When I came to United States for the first time it was very hard for me to cross the border. I spent two weeks in Tijuana trying to cross the border. The INS caught me and put me in jail for one month. My family thought I had died. They were very sad.
My son is the best thing that ever happened to me none the less I have experienced life at a new angle. I had to grow up really fast because I was a party animal and was not ready to give up on that life yet, but when I realize I had to put someone before me now and I look at him it is worth it. I am 23 years old now and my son Hezekiah is 3 and I am now getting back into the things I had on hold. I plan to go overseas in march of 2014 I am now back in school as well as you can see I am running my own fashion consulting business and I have a few clients so I am doing pretty well. My son is apart of my everyday life we do photo shoots together and he also comes with me when I meet up with my clients I want him to be apart of my experiences he should not have to be pushed to the side
ENGL 1101 24 September 2012 Graduation Day Graduation is one of the few times where others not only share in your excitement, but can aso be even more overwhelmed for your "big day”. Graduation is a ceremony used to celebrate the moving forward after working hard in one arena in preparation for your future. It is the only time I can think of where a student may quench the thirst of closure in one endeavor and the start of another all in the same breathe. Although we view graduation as a celebration, for me it seemed like a big fat eviction notice since I would no longer be living with my parents. You see for four years teachers, parents, even previous graduates spread the hype that on the day of graduation you will have the time of your life.
This might sound like a dream to some, but as a young child, it is a difficult time to understand . When my parents, my siblings, and I knew that we were moving to a new country,I had absolutely no idea what to expect or really think of that idea. All I could really think about was leaving my friends and my home. At that time, I was only a nine year old child; my mind could not really comprehend everything that was expected of me, the whole concept of leaving the small refugee camp that we lived in. Never have traveled past the borders; imagining a place past my little town was beyond me.
The reason that my adoptive family that gave me a new name, was that it was a new begging of my life, a new fresh start, and looking back I would understand what they wanted me to have that I didn’t have as a child. Growing up in an environment that would not be safe, the name Elena didn’t match my personality in life at all. The question ran in my head and anger arose in my heart. Could I have done something terrible that they wanted to change my name??? I was in shock, but also at the same time I felt like something changed of who I am.
“Chris's smoldering anger, it turns out was fueled by a discovery he'd made two summers earlier, during his cross-country wanderings... Chris pieced together the facts of his father's previous marriage and subsequent divorce-facts to which he hadn't been privy.” (p. 121) This is not good mainly for Chris and his dad's relationship and also his mom and him. He was enraged at the fact that he was never told and that his dad would lie to him or be deceitful and not tell him about his first family and
Yes, we have known each other before attending college but this transitioning stage in life has really opened my eyes to my own reality. Maranda and I have known each other for about 6 years now, and I can honestly say she has helped me become the person I am today. If it was not for her getting on me, pushing me to get my things done and us working together with homework, I would probably still be in culture shock today. Every day she inspires me to do my best in college so that in the future I will be able to help provide for my family and me. Getting to know her the past few years has definitely helped made our friendship stronger, both inside and out of school.
After his sisters get married, they go to live outside of Nova Scotia. Little time later, his father is sick and thus, the narrator (15 years old at that time) and his uncle have to work hard to prepare the boat for the “next season”. Therefore, he decides to drop off school but his father, who wished to be educated and to go to university rather than being a fisherman, doesn’t let him to do so even if the mother doesn’t agree with him. During summer, because his uncle has to leave “Jenny Lynn”, the boat, the narrator decides to work with his father for good, who becomes increasingly sick. On November twenty first, the father is killed because of the waves of the grey Atlantic which were too high at that period of time.
After the test I read the results and decided what I am going to do for my career. I sat down with my family and told them what I want to do, and about my goals. They told me that would be great. We all then started putting things together to see what I need to do to reach my goals. I made sure that I would have help around the house while I am going to school, then my oldest daughter told me that she would be so proud to see me succeed my goal.
As a child, I had always pondered what I would be when I grew up. When I was about 5 years old, I was determined to grow up and be a stay at home mother, just like my own mother had been at the time. I was determined to be the best mother in the world, one who would pack a delicious lunch for her children, and tuck them into bed at night. However that dream changed as I grew older, and throughout my lifetime I have had many different dreams about my future; such as becoming a pop star, creating an amusement park, and writing storybooks. It was only when I finally entered college that I realized I had always loved working with, and the idea of taking care of children; and what I truly wanted to do with the rest of my life was to teach children with mental disabilities.