Hard Work Pays Off
It all begins when you step on your fears and defeat your obstacles. About four years ago, my family and I realized how difficult it was to get a valuable and affordable education and a better quality lifestyle in our home country of Mexico. Throughout my childhood, I only got to see my father for a few days every year during the holidays because he lived in the United States in order to make more money to send to Mexico. I am proud and thankful of my parents because they worked day and night to have enough money for us to eat and pay for our school needs. Their consistent effort is what gave me hunger to succeed. In 2012 we decided to move to the United States in search of a better opportunity to make my dreams come true …show more content…
After less than a year in Kennett Middle School, I had the courage to decide I wanted to be like everyone else and started taking advanced courses. I knew I had what it took to be successful no matter what. Casa Guanajuato, Mr. Manuel Ibarra, and Ms. Loretta Perna have had an enormous impact on my life. Casa Guanajuato has given me several opportunities to spread my culture and gain leadership. I became "Señorita 5 de Mayo" on May 2015. Earning this title for me meant being able to teach others about my accomplishments as a Latina and gather the community to volunteer in events such as "5 Mayo Festival" and "Dia de Muertos". In this events, the Latino culture is shared with other ethnicities and people are given the opportunity to share their talents. Manuel Ibarra, a student support specialist for the Migrant Education Program in Pennsylvania is a role model for me. The MEP summer programs made me feel comparable to the kids in my community who were going through the same as me and needed support. I took the initiative to assist several students in their school work as well as their decisions. I was proud not only of their accomplishments but also of how this decision made me grow. The MEP also gave me the opportunity to participate in the Student Leadership Institute (SLI) summer program where I was a delegate to the Pennsylvania Migrant Education convention in Philadelphia's City Hall. I was selected to present a speech about
It all begins when you step on your fears and defeat your obstacles. About four years ago, my family and I realized how difficult it was to get a valuable and affordable education and a better quality lifestyle in our home country of Mexico. Throughout my childhood, I only got to see my father for a few days every year during the holidays because he lived in the United States in order to make more money to send to Mexico. I am proud and thankful of my parents because they worked day and night to have enough money for us to eat and pay for our school needs. Their consistent effort is what gave me hunger to succeed. In 2012 we decided to move to the United States in search of a better opportunity to make my dreams come true …show more content…
After less than a year in Kennett Middle School, I had the courage to decide I wanted to be like everyone else and started taking advanced courses. I knew I had what it took to be successful no matter what. Casa Guanajuato, Mr. Manuel Ibarra, and Ms. Loretta Perna have had an enormous impact on my life. Casa Guanajuato has given me several opportunities to spread my culture and gain leadership. I became "Señorita 5 de Mayo" on May 2015. Earning this title for me meant being able to teach others about my accomplishments as a Latina and gather the community to volunteer in events such as "5 Mayo Festival" and "Dia de Muertos". In this events, the Latino culture is shared with other ethnicities and people are given the opportunity to share their talents. Manuel Ibarra, a student support specialist for the Migrant Education Program in Pennsylvania is a role model for me. The MEP summer programs made me feel comparable to the kids in my community who were going through the same as me and needed support. I took the initiative to assist several students in their school work as well as their decisions. I was proud not only of their accomplishments but also of how this decision made me grow. The MEP also gave me the opportunity to participate in the Student Leadership Institute (SLI) summer program where I was a delegate to the Pennsylvania Migrant Education convention in Philadelphia's City Hall. I was selected to present a speech about