Undergraduate / "around my family" - university of central florida essay #2 [5]

2. How has your family history, culture or environment influenced who you are?

I'm around my family way more than I probably should be, but I don't really see that as a bad thing because they have made me who I am, which is a compassionate, trustful, fun-loving person who will always be there for anybody I know, and a person who doesn't give up on much. I love my family and being around them because there's the feeling of security and familiarness that you don't get from everywhere else. Plus the support my family gives me that makes me feel as though I can do anything I dream of. From being around my family I've learned that everything happens for a reason, and no matter how hard something is you have to try your hardest cause other- wise there's no point in doing it at all. They have also given me the courage to try and be a teacher which has been a dream of ever since I can remember. At first i thought they were gonna oppose my decision becuase most of them are barbers and i was thinking they all wanted me to go to cosmotology school but they all were incredibly supportive, which has given me even more courage to try and obtain my goals.