REAL TALK

I am Lew Alcindor. I am a part of the Lone Peak Football team but I never actually got to play. I tore my ACL on the first day of practice. After my 2 hour surgery my mom thought I would say stuff that I was depressed, worried, or stressed about because I would be all loopy from the drugs. When they wheeled me into my room I said "doctor whats your favorite color?" After this I realized how blessed I was. That when I was in a low point in my life and most connected to my unconscious the thing I worried about the most was what the doctor's favorite color was. When I realized how blessed I was I discovered that happiness is a choice.
Happiness is a choice
I am Lew Alcindor

So Long Paris

When I first got to Paris I thought I didn't belong here. I thought I had no creativity what so ever. I thought school killed my child like creativity. When I came to Paris I was reborn.

Paris is the place where I first learned about love. Paris is the place where I learned about death. Paris is where I learned a thousand different uses for a brick. Paris is where I first wrote because I actually wanted to instead of some English teacher making me.

My mom is from California and she always says "you can take the girl away from California, but you can't take California from the girl." I feel the same way about Paris "you can take the writer away from Paris but you can't take the Paris away from the writer." 

Thanks Mr. Nelson for taking me to Paris