Most people remember the last shot they took at their high school game, or when and where their first kiss was. For me, I'll never ever forget the city where my childhood took place. Modesto, the place that I will never forget. Many remember childhood because that's the time that you are free and without responsibilities the most. My everlasting adventures as kid will never die. I just hate how things change, especially people.

In the old days, many close friends and I lived in apartments, nicely organized. In the outside sidewalks and stairs were where we played games such as tag, hide 'n' seek, tag one tag all, and a Hmong game which was what we liked to play the most. It is translated into English, "die man." The neighborhood was mostly Asians so all you would see all the time was little kids playing Asian games like marbles, old fashion ball games or jump ropes. I'd always finish my homework early and then go out to play. Many had bikes so we biked a lot after school. There was rarely any violence or bad times, but now that has changed. More gangs have some into contact with people and places. In that neighborhood lived the manager who acted like a three year old. He was always buying water balloons to throw at and play with the kids. During the summer, he had a readiness program for kids going to K, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade which was taught by my sister.

I was only in that program for about two summers. After that, I just helped my sister teach them. My family was and is also a special part of my whole life. That's why home is home. Although I moved out of that city in the beginning of my six grade year, many casualties and joys have appeared. My father died and was buried there in Modesto, I learned how to fish there, got my first big bike there.

Now, I am very upset because of the changes. The manager's wife, Phillis, died of cancer, and when they fenced the outside of the little apartment village, many moved away. I didn't ever think it was going to end, but it did. All that I have is my memories. Without them, it would be too dark to keep on going on the endless path of life.