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Experiencing the Climate Crisis as a MilTeen
Seven years ago, a fourth-grade girl standing alone in a library curiously picked up a volume titled Global Warming. As she flipped...
Ella W.
Nov 26, 2024


Voting as a Military Teen: The Beginning of a New Chapter in My Life
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to vote for the first time in my state’s primary. While this is a significant event in many...
Nate M.
Apr 26, 2024


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...
Catherine M.
Dec 5, 2022


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...
Elisabeth H., Lorelei H., Christine A.
Oct 22, 2022


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...
Bloom Team
Mar 7, 2022


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...
Elena A.
Jul 14, 2021


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...
Anna V.
Dec 30, 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...
Ciara S.
Dec 28, 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.
Dec 2, 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.
Nov 16, 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...
Isaac B.
Sep 23, 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...
Genevieve O.
Aug 26, 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...
Bennett Solomon
Aug 17, 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...
Genevieve O.
Jun 24, 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...
Guest Writer
Jun 15, 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...
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May 8, 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...
Elena A.
May 7, 2020
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