I am from living in two houses at the same time

I am from living in San Francisco with my mom half the time and living in Oakland with my dad the other half

I am from having a step dad and a step mom

I am from living on hills

 I am from living with a dog at my mom’s house

I am from living with two cats at my dad’s house

I am from hoping to be a professional guitarist when I grow up

I am from also hoping to be a famous bassist when I grow up

I am from the smell of mouth watering burgers from Sparky’s Giant Burgers in Oakland

I am from sinking my teeth into an amazing burger from Rome in San Francisco

I am from ordering pizza with the perfect amount of greasiness from Little Star/The Star from both houses

I am from not liking spicy foods unless it is really good and there is water nearby

I am from baguette being my favorite sandwich bread

I am from not liking cold food that is supposed to be hot

I am from not liking hot food that is supposed to be cold

I am from that yummy chicken on a stick (It has a name but I can’t remember it) from our local Thai food place in San Francisco

I am from the cookies that my mom makes that I could eat a million of before realizing I was sick

I love chocolate so much but I really don’t see the appeal in dark chocolate

I am from eating together at the table at my dad’s house and eating at the counter at my mom’s house

I am from sleeping at my dad’s house on Christmas and going to my mom’s house in the morning

I am from switching houses on Friday

I am from doing a white elephant gift exchange at my mom’s house on Christmas

I am from people saying to me, “Take a shower”

I am from people saying to me, “Put on deodorant”

I am from people saying to me, “Go outside”

I am from people saying to me, “Wake up”

I am from people saying to me, “You need more protein”

I am from people saying to me, “Finish your breakfast”

I am from people saying to me, “Finish your dinner”

I am from people saying to me, “Turn down the amp”

I am from people saying to me, “Go to bed”

I am from people saying to me, “Stop playing video games”

I am from people saying to me, “Do your homework”

I am from believing that we have to stop climate change as soon as possible

I am from the global pandemic changing my life in good and bad ways

I am from believing that we must stop systemic racism

I am from knowing that I have a lot to be grateful for

This is where I’m from!