Struggling thru her journey my mother Maribel’s; parents decided to move to the United States. Created a major impact in her life, since she had leave her dreams, her culture, her family to have a well been of her family altogether. It broke her heart into so many pieces because she didn’t want to leave what she had already started, but her parents have already made the choice, there’s nothing to do other than to accept it.
I admire my mother in every single way. She’s a strong woman that was able to adapt herself in this country, which she didn’t know a bit about it. She started from scratch by going to school to learn the language because she only knew her native language. Once she overcame the language barrier, she later attended a public college to get some unites to be a teacher’s assistant at a school. It took lots of courage for my mother to do that, she had other responsibilities waiting for her at home like taking care of my sisters and I and doing the house chores as well, but these didn’t stop her. It made her stronger and gave her more courage to do her schooling and more, to become a better person. Because she’s persistent in what she wants to do in live.
Even though my mother was brought from Mexico as a resident later on she wanted to become a USA Citizen which she need to study the whole history of America and how it functions, because you’ll get asked questions, that need to be answer. I would see my mother studying every single night after she was done with her homework she would lose some of her sleeping time in order for her to study. She taught me to be prosperous in what life has to offer to every single one of us. My mother is my inspiration, the person who has left a trail for me to follow.
Therefore my mother is the main reason why I’m in college. She’s the one that motivated me to pursue my education to a next level, to be someone, to leave a trail for the future generations. Like she did with me, she wants me to do the same. She’s the one that motivates me when I’m down or when I feel like giving up; her charismatic acts bring me back up. She was born to be the perfect mother.
In conclusion I considered my mother to be the most magnificent women on earth. No other woman could be compared to her under my eyes she’s unreachable. She’s the person who has taught me what I know about life like traditions, cultures, my language, morals, and everything. I know that my mother has gone thru some hard times in life, but that doesn’t stop her from been the best mother under my eyes. She’s the mother that everyone wishes they had. I love you mom.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Struggling to go to School
Coming to college was one of the biggest struggles I have ever gone thru. Leaving your house, family, friends and the people you love is one of the hardest things you could do. Seen tears in your mothers and fathers eyes as they see you walk away, breaks your heart into billions of pieces. Starting from scratch in a strange place full of millions of people, and not knowing a single one of them. Paying for college; signing your life in debts with bank. These are some struggles that I had and is still going thru till these day.
Leaving my family was one of the biggest challenges I have ever had. The unity with my family is very sincere and very close .I have never left the family circle, so I wasn’t use to, not having their presence around me .I still remember that very first day when my parents dropped me off at school on Saturday night when it was time for them to leave, they didn’t, but they had to and as they saw me walk away tears of sorrow came down their eyes. Seen their mixed emotions and mine crashing together made things harder for me I ended up been homesick for weeks.
Starting from the beginning not knowing a single person in a huge city makes you feel inferior to everything. You have a feeling of ignorance of not knowing your way around, knowing the basic structure of how the city is. Getting used to the fact that you don’t live in a small village anymore, and that now you take part in very well known city. It breaks your heart, because you leave your traditions behind to start a diverse of them in your path. Meeting new people, when cultures, rules, environment taking the opportunity of getting to do things that you didn’t do before.
Another struggle that I had was finding a way to pay my college education. Once you sign the contract that your coming to an expensive school gets you thinking of what you need to do in order to play your way thru. Since you’re a recent high school graduate your teachers counsel you to not get loans .So when you don’t have any other choice, but to take out some loans it get you thinking of how you’re going to pay it back. Therefore many of us students don’t have the guidance to make those choices in college so we face a major problem, because at the end there’s always some type of misunderstanding or problem.
Saying good byes to friends, family, traditions, and the way of lifestyles were my major struggle when I came to college. I didn’t have no experience of live on my own I learned several things here in college it made me a better person .It open many doors for me as and for my siblings, I am the experiment in other words. I’m going thru different types of stages to get everybody aware of how things are in some other place while your attending college. Life is about making sacrifices are family friends, and debt, but at the end it will be all worth it because life is about learning about your struggles.
Leaving my family was one of the biggest challenges I have ever had. The unity with my family is very sincere and very close .I have never left the family circle, so I wasn’t use to, not having their presence around me .I still remember that very first day when my parents dropped me off at school on Saturday night when it was time for them to leave, they didn’t, but they had to and as they saw me walk away tears of sorrow came down their eyes. Seen their mixed emotions and mine crashing together made things harder for me I ended up been homesick for weeks.
Starting from the beginning not knowing a single person in a huge city makes you feel inferior to everything. You have a feeling of ignorance of not knowing your way around, knowing the basic structure of how the city is. Getting used to the fact that you don’t live in a small village anymore, and that now you take part in very well known city. It breaks your heart, because you leave your traditions behind to start a diverse of them in your path. Meeting new people, when cultures, rules, environment taking the opportunity of getting to do things that you didn’t do before.
Another struggle that I had was finding a way to pay my college education. Once you sign the contract that your coming to an expensive school gets you thinking of what you need to do in order to play your way thru. Since you’re a recent high school graduate your teachers counsel you to not get loans .So when you don’t have any other choice, but to take out some loans it get you thinking of how you’re going to pay it back. Therefore many of us students don’t have the guidance to make those choices in college so we face a major problem, because at the end there’s always some type of misunderstanding or problem.
Saying good byes to friends, family, traditions, and the way of lifestyles were my major struggle when I came to college. I didn’t have no experience of live on my own I learned several things here in college it made me a better person .It open many doors for me as and for my siblings, I am the experiment in other words. I’m going thru different types of stages to get everybody aware of how things are in some other place while your attending college. Life is about making sacrifices are family friends, and debt, but at the end it will be all worth it because life is about learning about your struggles.
