“I can't believe it! Am I seeing this right? I am so excited and grateful to God for his favor and direction in my life. I have to call my Mom to share this great news. Oh man, she’s still at work. Ok, I can do this, oh my God, let me read this again, yes!” And all of this from an envelope in the mail saying that I got what I had been waiting for!
I was born to loving parents and a loving home. However, divorce claimed another victim, which resulted in me being raised by my loving Mom. She raised me with common sense, values, and morals. She always told me I can do anything I wanted to do as long as it was not illegal or immoral. Growing up, I was in a lot of activities such as sports, scouting, music, and drama. From them, I learned how to manage time, communicate effectively, develop good work ethics, appreciate people, know proper value of things and dare to dream, and to always believe in myself. Some of which were tested early on in my life during elementary school. I was a victim of bullying. I struggled to overcome in my fight against my bully nearly every day. …show more content…
Raised to have strong qualities that have lead me gaining the chance to be a part of mentoring programs, to mission trips, that have included travel abroad, become a member of not only the National Beta club, but the National Honor Society, my class student government as vice president, be an established leader in my boy scout troop, and earned me the rank of Eagle Scout. At the core of my foundation is my personal relationships with God, my faith, my family and some personal challenges. I have been taught to finish what you started and that my word is important and more valuable than anything. All that I did or was encouraged me to do, molded me with many lessons and experiences over the years into the person I