ipl-logo

Reflective Essay: 18 Years Of My Life

794 Words4 Pages

I come from a world in which I see people struggling. Mexico, my country of birth and my home for my 18 years of life is a country in which 17.7% of teenagers from 16 to 18 years old do not study or work and 16.78% has left school in order to work and help their family. This leaves us with the fact that 34.5% of the population in Mexico, which are part of the range of age in which I fit into, has left school. As I see this statistics I can see how fortunate I am. I have the opportunity to study, to find what I love to do and most importantly I do this with ease. I wake up, put on my clothes and drive to school. Most of the teenagers in Mexico have to take two or more busses to arrive to their school, which forces them to wake up approximately …show more content…

I currently swim and dance and I believe these two activities are and will always be a key factor in my development in life. When I do sports, I set myself personal records to achieve, and I work hard to get there. I believe this attitude helps me in every aspect of my life because putting yourself short-term goals of superation in what you are passionate about helps you to be improving as a human being as every day goes by. Furthermore, activities such as giving free tutoring, cleaning the park I use very day, and being on activities which remind us that we are all the same gives me a sense of happiness that I can’t get from any other pursuit. It gives me the satisfaction that I am helping other people improve their lives.

I want to help my country, my county needs for it’s citizens to help him at this time, and in order to help me country I have to be prepared. My goal is to study on the University of Austin at Texas and develop myself fully, and after this I want to come back and make people’s dreams come true, dreams that are as basic as understanding their math homework to having a job. I know that my academic and extra-curricular activities will lead me to the path of success, a success in which I will be happy doing what I love and helping people through

Show More
Related

  • Personal Statement: A Career In Dentistry

    846 Words  | 4 Pages

    In order to barely make ends meet, many worked around the clock at a minimum wage job. My parents worked long hours for 7 days a week. Despite the lack of time family time, my parents managed to instill a love for education in me and motivated me to pursue my dreams despite how unlikely the odds may seem. The majority of my friends didn’t have the same support system and therefore could not focus on creating a future because the current moment was so unstable and unpredictable. Thus

    Read More

  • Personal Reflective Essay: The University Of Redlands

    505 Words  | 3 Pages

    My eyes automatically drifted to the tall bright palm tree that moved along with the rhythm of the wind. It’s leafs danced as they presented their welcome. The sun shined down and hugged me with warmth, giving my skin a tingling, but satisfying sensation. I had come from Virginia to California, the famous, constantly spoken of state, that finally reached my sight. The state presented its beautiful attributes to capture my wonder and mesmerization.

    Read More

  • Essay On Being The First Generation Asian-Mexican Americans

    429 Words  | 2 Pages

    Being the first generation Asian-Hispanic American, I recognize the importance of being the first in my family in gaining an education. Throughout my youth, I seen my parents work in difficult jobs just to keep food on the table. Especially my mother was an immigrant, arriving to this country at age 16 and her highest education is just a middle school diploma. She struggles in finding jobs due to lack of education, thus she works in jobs that nobody wants such as factories, fields and even traveling across the country as a migrant worker. She would accept any job, no matter how hard it is and how low they pay because she only wants the best for me.

    Read More

  • FFA Personal Statement Examples

    81 Words  | 1 Pages

    I have participated in volleyball, basketball, track, and cheerleading. These activities have taught me teamwork, which will play an important role in the real world.

    Read More

  • College Admissions Essay: The Importance Of Education

    546 Words  | 3 Pages

    From the time I was very young, I’ve always believed that with hard work, I could accomplish anything I wanted. Although I love to travel and explore new cultures and new ways of life, I am truly a patriotic American and have a great love for my country. Education has always been important to me. I always knew that I would go to college, though I wasn’t always so sure about what I’d study. I began as a nursing major, but after spending a summer working with children, I changed my major to education.

    Read More

  • Naval Academy Application Essay

    467 Words  | 2 Pages

    Playing the piano, I have developed the skill of performing under pressure without having many problems. It is also a way for me to express myself and release any of the stress I have felt due to the rigorous school courses. While music has taught me very important skills, I feel that swimming is the activity that has helped me practice my communication skills and the idea of teamwork. I understand how important it is to be a team player even though I did not have any major team positions. Being a cadet in the Civil Air Patrol program, I learned more about the idea of teamwork and leadership through practicing and demonstrating my skills as a leader.

