My mother has been through thick in thin in life to give my siblings and I a better life than she had. My mom name is Elna Jusma she was born and raised in Haiti where she also raised my siblings and I. Most people would call my mother 's life wasted or full of mistakes because of the decision she made at an early age. …show more content…
No matter what I am battling in my life my mom always knows everything to say at the right time. The fact that she knows me better than I know myself and is willing to help me understand the importance of my decisions help make every decision I confront less stressful. For example, when it came to going to transition from high school to college it was a difficult time for me. I was stress with high school and understanding how life is going to change completely in a few months. Getting to graduated high school maybe just the beginning to everything that is yet to come. When you from a third world country, it is a dream come true to actually walk across that stage and get a diploma. Next for me was attending a university where I know I would not just be going because I was told but because I wanted to. Traditionally Haitian culture is really against their child leaving home at an early age. My mom knew I wanted to go to the traditional university where I can study at school, learn my routes on my own, and live on campus. This became hard for me because it was either follow tradition, go to a community college so I can stay home or pick the school that I wanted to go to since my freshmen year in high school. My mom wanted me to stay home as well but she knew I had much more potential at Jacksonville university than I did at Valencia college. After realizing that