Without hesitation, Leo, Rigo, and I joined together in a group. I said, “I want to be a firefighter and a doctor”. I don’t remember what Leo said, but Rig wanted to be a professional basketball player. Looking back at this conversation, I find it hard not to think about how much I didn’t know back then, opposed to what I know now. It is absurd, because I actually thought that I could be a firefighter and a doctor at the same time. At this time, I thought that Rigo and Leo would be my best friends for my entire life. Now, I realize that it isn’t true, since I moved away, and I haven’t spoken to either one of them since the 2nd …show more content…
Ms. Denise gave us another speech, but one thing she said has stuck with me ever since. She said, “School is the most important thing in your life, because in the end, it will end up playing a big role in what you do later in your life”. At the time, I didn’t think much of this, since I couldn’t understand half of it. But, as I have gotten older, it has now become apparent to me that what she said is true, since how you do in high school dictates where you go to college. What you do in college then decides what you will do for the rest of your