Essays on Childhood Memories

An artwork by Salvador Dali’s surrealist The Persistence of Memory (1931). Dali’s work has always told me that there something we all hide within ourselves and tend to take it out in different forms. Talking about his painting, I initially found it very boring and...

Can you remember what you wanted to be when you were 17? I wanted to be a pilot, a rock climber or a skydiver. It was all about the freedom; the wind in your hair, life in your hands, ground under your feet freedom. A...

We are often asked about our best memories from life to be shared among friends so we can smile and have a good time together. When we are prepared and recollect the fun times we had we only get a few chunks collected from a...

When I was about 4 or 5, I was in kindergarten eating Oreos. Those were probably the best Oreos I’ve ever had. The creamy substance mixed with the hard chocolaty cracker is perfect. It was almost like real chocolate! So there I was, eating Oreos,...

From a very young age, military children go through situations that put a great amount of stress on them. When I realized my life was different from all the other kids around me, my mindset was impacted forever. As a child, it was difficult to...