My childhood left three months ago on a plane to Austria.

It was a ___1___ day when my baby cousins moved away. My cousins were a fundamental part of my life, ___2___ they were not with me, they were on my mind. They brought back the untroubled days of my childhood, ___3___ games, adventures and silliness, but they also helped ___4___ me from an at­times selfish teenager into a responsible adult.

My aunt and uncle moved here from Boston with their 1­year­old daughter Yasmeen. They lived in an apartment on the side of our house and I was ___5___ to have our family, especially a baby girl, so close to us Yasmen had close friendship with each of my sisters, but I knew the one that ___6___ between us was the strongest. As she began to walk on her own and talk in full sentences, I realized my great ___7___ upon her. I noticed that she'd ___8___ some of my unpleasant actions, ___9___ with her mother after I had done the same. Yasmeen made me realize what being a good ___10___ really was.