Hi, welcome to my first blog! My name is Maci Morgan, I am 18 and I was born right here in Marion, Ohio. I grew up in a small town called Cardington about 20 minutes away. I graduated from Cardington-Lincoln in 2019 with a 4.5 GPA and an honors diploma. I played Varsity Volleyball for 9 years where I played the position of libero(person in the back row with a different colored jersey). I am currently a freshman at The Ohio State University at Marion and am working on obtaining my Bachelor's in Science to become a nurse. I recently became an aunt to a beautiful nephew on December 12, 2019, this is Jayden. I live at home with my mom and two cats, this is blu(he is very large). I am happy to be in this class and look forward to getting to know you guys!
Two themes that stood out to me in the first chapter of a long way gone was Family and a Loss of Childhood. These two themes stood out to me because within a day, Ishmael had experienced a situation that changed his life forever. His family had been separated and he was no longer the same kid that he was 24 hours prior. He thinks about his family during the worst times, which shows his true connection and values he has. I relate to these themes in the sense of valuing family as well as the sense of a loss of childhood due to my father passing away at the age 14. I enjoy the book and look forward to learning more about Ishmaels experience.
Maci, thanks for a super first post and good pictures as well. That cat is a monster! Congratulations on the new nephew and what a joy and blessing new life is in this world. I also liked your detail of explaining that the liberto wears a different jersey but I still don't understand why?
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear you lost your dad at such a young age, and loss of family is a huge theme in this book. We know that it obviously has such an affect on people, and yet one must go on and find ways to build and strengthen other relationships. That is the journey Ismael finds himself on now.
Wow a 4.5 gpa and graduated with honors that's impressive. Sorry you experienced the death of your father at such a young age. I would be so proud to see my daughters graduate with such a good head on their shoulders. I used to live on 529 just right outside Cardington.
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