Describe the world you come from - for example, your family, community or school - and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations.
I have never thought about the world I come from, instead always assuming that I was a typical teenager with an average family. Though, looking back upon my life I realize how wrong I was. I was born to a family of immigrants in a rural town in Northern California. Living on a farm I was well acquainted with being lonely at times as I had no siblings and the adults in my life were usually busy with chores. Due to the lack of attention, I always aspired to be the best in everything I did. To this day, whether it is school work, sports, or chores I try my best to accomplish it with perfection.
When I was 7 years old my parents gave me the biggest surprise of my young life. We were moving to the urbanized area of town. I was in shock. I did not know how to feel about either situation. All I could think about was, "Will I make friends at my new school or will nobody like me?" I would worry about it all day, but the more I whined to my parents about not moving the more they scolded me. It was at this point that I realized that there was nothing I could do about it. So I told myself that I didn't care what was going to happen, instead I was just going to enjoy myself as much as I could before we moved. Although it seemed like a temporary mindset, even when we moved I continued to live in the moment. As I grew older I would never regret my mistakes, but instead learned from them, because I knew that I could not change them. I also never thought about the future because I knew that I could not possibly know what is going to happen.
I am a person who lives in the present. I do not stress over what is to come or what has gone by, but instead all that I can enjoy in the present. I do not have many dreams, in fact I only have one and that is to be happy throughout my journey in life. I aspire not only to be the best that I can possibly, but also to try my best to be better then others. I enjoy learning not only in school, but even more so in the "real world". I enjoy learning about other's culture, religion, and beliefs as I refuse to be ignorant and believe that everything I believe in is perfect. Finally this is not to say that I am not my own person. I am my own individual, but I do not think it is wrong to try to learn from those who are successful.
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I have never thought about the world I come from, instead always assuming that I was a typical teenager with an average family. Though, looking back upon my life I realize how wrong I was. I was born to a family of immigrants in a rural town in Northern California. Living on a farm I was well acquainted with being lonely at times as I had no siblings and the adults in my life were usually busy with chores. Due to the lack of attention, I always aspired to be the best in everything I did. To this day, whether it is school work, sports, or chores I try my best to accomplish it with perfection.
When I was 7 years old my parents gave me the biggest surprise of my young life. We were moving to the urbanized area of town. I was in shock. I did not know how to feel about either situation. All I could think about was, "Will I make friends at my new school or will nobody like me?" I would worry about it all day, but the more I whined to my parents about not moving the more they scolded me. It was at this point that I realized that there was nothing I could do about it. So I told myself that I didn't care what was going to happen, instead I was just going to enjoy myself as much as I could before we moved. Although it seemed like a temporary mindset, even when we moved I continued to live in the moment. As I grew older I would never regret my mistakes, but instead learned from them, because I knew that I could not change them. I also never thought about the future because I knew that I could not possibly know what is going to happen.
I am a person who lives in the present. I do not stress over what is to come or what has gone by, but instead all that I can enjoy in the present. I do not have many dreams, in fact I only have one and that is to be happy throughout my journey in life. I aspire not only to be the best that I can possibly, but also to try my best to be better then others. I enjoy learning not only in school, but even more so in the "real world". I enjoy learning about other's culture, religion, and beliefs as I refuse to be ignorant and believe that everything I believe in is perfect. Finally this is not to say that I am not my own person. I am my own individual, but I do not think it is wrong to try to learn from those who are successful.
Any editing help would be appreciated,
Thank You