Revelations of a Dutch-American Milteen during the USA-NLD Match
With a couple tears streaming down my face, I boldly sang the Star Spangled Banner in a murmuring pub in the heart of The Hague. Having...
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Deployment Isn't a Game
A few days ago, the Bloom Team was introduced to this headline: Tom Brady Compares the Football Season to ‘Going Away on Deployment in...
Bloom Team
- Mar 7
MilTeens on the Ukraine Crisis
Almost two weeks ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then, war has broken out, with citizens fighting in the streets, anti-war protestors...
Elena A.
- Jul 14, 2021
We Need a Home: A Military Teen's Perspective on the Housing Crisis
For the first time in my life, I don’t know if I will have a roof over my head. My family is one of the many military families struggling...
Anna V.
- Dec 30, 2020
To the Once and Future Me...
. . . 2020, alas I won't miss you! To the once and future me, With this year seemingly coming to a close, I have begun to wonder… what...
Ciara S.
- Dec 28, 2020
The Good of 2020
We are less than a week away from completing 2020, and must I say that I am proud of all of us. Because of the challenges we've all been...
Isaac B.
- Dec 2, 2020
Quarantine: A Brown Family Story
The date was July 2, 2020. After a short bus ride from Osan Air Base, we arrived at Camp Humphreys. My first impression was definitely...
Isaac B.
- Nov 16, 2020
No, we really didn’t start the fire
No really, we didn’t start the fire. We haven’t even graduated from high school!
Isaac B.
- Sep 23, 2020
Dear Admissions Office, from the COVID Teens
Dear College Admissions Office, We are the Classes of 2021, 22, 23, and 24 . We are the COVID students. As the virus rages on, our school...
Genevieve O.
- Aug 26, 2020
America Isn't Perfect, But...
It was a sunny, seemingly perfect late summer afternoon in 2012 when I lost some of the childhood innocence unique to oblivious children...
Bennett Solomon
- Aug 17, 2020
Still Strong: A Reminder that the World Hasn’t Fallen Apart (And How to Remember It)
It wouldn’t be very controversial to say that 2020 has thus far been kind of a bummer. Our good ole US of A has been the subject of...
Genevieve O.
- Jun 24, 2020
Summer 2020: A Season Like No Other
As we plunge into Summer, cares seem to float off our shoulders as if we were simply shedding layers of an outfit. The stress of school...
Guest Writer
- Jun 15, 2020
Revisiting Thoughts Never Truly Forgotten: My Thoughts on Race and the Military Lifestyle
For me, my brothers, my parents, and for millions of people across the globe, the past couple of weeks have been difficult. It’s in times...
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- May 8, 2020
The Bubble has Burst: COVID-19 and Americans in Korea
It was showtime. The school bell had rung, the students had left their classrooms, and the Humphreys High School gym was full of athletes...
Elena A.
- May 7, 2020
For The Kids Who Will Move During COVID-19
This is for the military kids who will move this summer. This is for the kids who will pack up their houses with masks on. This is for...