The Importance Of Overcoming Obstacles In My Life

My Ability to overcome obstacles has taken me to farther places in life. I was born into a selfish extended family that was incredibly hungry for money and land; not only that my father had an affair which lead to my family consequently harassing my mother about not having the income to support her children, this clearly proved that we where an unnecessary obstacle in their lives. Thankfully my Grandmother having already been well established in the United States had great means and resources to bring us here. From the moment I stepped foot on U.S. soil I was already living the dream that many immigrants spend their entire lives hoping to obtain.

I can say that being in the United States is a dream for many adults, but for children it can …show more content…
As I explained my situation to her, she responded with an answer that was like music to my ears: "you can go to college, and to not let anybody tell you any different." Finally, it was like part of me could breathe again. Being already part of a minority that has obstacles obtaining higher education, it is burdensome when it comes to not being properly documented. I took immense time to research scholarships aimed for undocumented students to which I could apply, but because I am not the only dreamer, scholarships were not granted to me. Me already being a high performing student I knew that there were other undocumented students that where performing better than me. This year I have seen my best friends attend college. I was the only one in my academy class that did not attend college, the ones who should have no reason to not attend college due to their great academic performance. Not attending college has not killed my dreams I am still fighting to make them a reality, beginning the process of scholarships applications all over