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This is my pet, Joe. I bought him in 2000. I always wanted a bird in my country but I was not able to have one. Being here in Escondido, I can now have a beautiful bird to share a friendship with.

I have been living in Escondido, CA since 1990. I was born in Queretaro, Mexico. It was a big challenge for me to learn a new language and also to adapt to a new culture. I was highly motivated to start a new chapter of my life in this country. At…

This photo of my cousins was taken in Gulbahar, Afghanistan in 1950. Gulbahar is located 76 km above the nation’s capital, Kabul. Gulbahar, a place I visited in my childhood, is a small town filled with mulberry trees. Some would even say that they…

The summer of 1998 diving his first go cart, Nate discovered freedom. For a five-year-old boy who couldn’t walk, the ability to move around freely was a big deal.

Nate’s dad was beaming with pride as he watched his son’s face light up with a huge…

My home is where my memories are. For me these memories come alive when I see a train or hear a familiar “choo-choo.” I am transported to my happy childhood when I would travel every year with my family throughout the Mexican countryside. On these…

I moved to Escondido in 1996. I lived there for 15 years. I currently reside in Valley Center.

I still consider Escondido my home. I belong to a loving and strong church community. I teach children’s Bible study and feel privileged to participate…

In my backyard, at my house in Escondido, I planted a garden of mint. It has the same smell as the garden I have in my backyard at my other house in my home country, Syria. Every day, I pick mint leaves and eat it with my food, and recall my…