Personal Narrative Essay

However, everyone is faced with diverse experiences and their own unique challenges that construct their own perspectives and the way they perceive the world. It’s inconceivable to believe that my own personal opinions and views would not come through in my writings as I reflect on my travels and life experiences. I have found that my world view and perspectives on life are continually moving like the needle of a wandering compass. Every journey and chapter…

For many years I have been very indecisive about my direction in life; I often dreamed of residing in faraway places, living the unrealistic rich lifestyle and for everything I’ve ever wanted to run completely the way I desired it to without the difficulty of overcoming any obstacles. I come from a family who has bigger and brighter dreams for the children of future generations. Family has always been one of the most important values in my life. Leaving them behind to focus on myself seemed very…

To initiate a personal health plan, you must first establish apparent goals and have arrived at a realization that it is aspects in your life that need improvement. The realization for me came in the form of a mild heart attack I suffered in two thousand and nine. So I have formulated a plan to get certain aspects of my life under control before I am faced with irreversible consequences. My identified target health issues which I have struggled with my entire life contribute to one another; the…

My personal American Dream is to be genially happy and successful in life. I truly believe that anyone can achieve their own American Dream if they work hard. You can come from rich, poor, loving, rude, or live in white picket-fenced houses with green grass or barbed wire with dirt houses, you can still do whatever you want in this life. Everyone can make their own choices in life, and if achieving their American Dream is what they want, they can do that. Your parents do not determine your…

I find myself becoming increasingly unsure about my life every day I go to work. I feel myself stagnating. I no longer enjoy the simple pleasures that life has to offer. School is one of the only ways to better myself and I am finding that taking classes while working full-time may have been more than I bargained for. I am made abundantly aware of my lack of significance in this world with every passing moment. I try to find some sort of greater meaning in my actions every day, while working,…

Personal Financial Goals – Part The thought of looking at your personal finances can be horrifying. Am I going to meet my debt commitments? Will I have enough to retire? The Quick family has seen the low side of financial happiness as well as been very blessed. Following are the financial goals in the short term, intermediate and long term. Our short term goals are to pay all bills, buy groceries and have a small entertainment budget monthly. We paid off a motorcycle so what would have been…

Canada is known as a country where dreams come true, it is a land of opportunity; this is a phrase I frequently heard while growing up in India, and thus, like any child would, I believed it to be the truth. Ever since I was a youngster, I had made my studies my number one priority because I thought this was the only way I would be able to fulfill my dream to study abroad, specifically Canada. Little did I know then that this fantasy of mine would actually turn into reality. On December 15th,…

I chose Workhorse to be my number one priority in quarter one, because I had a good feel that I could create a good computer for them. I was making sure that I had everything they wanted in the computer and a cheap price for them. Then I noticed my company wasn’t making as much money as I thought, I change my priority in quarter four. In quarter four, I made more computers and but Traveler priority number two. I still kept Workhorse priority number one. Throughout my segments I did not abandon…

I am not sure about any of you, but I hate change. In addition, I also love change. I am the type of person that is always looking to the future while desperately wanting to hold on to the past. I am so busy looking forward to what comes next that I often miss the present. By the time I realize that I enjoy the present it has become the past. Today, my boyfriend pointed out something interesting to me. When we are children and we experience something for the first time the feeling is so…

The day I moved was a remembrance of what is and what was. It was a hot summer afternoon in Nairobi, Kenya with not much to do outside but gaze at the vast sandy lands that envelope part of my village. Every day was a new experience to grow and learn. I used to make kites out of some paper and twigs with a rope tied behind and watch as it soars above me reaching new heights that I could only wish to dream of. Change has been always something I was hesitant on understanding. Friends and families…