I Am From

For my Interpersonal Communication class, I was assigned to write a 10-12 line poem describing where I Am From. Not particularly the city or state, but what has formed who I am today.

This assignment minded me of the epic poem I wrote in 8th grade. Not at all because of the length, but because it's one of those assignments I actually enjoyed doing, would do for fun, and completed early - in the case of the epic poem, 3 weeks early. What a cute little nerd.

I Am From Narnia

I Am From a missionary family

I Am From the open skies and barefoot fields

I Am From a deep desire for justice and peace

I Am From recycling and dark chocolate and Crayola crayons

I Am From finding motivation for loving, for living, for learning

I Am From a love of organized chaos, especially Frederic Chopin

I Am From loving a group of friends both recent and from the ancient past

I Am From a struggle of finding God and this world and myself and fitting them all together

I Am From a love of the green mountains, fascinating people, and intricate culture of Ireland