My freshman year at Spelman wasn’t one for the books‚ it wasn’t the definition of #goals‚ it wasn’t full of memories‚ in fact it was probably one of the hardest years of my life. For as long as I can remember‚ I was always a well-known member of my school’s student body. I was the girl teachers requested‚ I made everything I ever tried out for‚ and in every leadership position in almost every club. I can confidently say high school was great and I thought college would be even better. It was December
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I was born in Vietnam‚ a small country beneath China. I live my whole life in Hochiminh city; and in my 18 years of living‚ I hardly travelled out of the city with anyone else but my family. Hochiminh was populated with nearly 9 million people flooded in a metropolitan city of only 809.12 square miles. The traffic is terrible. The air is polluted. And I had always dream of leaving it. Why am I using a past perfect tense instead of a present perfect? Because now that I am far away from Vietnam
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My life changed in September 14‚ 2000‚ when I arrived to this country with my son and my husband. I remember that day like it was yesterday. We woke up early in the morning‚ and went to the airport. I was sad because I knew that in a long time I would no see my family. I was excited the first day that I arrived to the United State of America. Everything looked clean and new‚ the people were nice and friendly. The change for me was a new experience and took a lot of time to get accustomed to. The
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Soundtrack to my Life There are many songs that I enjoy listening to whether I’m sitting in a car‚ or walking to school. I always enjoy the fact that there are many genres and types of songs to choose from these days. There were many songs that which I choose were the most favorite and close ones to me‚ but out of all of them‚ I choose three that was based on my favorite and which topic was the most important to me. The first section that I choose was “Fighting” and the song that I represented
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beach with a cold cocktail glass. My husband who is by me my entire life looks at me with lovely eyes. Humid‚ warm and cool wind from the ocean pushesthe brim of my wide hat upwards. I sip my cocktail and toast with my lovely husband. We listen to old pop‚ smile‚ and kiss one another. My husband and I stay in one of the most beautiful hotels in Caribbean for almost six months. We saved money for our retirement to spend our entire life traveling around the world. “Life is a dream for the wise‚ a game
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I believe‚ as humans‚ we take aspects of life for granted; It’s a fatal flaw we all possess. Many of us are healthy‚ naturally smart‚ and grow up in ideal environments‚ but there are also many who do not. I am privileged enough to have grown up in a well rounded environment‚ so I have this frequent need to help others. I feel I would be taking my life for granted if not using it to help others. My application would be incomplete if I could not express how helping others makes me‚ me. I am known
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My family and I had just landed on Oahu. The sight was one to behold. Beautiful grass-covered mountain ranges and a clear blue sky. We had seen the other islands of Hawaii leading up to Oahu like Maui and the Big Island but none of them were like this. When my family and I had gotten off the plane we were given lei’s to welcome us to what was a foreign place. We immediately got our luggage from the conveyor belt and a rental car‚ a 2016 Toyota Highlander that was as black as the night. The air and
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Life as a minority isn’t easy because at the start I am already one step behind. Growing up my family didn’t have a lot of money. My parents decided that they wanted to give me the best education possible to them so they put me in a private school the majority of my life. During this time I learned to appreciate my education and to work as hard as I can. I often have many questions on my mind and I always want to find the answer. I am a great thinker because when problems arrive‚ I always think of
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is a form of relaxation but for me‚ I like to call it home. Ventura is a small county located in the southern part of the California and for the past twenty-two years it has been my sanctuary. The other two years of my life I spent in a smaller town called Irapuato‚ Guanajuato‚ Mexico. This was my birthplace and home to my parents until they made the decision of migrating directly to Ventura County. Within Irapuato City‚ there are small ranchos or ranches‚ located on the outskirts of town and at our
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I was diagnosed with depression when I was thirteen years old. I didn’t tell my parents until one year after I discovered my affliction. I often wallowed in self pity‚ For the next three years‚ I thought I was never good enough. I finally realised the road I was going on‚ was not where I wanted to be on. I would put such little effort into the things I would do‚ I felt useless. Despite not knowing who I was at the time‚ I knew I wasn’t going to let depression define me. I’m not saying that I now
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