I Do

Do you live happily? Have you ever thought about the end of your life? When I was five, I raised two hamsters, one male and one female. At that time, I did not have any sibling so I really liked them. Especially when they ate their feed, their teeth were so cute that I could not help loving them. One day, I went to Daegu to visit my grandmother and then when I came back home I saw the shocking and horrible scene. That was a corpse of male hamster eaten by female hamster. After that, my mother…

I have always prided myself in having a big heart. I want to help people. I wish everyone well. I connect with people; There are friends I have had since I was 8 years old. In my opinion, this part of my personality is a significant part of my purpose in life. I have already started to achieve that when I got my certification for being a nurse’s aid. Caring for the elderly is a great life experience I will cherish. Staying hopeful, I am confident that I will get into nursing school. This will…

When I was younger, my mother worked as a private interpreter which led us to spend a majority of our summers traveling around Europe. Although I can honestly admit I do not remember much from the foreign locales we visited, I recall vividly how my mother would speak the languages. Yana, my mother, was fluent in Russian, Ukrainian, English, German, Italian, and proficient in both Polish and French. The words slipped off her tongue in the same fluidity and gracefulness of a ballerina on stage and…

community contribution, I believe the evolution of my life has meant the Ivey MSc in International Business is the next logical step for my future. My journey toward this point in my education began during my undergraduate studies, where I was involved in several significant extracurricular activities. It was during these undertakings I discovered my greatest passion was not in the activities themselves but, rather, in their management aspect. Interning at Today I Can Do Anything (TICDA), a…

In my life, I have come up with a handful of significant goals. The daunting issue is that if I pursue one, it changes the trajectory of my whole life. This essentially means I have to give up on my other goal. The way I view it now is that I am coming up on a fork in the road. I pursue my goals and stay on track with my current life, or I chase my dreams. I believe I would be happy with both; however, my dream is more compelling in terms of my happiness. For this assignment, I want to make a…

entire life I have always wanted to do something where I would be remembered positively by many people. I recall always telling myself I was going to become a backup dancer for a famous singer, become a singer myself, or maybe an actress. Better yet, I thought I could have been all three. As I entered middle school, I realized those goals were too surreal to even become the slightest bit possible, mainly since I am located in an area that most people haven’t even heard of. Back then, I was very…

Spencer Group topic: Where Do I Pull From? PO attended group on time and moderately engaged in the group discussion on “Spirituality and its role in recovery”. PO was able to identify the difference between spirituality and religion, stated “anything can be a higher power. I have always used my higher power for faith, and ask for help with logical things”. PO attentively listened while other group members shared their insights and thoughts on the topic discussion, and provided positive…

sunny day, my mom and I went on a walk to the beach. That’s one of our favorite thing to do on the weekend. The hot sand on my bare feet, the bright rays of the sun beaming on my back, the waves of the clear blue ocean crashing against the rocks. We walked by a shop that read, “ Help Wanted. “ I thought to myself how exactly jobs work. Do you have to go to college for all jobs? How long do you have to be in college to actually get a job? I have multiple questions of college, but I never really…

I am a teacher graduated from Mexico. When I got married I moved to the United States, and English became my second language. I wanted to keep teaching children, so I applied to work for a school in Idaho Falls. With this first experience I became familiar with teaching in this country. I moved to Alaska, and I started to work in another school with a temporary teaching certificate. I had a year to pass the required test to get certified within the State. On my first intent to get certified I…

Where Do I Live? 1 Scooter’s black, silky hair brushed the floor as he scrambled past his bed and up to the door of the house. “Yap! Yap! Ms. Lilly’s home! Ms. Lilly’s home!” 2 “Hi, Scooter. What adventures did my little Yorkie have today?” Yorkie was the name Ms. Lilly used when she thought about Scooter’s curiosity about inside things and outside things and things that move and smell. 3 “I chased a ladybug in the window. I chewed on my leash, and l looked for you.” Ms. Lilly cuddled Scooter…