the history i'm living

I'd like to see the Roman ruins, Egyptian pyramids, Midievel castles, and so much more before I die. Seeing history is a pretty cool thing. But what I want more than that is to be a witness to what is going on around me today and in my recent yesterdays. To see Ground Zero. To walk the broken streets of Afghanistan and Iraq. To remember what I did with my time before Facebook. To talk to people in New Orleans Lower 9th Ward. To say where I was when I watched our first African American President be sworn in. To help the victims in Haiti.

In 8th grade, I had to interview my grandmother about historical events during her lifetime. When my grandchildren and great grandchildren ask me about the history I'm living, I'd like to have an answer that I didn't read in a newspaper. We are living history everyday and I just don't want to miss it.