Personal Narrative: My Identity As A Student Athlete

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An identity that has accumulated throughout my life could be expressed as a student athlete. As a child, I was always attracted to the idea of playing sports. As soon as I came about the age of four, my parents enrolled me into soccer, baseball and speed school. Juggling between sports, extracurricular activities, and other household chores; my parents expected me to excel in all of these occupations. Between all of these obligations, sports became an alleviation for me, a part of me that I carry to this day.
When I entered high school, my dad was offered a job in Saudi Arabia as a chemical engineer. With his sudden departure, I had to bear the responsibilities that of my father’s. Overwhelmed between driving my sisters to their activities,

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