A modern family

Everything needs a beginning, but where to begin is the question? I can start out by saying I was born in Houston, TX, have two younger brothers, and raised in a fairly normal household; however, that would be somewhat of a lie. After my parents divorce my whole life flipped upside down. In a bad way? Not necessarily, but at twelve years old moving to Paris, France wasn't exactly what I had in my mind for my 7th grade year. Especially when I figured out I was going to an international school where NO ONE spoke english. Every class was taught in french, everyone spoke french, and the education system was definitely european (in this case, textbooks and rulers were used more as physical punishment tools). My only friends were Nene, a 6ft tall Nigerian girl who spoke broken english, and a boy named Alexander from London. He was pretty much my first real crush since I had previously gone to an all-girl Catholic school where the common belief was that boys still had "cooties" and Jesus was the only real man worth getting to know.

Looking back on my year abroad, I guess it wasn't so bad. We only lived there for a year, however, our spontaneous trip to europe wasn't the only surprise that I'd be faced with. 

Before my thirteenth birthday, on March 6th, my mom married Neil Bush. It has been one of the most wonderful experiences becoming part of this family and who would've thought it'd be second nature to call George H.W. and Barbara Bush "Ganny and Gampy?"I probably wouldn't have believed you. I mean first off, the other side of my family is native to either Yucatan or Mexico, and my summer trips used to consist of hammocks and no air conditioning on the beaches of Progreso. 

     A little side note... I grew up speaking spanish right? Well after I moved to Paris, I became fluent in french. Ask me to speak either language now... I fuse both of them together. So apparently I've managed to create a new language known as "sprench."

I have 3 brothers and 2 sisters including me, and I'm right in the middle of everyone! Things havn't been the same ever since, but in a good way. If you take things as they come with a good attitude, you may be surprised in the end.