Personal Narrative: Entering High School

Entering high school was a big stepping stone from my middle school years. Facing hard obstacles and trying to strive for the best, I am lucky and very grateful to be here today knowing the background that I came from. As a young girl I use to move from school to school after Katrina because we moved around a lot. I was homeless for almost a year so I didn’t really have much of a stable child hood. Years later my family and I found a stable place live. In 2007 we moved to San Antonio, TX. Here my life hasn’t been perfect but its way better than what I came from.
My childhood dream was be a lawyer but as the time past I put more focus into joining the military. Being able to give back to make my country and make it a safe place for my family to live in meant a lot to …show more content…
She was a teacher, a friend and a go to. Whenever I needed help she was always there to help me. I don’t think that I would even be considering college if it wasn’t for her. She was the #1 person that helped me apply for college, and helped out with all that came with that. I was so lost in the middle of school year because I was failing and caught up in the wrong things. She stepped in with a kind heart and made me do what I had to do to get out of high school. This fall I will be attending Texas Southern University where I will study architecture and engineering. I will also be in the navy reserves. I want to use my navy platform to open my own business in about 10 years. I’m not sure yet if I want a hair salon business or if I want to go into interior design. Whichever career path that I choose I know that I will be successful. This long journey of high school has been very stressful, I’ve worked so hard to get where I am. Although it is not over yet I will continue to push through to success. Most of all I want to thank my mother and my two sisters for never letting me slack off and staying on me about attending school every