There are stories about home. There are stories about new places. There are stories about new family members. There are stories about new friends. There are stories about best friends. There are stories about not knowing where your heart is. There are stories about being confused. There are stories about heart-warming moments. There are stories about a new dog. There are stories about moving out. There are stories about sad moments when leaving what you know is home. There are stories about late nights with your best friend. There are stories about ‘the last moment’. There are stories about thinking its going to be forever. There are stories about hard goodbyes. There are stories about a new beginning.

There are stories about lunches on the stairs. There are stories about laughing so hard. There are stories about loving this place so much, you never want to leave. There are stories about moving out again. There are stories about not crying because you know you have no more tears. There are stories about really long plane rides because you don’t want to leave. There are stories about old friends. There are stories about no trees. There are stories about snow, when you know it’s supposed to be summer. There are stories about spending summer in a place you haven’t spent summer since you were five. There are stories about annoying flies. There are stories about making new friends in a place you have lived in all your life. There are stories about doing the same thing everyday. There are stories about working until you can’t work anymore. There are stories about walking home everyday. There are stories about driving around because there’s nothing else better to do. There are stories about chasing dogs. There are stories about spending every night under the stars.

There are stories about boredom. There are stories about first day of school, and its 7 50 in the morning! There are stories about new classes. There are stories about getting used to your classes then having to leave for a new semester. There are stories about msn-ing for 10 hours straight! There are stories about fights with family members. There are stories about forgiving. There are stories about mistakes. There are stories about all-nighters. There are stories about working the next day. There are stories about being proud of whom you are. There are stories about missing everyone back ‘home’. There are stories about having more than one home. Teresa Inooya

Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Inuksuk High School,
February 12-15, 2007

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