Along my journey in school I remember all the sacrifices my parents did for me and my siblings. For example, my father Adolfo Garcia would work from Monday to Saturday from sun up to sun down in order to provide food on the table, clothing on our backs, and a roof over are heads. Although both of my parents encourage and motivate me to attend school and pursue higher education, I am also motivated by all the sacrifices they have made because I know that if it wasn’t for the support of my parents I would not be where I am…
To be honest, there is not enough words to express the countless things that my parents have done to make me happy and support me. They are candles that light radiates from them. They are the crown of my head. They are behind all of my…
My mom cares so much about me, that she got me tickets to Hamilton. Not every mom would do something like this for their kids. This situation makes me realize that I take things for granted. I don’t thank them as often as I should. Not everybody is as lucky as me, and I need to appreciate how much my parents do for…
Faith is the belief in something greater than us one can put full trust, confidence, and reliance on when difficult times arise. I was raised to be involved with church activities to maintain my spiritual life; additionally my faith grew dramatically when my cousin deceased and gave me an overview of what I wanted to pursue my career as. When I was a child, my parents encouraged me to always be as loving and caring as I could be, not for personal gain, but to be benevolent to the people around me. I was raised with two loving parents, Mario and Rebeca, along with a younger brother, Mario and older sister, Ana.…
Have you ever been 12? Probably, but everyone is different when they're 12. When I was a small 12 year old, there wasn't much to me. I was misplaced, sad, scared, and stupid. And when I say stupid, I do mean stupid.…
I sat there in the hard seat of my desk and waited patiently. The scent of Lysol was overwhelmingly powerful in the room, but I knew by the third week it would be overpowered by the smell of musty children and chalk dust. I could not wait for my new teacher to saunter up to me, eyes full of admiration, and give me my paper. I had worked hard on it for nearly two months during the summer prior to this new school year. Looking around the room at my new classmates, it was easy to tell who had done the summer assignments, especially with their conspicuous faces.…
When I was twelve years old, I went to the fair in another city. There were numerous recreational facilities, and the most memorable one, which later become myfavorite, was the Drop. In truth, I was scared when I first decided to go on it because the drop felt like a free fall. When I got to the top , I was wondering why I had forced myself to do this extreme game. This reflects a conflict I often have between my thoughts and my ambitions Often there is something I want to do, but I give up because of cowardice.…
Sitting down surrounded by my cousins, enjoying the cool Kansas breeze, laughing, joking, and relaxing. Mom’s outside with Aunt Grace talking about God knows what while the kids are inside the living room. I remember talking to my cousin Ronald about what we should do outside to either ride our bikes, walk around the neighborhood, play tag, just do something active since we were young with enthusiasm and optimism about what else is out there in life for children to do in their spare time. Something just egged me on to go check Mom outside, as I got up from the couch , I noticed two men, standing outside, dressed in camouflage with such a serious expressions. All of a sudden Mom begins to worry, but at the time I was so confused as to why…
One year ago, on January seventh I learned not to take even some of the worst situations for granted. Sitting in the white minivan, I anxiously waited for my mom who stood on the porch pacing back and forth, while listening to my hungry, screaming little sisters. She received a phone call while we were walking out the door of the oral mouth surgeon, after getting a quote for the total price of the pulling of my sisters wisdom teeth would be. As I watched her, she had kept her back turned towards the wall , and I could feel something way down in the pit of my stomach. I looked back towards her and saw her coming down the stairs to the door to come get in the car, and I could tell she had been crying, even though she had her sunglasses to try and hide it.…
I can remember my mother hugging us tightly with tears rolling down her face before letting us on the plane. It was my at the time 8 year old brother, 2 year old sister and I waving goodbye to mommy on Monday September 10th 2001. She cried out, “ see you guys in a few days, I love you!” As we walked on with our book bags my eyes became watery, stomach suddenly tight, and heart pounding. We approached our seats and there was no doubt that I had to let my little brother have the window seat.…
It was the second week of preschool but I was still the new kid. My mom had picked out my clothes and while I was getting dressed I struggled to hold in the tears. The whole car ride over to the Presidio, all I could think about was my great-grandmother, who I had left behind. One after the other, tears ran down my face…
I have been waiting my whole life for that moment and it was finally going to come true. I couldn't thank my mom and uncle enough of getting those tickets for me. I have always dreamed about that day I was going to be able to see him and this was my chance too. There's never a When my heart stop and I actually liked it was the moment I saw justin bieber.…
One of the hardest things that I had to do when I was younger was leave my friends, my school, the place that I called home at the time. This memory all started on October 15, 2008, when my parents informed my sister and me that they would be taking jobs in Washington. At the time we were living in Naples, FL. Now this was a big shock for me, I had just found out that I would be moving across the country to a state that I knew nothing about. I would have to make all new friends, be able to fit in with everyone there.…
I could remember it like it was yesterday the hurt, the pain, all the guilt I felt. Knowing that there was nothing I could do to fix or stop what was happening right before my eyes was painful. All my life there was always something that happened, it seemed like the bad started to out way the good in my mind. I knew something was off my father was always in and out of prison, his body appeared weak and fragile. Communication wasn’t consistent I could have a phone call one day from his cell phone and the next day, you're getting a call from an inmate named(inmate says their name) press one if you would like to accept this call.…
I do all I can to show my parents how much I love and appreciate all they have done for me, but it would not be good enough considering all they have done. They give me what they can and always has the best advice, even though I might not like it. This shows how both my parents can be heroes because even though they may not be a courageous superhero, they still care and do what they can for me, showing a compassionate…