Summary: Personal Narrative

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Alexis Ajello Ms. Accolla College Eng. Per. 6 Pg. 108 #2 1 October 2014 As I walked off the plane I took my first breath and the smell of freshly baked sausage rolls lingered through the airports’ hallways. As I looked around I saw clothing stores, food venders, and gift shops. An unforgettable moment was sinking my teeth into my first sausage roll, savoring every bite. After finishing it, I made sense of everything and realized I was standing in Heathrow airport located in England. This dream became a reality because of my Uncle Clayton. He is an epidemiologist which is someone who studies the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations. He travels all around the world looking…show more content…
This led to a lot of thinking. Whether it was about life, family, school, friends, or England my thoughts always pondered. I worked as the rec room girl for one year at that country club. When I turned fifteen I took the initiative to become a certified American red cross lifeguard. I applied at the country club as a lifeguard rather than a rec room girl the following year. They hired me, which started the days where I would be looking out for the safety of the children rather than just finger painting with them. Although, being a lifeguard taught me what it is like to look out for others well beings and how to keep them out of danger. Even if danger meant no running around the pool area or to use the ladder rather than climbing out by the edges. My favorite part of the job was the smell of the fresh air, the sound of the leaves when wind blew by, and the ripples in the water from kids splashing. However, I still found it rewarding when someone was in danger and I helped in aiding them. Lifeguards are not only accountable for first aid situations, but they are also in charge of the life of another person. I never knew at just fifteen I would know what…show more content…
As long as I found time for myself I was able to juggle my busy schedule. These characteristics of efficiency, organization, and communication were great in contributing to my quality of time management. Yet, learning how to balance so many things in my life at once became very beneficial for the future. To fully attain a quality one must understand the characteristics that make up that quality. That is why it was extremely important to obtain the characteristics of efficiency, organization, communication, and stability. Without these vital characteristics I would not have acquired the important qualities of responsibility and the skill of time management. England was the reward I received from my Uncle Clayton for recognition of my hard work and accomplishments. My Uncle influenced my life in a positive way, which contributed to the growth of my most important qualities. Knowing I could have the chance to go to England motivated me to do my best every day and to strive for success within myself. I set a short term goal for myself and made sure to preserver through each one that I made. These are the reasons that enabled me to reach my ultimate goal of exiting the plane at Heathrow airport to enjoy my first sausage

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