Ten years ago, I was only 13 years old.  I had never heard of the word "terrorist" until the 9/11 attacks.  I just thought 9/11/01 was a normal day just like any other, until I my dad picked me up from school.  He told me that the World Trade Center in New York was attacked by a few planes earlier that morning and that the United States was on lock down.  I kept thinking to myself, "Why would anyone do that?"

Later that day, I watched the news reports, and they were talking about how the act was a terrorist attack.  Since then, the world has changed a lot.  Going through security at the airport makes me feel like I am exposing myself.  Now, I can barely remember a life before 9/11, since it happened when I was so young.

A year before the 9/11 attacks, my sister, my cousin, and I went all the way to the top of the World Trade Center.  Looking back, I am so glad I had the opportunity to do that.  That experience is something I will cherish forever.

Photo 1: My sister and me with the World Trade Center in the background.

Photo 2: New York skyline before the attacks

Photo 3: My sister, my cousin, and I on the top level of the World Trade Center