home will forever be the place we received that dreadful news. Acirema will simply be a place to

build up my strength so that I can put an end to this dreadful war and make it so that we never

have another one. Years passed me and mom learned how to live without brother and dad, not

to say we don't miss them. I miss them more than one could imagine but we learned to live and

on days it was hard to get up, we got up for them. We'd decided we were ready to return home.

The war was still ongoing but we could no longer stay away. During my time in Acirema I was

honored with the opportunity to meet with the president. When asked how they were able to do

it they said "You must become the spark that starts the fire". It had been a long time since I'd

heard such heavy words. But with those words I was determined to do it I would become the

spark that stops this war so that no one else has to go through what I did not ever. I knew I'd be

busy when I returned home but I was ready. I had a determination I hadn't had in years.