“Wow, you’re from Iowa, where’s that?”
Jenna Van Otterloo, Rock Valley, IA Iowa seems to be a very over looked state. With small towns and farms, there doesn’t seem like much...
White wrestling girl in small town.
Jayden Housh, Mt. Pleasant, IA I was born and raised in a small town, surrounded by corn and bean fields. In a small town of...
Color doesn’t change who you are
Lindsey Einck, Primghar, IA South O’brien. Color doesn’t change who you are. Your color of your skin shouldn’t make you any different than anyone else.
Mental health is just as important
Danville High School, Burlington, IA Mental health is often over-looked especially in sports and in the place that I attend school. Its “weak” if someone...
Tall, Quiet, Fun, Adventurous, Caring, Calm
Tyler Rens, Ireton, IA My name is Tyler Rens and I go to West Sioux High School in Ireton, Iowa.
I am me, not my parents.
Tanner Hueser, Sergeant Bluff, IA Just because my parents are perfect and want me to be this and that does not mean that is what...
Mon Dieu! Mais vous êtes blanche!
Shari Miller Polk City, IA My junior year of college, I was studying abroad in Paris, France. I had joined a gym while over there,...
Touch my hair? Permission is needed.
Tyrek Johnson, Burlington, IA Not very many people know this but I am from Chicago, Illinois. My parents moved to Iowa because they found better...
Kids’ mother tongue isn’t their mother’s
Elise DuBord, Cedar Falls, IA. Growing up in the Midwest, I started studying Spanish as a second language in high school, fascinated with learning about...
Just being human should define us
Matt Bentz, Submitted via Twitter: @mbentz27. Drake University Des Moines, IA
