What Makes Me Who I Am Today Essay

The people who you chose to be apart of your life are essential to to knowing what kind of person you are. I am a firm believer in the saying you are only as good as the people you surround yourself with. This belief has always stayed in the back of my mind when deciding who I wanted in my social circle. I have learned that it was never about the quantity of friends I had but more about the quality of the people that I was surrounding myself with. It is true friends come and go and nothing last forever but one person in particular left an impression on me that turned me into the person I am today. That person is named Rebecca she was my best friend for seven years and I am who I am today because of her. All the memories and experiences we shared affected my personality and thought process and for that I will always treasure the impression she left on me. Todays world is extremely progressive although that was not the case for me growing up. I was born into a traditional italian family, …show more content…
I had finished my first semester at the Culinary Institute of America and was returning home for my summer break. Upon my return home I had discovered my parents were living separately and my sisters were spending all day and night at my family members house to avoid being home. Walking into my house my mood switch from happy and excited to cold, and sadden. I clearly could not live in my house during my break unless I wanted to listen to my parents plan their separation so Rebecca opened up her house to me. For the next one and a half moths of summer I was a member of the Solomon household. I remember her and her mother picking me up from my house and consoling me when we got to her beach house I unpacked my stuff and instantly felt at ease listening to the waves break against the shore and watching the sunset from my room. I knew living in Rebecca’s house will distract me from my dysfunctional