I believe that growing up a different environment and socializing with different people does makes up one’s identity, in other words, who I am. Everyone has their own life story, and I bet that their stories are more interesting than mine, the reason being my stories have more sadness rather than happiness. But with me, I respect every single event of this sadness and happiness, because they make up who I am. I was born in Vietnam, along with my brother and two sisters. Growing up surrounded by many challenges and witnessing many things in life taught me many lessons that I carry with me today. Life gave me a good lesson when I was surrounded by many faces of society positive and negative. Living in penury or affluence does not make up who
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We have always tried our best in school so that we can make our parents proud. I value my childhood memories the most. It was the time that I enjoyed being with my family when my father was still around. Thing started changing when I grew older. My parents divorced. Dad left the family without saying goodbye, not even to me. He was the closest person to me in my family; he taught me great things in life and spent time to play with me. But what can I do? My mom works with all her heart to raise four children. To support our mother, my brother, sisters, and I spend our time after school working. I worked so hard, doing whatever jobs I could find, such as sweeping the street, collecting garbage, selling food and taking care kids in the local orphanage. Besides these jobs, I was also a member of the Vietnamese Red Cross. It makes me proud. when I can do something to help people, like assisting patients in the hospital and fundraising. I enjoyed helping people, and found that making them happy brought me joy in return. These jobs gave me the experience that everyone could hardly have it. These experiences helped me understand that my life is better than any else behind me. Those memories are the reason make me feel confident and strong whenever I come close to falling. My dream is to become a doctor. My largest goal in life is to help as many people in
We have always tried our best in school so that we can make our parents proud. I value my childhood memories the most. It was the time that I enjoyed being with my family when my father was still around. Thing started changing when I grew older. My parents divorced. Dad left the family without saying goodbye, not even to me. He was the closest person to me in my family; he taught me great things in life and spent time to play with me. But what can I do? My mom works with all her heart to raise four children. To support our mother, my brother, sisters, and I spend our time after school working. I worked so hard, doing whatever jobs I could find, such as sweeping the street, collecting garbage, selling food and taking care kids in the local orphanage. Besides these jobs, I was also a member of the Vietnamese Red Cross. It makes me proud. when I can do something to help people, like assisting patients in the hospital and fundraising. I enjoyed helping people, and found that making them happy brought me joy in return. These jobs gave me the experience that everyone could hardly have it. These experiences helped me understand that my life is better than any else behind me. Those memories are the reason make me feel confident and strong whenever I come close to falling. My dream is to become a doctor. My largest goal in life is to help as many people in