Friday, February 19, 2010
VaLeNtInEs DaY
The reason why I believe that my Valentines Day was delightful was because my beloved one took me to the beach on that very special day. Since he knows that I love going to the beach, it’s the one place were I could let my feeling out, a place were the noise of the ocean turns in lullaby to my ears and puts me asleep. He knew that I would really enjoy it. The ocean and I have history for that very reason we had a beautiful lunch and then later on we went off to a cruise.
Spending one whole day with the person that you love makes you realize many things that probably you haven’t been able to notice. For example one thing that I notice from my beloved one was that he asks me several questions before valentines to come to the conclusion of what were going to do for the evening of Valentines. Which its pretty sweet and romantic at the same time because you never actually expect them to do something that you mention in their own very way.
We went to San Pedro to just eat sea food, but we had planned that after we ate we were going to go watch a movie, but it never happened that way. Since he knows that I love the ocean he bought tickets for a cruise which was one my greatest experiences. Just by been by side looking at the waves coming our way, getting wet, and looking at the sunset the mood and reminded me of the true meaning of what valentines really meant. When we went off to the cruise I wasn’t expecting to see whales, sea lions and even dolphins swimming close to the boat. A day were love,companion,and loyalty is shown.
In conclusion the whole purpose of Valentines day is to spend it with their beloved ones. Like what my beloved one did for me in a very special important way for me. I love what he did for me it proved a lot to me and I love him for that his done for me. The one thing that meant a lot to me was when he whispered in my ear and said the whole ocean is yours and he loves your presence hear as you could see and hear the breeze.
Spending one whole day with the person that you love makes you realize many things that probably you haven’t been able to notice. For example one thing that I notice from my beloved one was that he asks me several questions before valentines to come to the conclusion of what were going to do for the evening of Valentines. Which its pretty sweet and romantic at the same time because you never actually expect them to do something that you mention in their own very way.
We went to San Pedro to just eat sea food, but we had planned that after we ate we were going to go watch a movie, but it never happened that way. Since he knows that I love the ocean he bought tickets for a cruise which was one my greatest experiences. Just by been by side looking at the waves coming our way, getting wet, and looking at the sunset the mood and reminded me of the true meaning of what valentines really meant. When we went off to the cruise I wasn’t expecting to see whales, sea lions and even dolphins swimming close to the boat. A day were love,companion,and loyalty is shown.
In conclusion the whole purpose of Valentines day is to spend it with their beloved ones. Like what my beloved one did for me in a very special important way for me. I love what he did for me it proved a lot to me and I love him for that his done for me. The one thing that meant a lot to me was when he whispered in my ear and said the whole ocean is yours and he loves your presence hear as you could see and hear the breeze.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Neat or Sloppy,"What Kind Of Person Are You"?
Neat or Sloppy,” What Kind Of Person Are You”?
After I read the essay “Neat People vs. Sloppy People” and”The Messy are in Denial” from the book At a Glance I identified myself as a sloppy person. I can’t see myself as a neat freak, because I wouldn’t make it thru the week because everything around me would be chaotic. The reasons why I identified myself as sloppy person is for the following three reasons,one because I’m the type of person who likes to keep memories in general, two I'm a person who has everything all over the place, and I’m very dependable on those who are super organized.
The first reason why I considered myself sloppy is because I’m the type of person who likes to keep memories in general. When I mean memories in general I’m talking about photos, scrapbooks, and things that have a meaning to me and that I keep. Unlike a person who is neat doesn’t like to keep things and take room where they could use it for their daily base. I’m detail oriented which means that I love making scrapbooks and taking my time to make them look nice. I also like to keep things that have a special meaning or specified an important event or remind me of something. Alot of people might think of it as trash,but under my eyes their unforgettable memories,that I want to make them last forever.
The second reason is that I’m a person who can’t keep things in their place. For Example Monday morning the room looks spotless, but by Tuesday night the room is a mess. I have shoes all over the room, clothes in the closet, restroom and so on. I can’t do my bed because I’m always running late; my handbag is a mess full of old receives and things that I don’t really need. In other words I’m not an organize person, I live my live as it comes. The only way that I would clean my room would be when my roommate asks me to, but if she doesn’t I wouldn’t do it.Another thing why I can't keep things in their place is because I use them once and eventually later on during the day I will reuse them again,so I don't hesistate to put it in its place.Therefore I can't keep things in their place and its not that my a nasty trashy person I just simply disorganized.
Thirdly, I'm very dependable on the people who are super organized they seem to make my life easier and keep me in track in what I'm supposed to be doing.When a person is well organized they seem to set the example to me and emphasise me to keep myself organized.Not only that,but when a person is disorganized it doesnt mean that their no good for themselves its just that they dont know how to manage their time that sometimes they always need that extra help.That's why its always a nice to have friends to come around and rescue you from the mess.
In conclusion I believe that its hard to find hard core neat people.The reason why I say this is because everyone in this world is disorganized at some point and we cant live our live full of neatness because its trully impossible. We could try it for a couple days,but eventually we wont be able to keep it up for more then a couple days.Therefore I also know that many of us keep things that have a significant value to us,it would take space off your wall,but for nothing in the world you would throw it away.Finally,its wonderful to have friends,relatives and even beloved ones around to help when your drowing in your mess,its always helpful and well appreciated from those who sometimes have a hard time been neat.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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