What if you had a time capsule, and you could only pick four things to put inside of it? The four objects would only be able to represent your childhood, heritage, accomplishments, and legacy. And then what type of container would you put your items inside?

If it were me, I would put a sand dollar to reflect my childhood. Every summer on the sand, collecting sea shells, and watching the waves. A photograph of my great grandmother, who changed my mother's life, to represent my heritage. I would put my mission to mars medal in, an accomplishment. Lastly I would put a picture of my family, to represent the people I leave behind. Those I love and will carry on the legacy of my generation. 

I would put all of my items in a glass bottle and fling it into the ocean, because the sea represents me. Rolling and changing, I wouldn't want to know where my time capsule ends up. 

Has there ever been a symbol that occurs repeatedly throughout your life, reflecting something important to you?

In the book, The Glory Field, many motifs transpire throughout the tale, which have meanings relating back to the characters. But sometime those motifs mirror in your own life story. A symbol relating back to my own would be the idea of: new earth, dirt, and harvesting. To me, this also means starting over and building up a new life. Similar to what the generations throughout the years had to do in the Glory Field. 

After we moved, we began building a new house. A new life. I think that relates to lives the characters had to grow from the soil in the harvest. The motif of new earth, and building again is really an important symbol, that appears in the lives of many who have ever hoped for a better future