It was a bright Chicago morning, the powerful rays of the sun were shining on my face, indicating that it was time to get up. As my mother called for me, I remember, I had this sinking sensation in my stomach and I knew then that this day would change my life forever, for today I was going to embark on a special journey into the world of education. It was my first day of …showed first 75 words of 836 total…

…showed last 75 words of 836 total…subjects like computers and science plagued my brain. I could no longer hold interest in casual reading outside school work and had to let go. My collection of Fear Street and Goosebumps got replaced with my school texts books and my devoted leisure of reading came to a screeching stop. But even to this day I can recall the excitement and thrill I endured when I first recited the alphabets and read my first book.