The most difficult challenge I had ever faced was overcoming my suicidal thoughts and attempts before it was too late. During my Junior year at Magnolia Highschool, I struggled keeping my sanity in control. Fighting against the conflicting natures of my Samoan cultural traditions, family expectations, religious beliefs, and school standards, causing me to lower my self-esteem and motivation. Currently during this time I was helping support my parents who were living homeless outside on the streets while dealing with the possiblity that I would never seeing my older brother again except behind a glass window. Because of these events I began distancing myself from my family, doing poorly at school, loosing faith in my beliefs, and eventually
