When I first moved to Texas‚ I thought the hardest challenge would be adapting to the humid summer weather. However‚ life had bigger lemons to throw at me such as watching my family and myself struggle to transition to a country with a different culture and language. On top of that‚ my uncle had recently gone to jail‚ leaving my aunt and cousins in the streets. My parents‚ the noblest role models in my life‚ decided to let my aunt and cousins live with us in our two-bedroom apartment until they were
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I moved into my home when I was about 4. They house we used to live in was going to be too small once me and my sister‚ Mira‚ got older. I was very sad that we were leaving the house I had lived in my whole life. I had many fond memories for it‚ such as my dad building a playing structure for me and my sister. I remember thinking that I had a say in which house we were going to buy‚ and I thought that I had a part in making such an important decision‚ which I know now is preposterous‚ but I felt
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It was one of those beautiful August morning‚ the kids had just started school. Suddenly I found myself with a lot of time on my hands. I decided to go back to work only to realize that as I was busy raising the Children‚ the world had moved on without me. I could not perform the normal simple tasks that used to be easy‚ everything had changed .from new and improved syringe’s‚ to new charting systems. Technology in hospitals and even modern health care offices has evolved tremendously and is still
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GROWING OUT OF MY MOTHERS ADDICTION Your childhood is what essentially shapes how you grow into an adult. We often repeat things we have seen or experienced in our upbringing‚ and that starts the foundation of the environment we create for ourselves and everyone around us. All eyes are on you‚ and what your next move will be to show you’re worth more than what you’re given credit for. Looking back at my early childhood‚ I realize that I was raised in a very strange to others—but wonderful to me—world
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In Northern and Central America‚ there are thousands upon thousands of people who travel to the United states to try and solve their family’s financial crisis. A truly surprising idea; if people decide to work so hard for their families away from them‚ why not try to fix their problems where they are? The reason for this being brought up‚ is traveling to somewhere ‘better’ such as the United states will not always bring a much better fortune. The danger that ensues with traveling up to the US is
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DOUG I’m not leaving until you take it. Holding the money out in front of Sandy. SANDY Fine. Sandy accepts the money from Doug. SANDY (CONT’D) Thank you. She puts the money into her pocket. DOUG You’re welcome. Doug starts to get antsy‚ worried about missing his flight. He grabs the passport out of his pants pocket and walks down the hallway. But he glances back at Sandy. He talks to her while walking backwards. DOUG (CONT’D) I’ll call you later so we can talk more about Morris and what you
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You find the individual BMI by a maths calculation using the height and weight of the person‚ its calculated by multiplying the weight in pounds by 703 then dividing the answer by the height in inches‚ The total number you get is BMI of the body‚ the‚ I also found out what the number mean for example if the BMI is less than 18.5 the body is under weight and if the BMI is 30+ the body is obese. Formula = Weight in Pounds / (Height in inches x Height in inches) x 703. A unit equal to the kilocalorie
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Throughout my life‚ I have had many challenges. One in particular has prevented me from thriving‚ this is public speaking. To overcome this I have put myself out of my comfort zone over and over again. This began when was around 6 years old. I did not speak English yet after coming from El Salvador. This was a really big obstacle for me and eventually it started to turn into a fear. I was afraid to go up to the classroom‚ raise my hand‚ and even talk to my classmates. The fear just stuck with me
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Choices of life What would you do if you could decide your future‚ your life and your way in a couple of seconds? Will you take the chance and risk‚ or will you sit and wait for something else to happen? I took a risk when I decided to come in the United States‚ and there is no doubt that this decision has been the biggest choice I had to make in my life so far. The proposal came almost out of nowhere. I had heard about a coach who was interested in college soccer players‚ so I went to a scrimmage
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When I was born‚ my family started to struggle with bills and payments. So we had to make a hard choice and to move from California all the way to Cresco. And I haven’t seen my family since I was a baby which‚ I have no memory of them and I haven’t seen them since we moved. I use to always think of my family or be listening to a song that reminds me of them. Then soon or later I started to cry and ask my mom about my family. And they would say “It takes time”. We only talk‚ skype‚ and text to only
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