    Read More

  • Personal Wellness Analysis

    964 Words  | 4 Pages

    I was always an active child and played sports in middle school and high school. I labeled my physical wellness as my third strongest factor mainly because I do not like to work out for just my health. During high school, I would become physically fit by only playing the sports I enjoyed. However, when that sport was over, I would immediately stop working out and would quickly get out of physical shape. Therefore, I only enjoy physical activities when I am participating in a sport.

    Read More

  • Single Parenthood Personal Statement

    502 Words  | 3 Pages

    My grandmother, a single parent, worked her whole life to ensure that her five children had food to survive and clothes on their backs. College was never an option or even a passing thought for her. My mother followed suit and inherited the hard life of single parenthood at 16. She has struggled my whole life to give me the chance to pursue the path I choose. She worked tirelessly to provide opportunities for growth and an environment that fostered learning.

    Read More

  • My Educational Goal Essay

    724 Words  | 3 Pages

    My educational goal is to earn a degree in Biology and Spanish from the University of California, Riverside, in hopes of getting a job inside the laboratory department at Kaiser. Based on labs that I have already done at the University, I found that I enjoy working in a similar setting. I would love to have the opportunity to shadow a connoisseur in a similar work environment, as it would be a valuable learning experience. I come from a low-income family in Oakland, California. The economic barrier that has restricted my family has prevented us from moving out from where we live.

    Read More

  • Personal Essay: A Career As A Tennis Player

    482 Words  | 2 Pages

    Although, without sport I would have not known how active I can be. I once was lazy but, now that I found tennis in my life, I am really active, for example, practicing two hours with my team after school, I would continue my practice for another hour or so with friends. Tennis has motivated me to keep on moving, this sport has made me to be fit for my health and create a new line of friends to compete with. I take my activeness to volunteer in the Ten and under tennis and

    Read More

  • Reflective Essay: My Watershed Moment

    1278 Words  | 6 Pages

    It was at this exact moment when I experienced my watershed moment. It was at this exact moment when I realized how even the things that we hate doing the most, are absolutely necessary to us because they define who we are as a person. I realized the issue with my life was not that I wasn’t intelligent, or that I was untalented at gymnastics, or that I had poor multitasking skills or an inability to cope with stress. My issue was my inability to want to get the best out of the advantages that the sport brought me. I had lived my entire life without realizing that all the work that I was putting into the gym was to eventually gain something greater.

    Read More

  • Reflective Essay: My Development As A Psychologist

    988 Words  | 4 Pages

    Part D: Development as a Psychologist This internal practical internship offered me an opportunity to focus on using the knowledge and skills acquired during the related courses on behavior training with children and cognitive behavior therapy with adolescents to practice my therapeutic work as a child and adolescent psychologist and a chance to see how psychological therapies (behavior training and cognitive behavior therapy) could be delivered in different settings. At first, I found it challenging to work independently and decide what to do and when to do it. More specifically, during CBT+ component I was challenged by working with a depressive adolescent and applying my skills and knowledge on the “spot”. On the other hand, my

    Read More

  • Reflective Essay: Improving My Academic Success

    813 Words  | 4 Pages

    Academic success to me is achieving good grades and understanding the material to get good grades. Academic success also means to have an good attendance. I already get mostly A’s and B’s, but I am not good at staying on top of things. To improve my academic success I will attend class more often, be more organized, pay attention in class, and not procrastinate.

    Read More

  • Reflective Essay About My Educational Journey

    1057 Words  | 5 Pages

    My educational journey has been an experience I will remember. I have attended school in three different countries, Antigua, St. Thomas, and New York. A diverse educational experience has allowed me to interact with many different cultures and confront many of the different topics we discussed in class. At that time however, I was not fully aware of the implications of certain situation but after many readings I can now fully understand many of the experiences I encountered in my journey. All the information I have learned in this class however will bring all my experience together where I can make much more sense of it than I could when I was younger.

    Read More

  • Reflective Essay About Myself

    1475 Words  | 6 Pages

    I have always hated writing about myself, and I always dreaded assignments in school where I had to describe myself. I always wanted to avoid doing these assignments because I did not want to sound narcissistic, or self-absorbed. I dislike people like that now, because I used to be one of those people. It took many lessons learned before I humbled myself; I am still learning to humble myself today with recent experiences I have had. Although I hate to write about myself, I have always liked to reflect on myself.

    Read More

More about Reflective Essay: 18 Years Of My Life

Open Document