I am from a home four houses away from Golden Gate Park with a ton of people walking by on busy weekends

I am from a cabin in Tahoe Park near a beach that’s crowded in the summer

I am from a home with a loving goldendoodle who has fluffy, curly fur that is very soft 

I am from a home with an

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                     teenage brother, his name is Max

I am from a city full of people, many who I know from different parts of my life 

I am from the Alpine Meadows U14 Far West ski team, and I am best at Giant Slalom

I am from the Aftershocks 09 Black soccer team, playing a forward on the field 

I am from jersey number 18 in soccer because that was my dad’s number

I am from playing volleyball with my cousins in D.C.

I am from an Italian American family with many family members in Italy 

I am from a family that eats a lot of Italian food that my parents make

I am from a sushi-loving family, sashimi is my favorite 

I from a kitchen smelling of warm treats that I have baked

I am from the door I walk in, and my house smelling like tasty food

I am from a family that skis all winter and have been skiing since I was three

I am from Christmas in Tahoe with the tree we cut down with my friends

I am from New Year’s celebrations with 

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                        on my face

I am from visiting family in Rome and riding on my dad’s cousin’s Vespa

I am from different groups of friends with different interests and different backgrounds

I am from kindness mixed with silliness and giggles

I am from a polluted world that is dying slowly every day

I am from a kind community that helps me when I am down

I am from a world with little peace, I wish this was not the case

I am from the loving San Francisco, diverse and welcoming to all

This is where I’m from