Californian Narrative

Improved Essays
The University of Southern California is a top notch facility with premier applicants from every corner of the world, each with something that is essential to understanding them. As for myself, I feel as if my story would not be complete without telling the tale of my rural upbringing.

Coming from a modest town of 2,144 residents in northwest Indiana, my day to day experiences have been a lot different than those I would encounter in Los Angeles, California. While going from being surrounded by people who ride their donkeys to school to being surrounded by people who ride their long boards to school would be quite a culture shock, it is exactly the type of adjustment I need to transition into my adult life. Although the environment I grew

Related Documents

  • Decent Essays

    Suppose that all 50 states turned against each other and broke out in war. Who would be victorious? Many would say that the winner would be Texas, considering their state motto “Don’t mess with Texas”. Others might say that the winner would be New York, because of the attitude that several of their citizens have. Despite these great candidates, the obvious winner would be California, because of its location, its size, and its giant naval base in San Diego.…

    • 398 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Just as them I am also the first generation student to be able to go to college and pursue an education. Also I come from a family that cannot support me financially but supports me and motivates me to keep going and always strive for higher goals. I think the Pact is similar to cal state monterey bay because just as in the story cal state monterey bay also provides many helpful college assistance programs to those students that are low income or first generation students that have the dream of pursuing a higher education. To conclude I think that at cal state monterey bay I will have some challenges that I will have to overcome by myself. The transition from college to a university and meeting new people are challenges that are going to affect me but by the help of the CAMP and EOP program these programs will help me overcome fears and assist me into taking the correct path for…

    • 618 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    California Reality Check Forming a budget is necessary in order to learn how to handle money and become financially successful. Creating a budget helped me discover how I’d like to live, and how I can afford my desired life style. Eventually I’d like to have my own home, so for housing, I selected the “buy a place of your own” option. The estimated monthly cost for this was $3,180. Next I had to choose the expenses that would come along with owning my own place.…

    • 686 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    PLSI 373 Understanding California’s Political Landscape California is a Democratic state, and it looks blue. The U.S senators and congressional representatives are both Democrats. There is also a greater number in Democrats in state legislative houses and offices. Barack Obama won 61% of election vote in 2008.…

    • 1002 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Essay On Mt. Horeb

    • 649 Words
    • 3 Pages

    As human beings we inherently fear change, especially those of us with social shortcomings, who prefer routine schedules to overwhelmingly new experiences and unpredictability. Such was the case for me. My family moved when I was just turning three years old to Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, a small town of about 8,000 people, located about thirty miles from Madison. Mount Horeb is a quaint suburb known for its Norwegian heritage. It is a fine place to raise a family, but as I got older, I realized that I no longer felt welcomed and sheltered by the small and tightly-knit community, but rather I felt trapped, paralyzed by the limitations of a suffocating town.…

    • 649 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    My sister would be there to remind me that college was not as simple that I assumed it was yet; I could care less what they thought. San Marcos was my gateway of starting a new life with the hopes of gaining an education. Coming to San Marcos I inspired to study about psychology and to show my true potential. My hopes of coming here was not to learn more about my passions or gain the “college experience” but, I wanted to expand my knowledge. When I was a child it seemed that I was always behind everyone else my age.…

    • 512 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Have you ever noticed that not every city or town is the same? I have lived in Hillman, Michigan almost my entire life, but for two years I lived in San Diego, California. Over time, as I get older, I can see the similarities and differences between each place. Even though Michigan and California do have similarities I feel that they have more differences. One of those major differences between the two places would be the weather.…

    • 601 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    How and Why California coast (Pacific Coast) is Eroding faster than it should and the effect of it. I chose the California Coast or the Pacific Coast as it is one of the most popular coasts in the world. California has always been in the news for various natural disasters like forest fires, earthquakes and now Coastal erosion. California is also the World’s IT capital where all the famous companies like Google, Facebook, Apple etc are located. Many Indians migrate to california for jobs.…

    • 619 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Great Essays

    When attending the university of south Alabama you will come across different people from different parts of the world. You have individuals who have moved from rural community come too mobile, Alabama where it’s an urban community and a different panorama. I interviewed three individuals who lived in different parts of Alabama. Tykeylia Crenshaw is from Greenville, Alabama, which is a rural community; Erica Staley, is from Andalusia, Alabama a rural community, and Chalnadra Gooden, is from Hoover, Alabama, which is an urban community outside of Birmingham. Moving to Mobile, Alabama was a challenge for the three individuals.…

    • 1403 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Stuck out like a Sore Thumb (A Time in my Life When I Stood Alone) In the fourth grade I moved from Coker Creek, Tennessee to Tulelake, California. From my muddy little boots to my thick southern drawl, I stuck out like a sore thumb in the small town of Tulelake. I was one of 4 white children in my class; the rest being hispanic.…

    • 234 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The American Narrative

    • 435 Words
    • 2 Pages

    "Have a nice trip to hell. " Smirking, the American agent looked through the sight of his pistol, staring straight into the recently captured Russian spy's eyes. Fun as this may be, he still had to line up the shot properly so that there was no chance of the spy's survival. Grasping the trigger now, the American slowly exhaled, so as to remain absolutely still.…

    • 435 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Essay On California

    • 1131 Words
    • 5 Pages

    California California has lots of beaches and fun boardwalks to walk down. It is a great place to vacation or live. It is a tourist destination making it very packed full of people in most cities. According to Don DeLillo “California deserves whatever it gets. Californians invented the concept of lifestyle.…

    • 1131 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Struggle of International Students at Community Colleges As the United States known to be the land of opportunities, the land of immigrants, better rights, equality, freedom, social interactions, better education, and good health care facilities are merely some of the many attractions that play a major role in attracting People from around the world. Some of these people who get attracted the most is students. Students from different regions around the world looking for opportunities to enroll in American schools that will ensure them a better future. International students bring a lot of diversity into their American communities and schools throughout their differences. However, as it seems easy and beneficial that international students attend American schools, there are many challenges and obstacles that international students face during their school career, such as getting admitted to a college, the cost of schools is relatively high, obtaining a visa is not an easy process, housing and personal accommodations, English struggles, and the ability to work.…

    • 1090 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    A large portion of Americans will stay in the same state that they are born, but image if you were not even born in the country. There is a growing population of so-called “Third Culture Kids”, also known are TCKs, which are children born or raised in a country or culture different than their parents’. Unlike many other people, I had the opportunity of having an education as a TCK, opening up an array of experiences across the globe, and although some are negative, they all resulted in a positive impact in my life—whether it be in life lessons or new skills. My educational career began within the German schooling system. Grades one through three, I attended school with kids that isolated me merely for being a different nationality.…

    • 1138 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    My Trip to California It was an early June morning and I was packing for a trip that we were leaving for in five hours. I was very excited because I was going to California for the first time. The reason I was going to California was because I really wanted to go there, and my sister wanted me to visit her.…

    • 1363 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays