International Focus Magazine Vol. 2, #9 | Page 25

Vicky’s personal story: Written by Vicky Pink, iF Magazine’s Chief Photographer Hurricane harvey Hits Houston On August 27, 2017, it was almost noon and no one could reach my dad. I stayed up all night watching the news (KTRK Ch.13) and checking the water levels of the Hunt- ing Bayou. The bayou runs less than a block from my family’s homes. We jokingly call the area that encompasses two lots on Kashmere Street and two lots on Wipprecht Street the Compound. Within this area, my father, mother, two sisters, brother-in-law, aunt, cousin and some renters live. I used to li ve in one of the houses there when Hurricane Allison hit in 2001. Hurricane Harvey brought back painful memories. iF Magazine | www.iFMagazine.net 25