I am not the best at remembering about my childhood, but the events that stick out to me are probably the most important that helped to shape me into the person I am to this day. First of, I took my first steps at about nine months old and my first word was “mama” at six months old. I grew up with four siblings, me being the smallest and, I was distant from my brothers and sister because they were years apart from me. I grew up in a Hispanic household, and my parents were very loving and restrictive. When I entered pre-kinder, I was a very shy child and would not even be able to stand up in front of the class and sing along to the ABC's. Although, I was very shy, I did very well academically. I made two very close friends who actually lived close to me, so we were able to expand our friendship because of
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I ended up participating in the talent show for the next two years, every year with less people involved, until 5th grade where I participated with only one other friend. This was a marvelous experience to get to know what I liked and what I didn’t. Upon entering middle school, I once again felt like an outsider since four schools merged and now there was a huge amount of new faces. Dependent on my prior friends, it wasn’t as hard for me to approach new people and become friends with them. This was a huge time in my journey to self-identity, because a vast amount of clubs were now available to us. I auditioned for the dance team, without really knowing if I was going to like it. The reason I auditioned was to go with my best friend, and I was really close to skipping the audition. I am glad I did not, since dance became one of my favorite hobbies for the next 3 years of my life. I had the chance to meet a lot of people in the dance group, from camps, and perform in front of so many people. This was the beginning of myself trying something new and artistic. After this experience, I wanted to continue trying new activities so I could decide what I was passionate
I ended up participating in the talent show for the next two years, every year with less people involved, until 5th grade where I participated with only one other friend. This was a marvelous experience to get to know what I liked and what I didn’t. Upon entering middle school, I once again felt like an outsider since four schools merged and now there was a huge amount of new faces. Dependent on my prior friends, it wasn’t as hard for me to approach new people and become friends with them. This was a huge time in my journey to self-identity, because a vast amount of clubs were now available to us. I auditioned for the dance team, without really knowing if I was going to like it. The reason I auditioned was to go with my best friend, and I was really close to skipping the audition. I am glad I did not, since dance became one of my favorite hobbies for the next 3 years of my life. I had the chance to meet a lot of people in the dance group, from camps, and perform in front of so many people. This was the beginning of myself trying something new and artistic. After this experience, I wanted to continue trying new activities so I could decide what I was passionate