Tag Archives: Narrative

Memories – by Nelson/Roberto

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Nelson de Witt

I’m running as fast as I can. I stop short at the gate fence. In a few quick moves, I jump up, grab the top, swing my legs over and jump down on the other side. I keep running only … Continue reading →

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Phone Call – By Nelson/Roberto

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Nelson de Witt

May 1982 Shortly after Eva saw our mother for the last time, my mother urged my grandmother to take the children and move to Costa Rica where they would be safer. In 1980, Mama Chila packed up the family to … Continue reading →

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Tip of my tongue – by Nelson/Roberto

Posted on March 28, 2007 by Nelson de Witt

June 1998 “Roberto, levanate” my father says as he nudges me awake. Its 5:30 in the morning and its still dark out. My flight home leaves in a few hours so I have to wake up and get ready. Sleepily … Continue reading →

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The Orphanage – By Nelson Roberto

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Nelson de Witt

When the gunfire stops a women lays dead face down in the door way. Two men have been shot as well. They lie slumped over rifles by there side. As the police go through the house I’m found crying in … Continue reading →

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Part 1: The adoption, a leap of faith and a miracle reunion. – Nelson/Roberto

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Nelson de Witt

I was adopted from an orphanage in Honduras in 1983. My adoptive parents had just started the adoption process and were probably about a year away from getting a child. Then one night they got a phone call around 9:00pm … Continue reading →

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