Personal Narrative: San Juan

The assimilation of habits, language, and morals of the people, who surround you, make who you become. I may have grown up with separated parents but both hardworking. Born in California but raised a Texan. Most do not know their neighbors but mine have become family. Beyond this town is a mystery to me but I am glad to call San Juan, my home. Neither of my parents attended college nor finished high school but despite their lack of a proper education, they are brilliant in the way they taught me what school cannot teach. Raised on the old fashion beliefs of my parents, I have lived with traditional Mexican beliefs and costumes. My mother, not knowing a lick of English, has kept the same job for over twelve years, my father working long hours has shown me the necessity of …show more content…
Since the age of four, every holiday and special event was with the Castillo family. For a short time, my family strayed from church and our religious beliefs, reason being we lost a sibling of ours, but this family opened our eyes and hearts to our old beliefs. Due to that fact, years later, I asked these very special people to baptize me becoming my family in Christ. This town and its people are a major part of who I am as well. Unlike major cities, you can never run into the same people twice, you do not get to know the people around you as well. I have grown up with the same group of students; coaches have become family friends even workers from the local grocery store on a name to name basis with my family. This town may be small but the people are big in their personalities and I am grateful we ended up here.
My surroundings have shaped me. I been fortunate enough that my life has been filled with the right kind of people. I would like to believe I hold the qualities of my family’s hardworking nature, my neighbors’ kind hearts and my cities open