My mother grew up in the Bronx with her two brothers and the rest of her family. She grew up less fortunate, moved around a lot, switched into many different schools and even shared clothes with her cousins, whom seemed more like brothers and sisters because they all lived together at one point in time due to the poverty in my family. Many of her cousins were in “honor classes” so at a young age my mother worked hard to get into honor classes because she didn’t want anyone looking down on her. My
The person in my life that I will always value and admire the most is undoubtedly my sister, Sandra Dinis. She continuously will inspire and motivate me through not only her words, but also her actions. She undeniably has tons of positive traits that she has taught me throughout my years that I can apply to the real world. She has shown me that with great work and persistence people can achieve great things. From this I learned morals like choosing right from wrong and staying on the right path to
I have had three creditable jobs in my life, they have been in retail, camp counseling, and healthcare. Each of these employment experiences differed completely in a variety of aspects. With every new occupation came a new way of evaluation, rules to learn, and also new people. Not all of my previous places of work were ran smoothly, in all honesty sometimes it was quite chaotic. The most common reasons was improper management or sometimes it was due to employee incompetence and laziness. No matter
My mother grew up in the Bronx with her two brothers and the rest of her family. She grew up underprivileged, moved around a lot, switched into many different schools and even shared clothes with her cousins, whom seemed more like brothers and sisters because they all lived together at one point in time due to the poverty in my family. Many of her cousins were in “honor classes”, so at a young age my mother worked hard to get into honor classes because she didn’t want anyone looking down on her.
me to learn the game of baseball, how to play basketball and how to play golf! Ethan is one of my best friends because of the experiences we have had and a lot of other things. We still hang out and do all of these things together! The first time I met Ethan was in baseball, that is when our friendship began. It was the first day of practice and it was my first year playing in the league. A few days had passed of practice and he said hey Hayden come here. So I went over to him and he said do you
Fayetteville was quite the influential experience. After the divorce of my parents I lived in a trailer park with my mother. The time I spent living in the trailer park was a time I will never forget. I worried for my mother being home alone and never trusted my neighbors. After fifth grade was a turning point in my life. My mother and I had moved to a much nicer house where I did not have to share my room. Due to my half-black, half-white skin tone, I was able to experience life from different perspectives
My world changed in May of 2013 when my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Losing a parent was the most painful incident I have ever had to go through and I refused to lose my mother as well. I went into survival mode and put everything I had in me towards assisting her in her fight. She was all I had left and I was all she had. Before my mother's diagnosis, the most experience I had with breast cancer was seeing pink ribbons and hearing a little bit about it here and there. It wasn't until
roosters crowing, the horns from tuc tucs passing by, and the native Spanish speakers. I felt overwhelmed because Guatemala had put me in a situation outside of my comfort zone. I was culture shocked. I had little idea of what was in store for me that week. Shocked after the evening's walk, my eyes were opened to the realness of my mission. I was not here to only help the Guatemalan people; however, I was here to immerse myself in their culture and to rediscover who I was as a person.
My school experience from 9th grade until about two weeks into my senior year have drastically changed who I am as a person and what I want from life. My entire life, I've struggled with a severe anxiety disorder that has held me back from things I want to do. I hated getting attention, so I built a facade over my personality to protect myself from perceived judgment. I tried my hardest to appear “normal” and to fit in. This behavior is incredibly bad for one's mental health, especially for someone
impacted my life such as coming to America. Coming to America was the hardest choice in my life. I could not decide what I should do for my future. I got so many advice from everyone, especially from my dad and my mom. However, I decided to go to America, then I arrived to Oklahoma State. When I arrived there I found that the living in America is away different from Saudi Arabia. In the beginning I could not be comfortable here. It impacted my life in many ways. Also, it change my personality