Communicating with other people was extremely difficult, not being able to form correct sentences made it difficult for people to understand me. My speech deficiency became my educational barrier, it was extremely problematic but not impossible to overcome, I knew that I was not going to allow this to affect my education. So during elementary I had to attend to some special classes called RSP and in those classes they focus on my problem of speaking and reading. Everyday I would have to attend those classes, so I would have to be pulled out of my regular classes to go there and practice reading. Which was really difficult because I did not want to leave my class and friends but I had to. As well from my RSP classes from school, I would also as well practice at home. For example I would go to the library and grab some books and read them out loud, I would read almost everyday. By practicing and reading finally after six years I overcame my speech deficiency I graduated RSP and was ready to attended my classes full time. I finally reach my academic achievement to be able to read out loud without stuttering or being able to pronounce the words in the textbook so well people understood me. Due to my speech deficiency I understood that by working hard and not giving up one is able to accomplish so much in …show more content…
The hardest part about moving was leaving my HighSchool I had to leave my best friend and all my friends, as well as the clubs I was already in. For example I was already in ASB and in Track and Field, I did not want to leave, I loved the clubs that I participated in. I Also I did not want to leave Los Angeles for reasons like my dad lives there and so does my sister, who I did not want to part from. Due to all of this I was so frustrated and angry wondering why I had to leave school since transitioning schools can be so difficult for a student I really wanted to leave. However I did not protest, I did what I was told and just accepting the fact that I was moving to Palmdale. When I came to Palmdale High School I knew that I did not want to join any clubs or participate in any after school activities, I realized that instead of joining school activities I can focus on my academics and nothing more. After I decided on what I was going to do for my next three years in my new High School, moving did not seem as bad. It seem more as a second chance to get my priorities straighten out. In the beginning I thought moving to Palmdale would be horrible, but in the end moving to Palmdale seem more like blessing, due to the fact that I became more focus on my grades, became a better person as well and became a more diligent