Humans of Homestead: Birthday Party
The "Humans of Homestead" blog is modeled after the well-known "Humans of New York" site run by Brandon Stanton. Stanton features street portraits of people in New York City, along with snippets of conversations. Humans of Homestead aims to tell the stories of staff and students alike. (Note: Names may be withheld for anonymity.)
“What was the happiest moment of your life?”
“I moved here in fifth grade, knowing no one. The people were all very sweet, but I was lost at first and didn’t know if I fit in. By the time I got to know some people who seemed interested in having a friendship with me, I invited them to my 10th birthday party. That day was the happiest day of my life. There wasn’t really a theme. We went to Glaze to paint pottery and came back to my house to play night games. We actually made our own up. It’s called ‘partner tag.’ Everyone was paired up with someone else and it basically worked exactly like tag. The partners could run anywhere, but once you were tagged, you were ‘it.’ You weren’t allowed to use flashlights. We played this game for hours and it never got old or boring. Right as the night was over, I knew I was where I belonged. I felt so loved and included. Those girls I invited are some of my best friends today.”
Stefania Potter
Matthew T • Jan 26, 2015 at 11:27 pm
Wow stef, this is really great. I’m glad we bother turned out happy with our moves that year and how we both have a great group to be ourselves with