as a janitor that he held could not hold him to his truth, as his health began to fail him. What this does to a man? -
Aim high... Harvard
Starting at an early age, Mawi would hide away and read for hours, school was my highest dedication, As his parents had always taught it to be. Registering for advanced classes, keeping grades up, setting a new grading curve because of his test scores. Through the ups and downs of life.. Mawi decided to take another High aim and fulfilled a dream of being accepted into the prestigious school, Harvard, with a full scholarship And fulfilled a family and personal dream.
