Being Back To School

17 year old kid, born in Bronx, NY raised in Santiago, DR and living in Lawrence, MA. Raised with both parents and two brothers, one older one younger. I was born in The Bronx a borough in New York, in a small hood called Allerton. I lived here for a couple months after my birth to then move to Dominican Republic. Both my parents were born in Dominican Republic, when i was moved to the Dominican Republic I lived in a city called Santiago in a neighborhood called Pekin which is also where my dad was born. Pekin was where i spent most of my childhood, raised with a lot of cousins like brothers, around this time my younger brother wasn’t born yet and my older brother was in the United States with my grandma due to him already being enrolled in a school here. I also spent a lot of time in a neighborhood called Los Ciruelitos which

Furthermore, I do not regret a single part of this year, and even parts of eighth grade I was dreading, such as the National History Day project, turned out to be wonderful learning experiences that I genuinely enjoyed participating in. Thank you, teachers for continuing to find ways to encourage our further learning. Thank you, fellow classmates for helping me and making me smile. Thank you, Mrs. Arzola, Mrs. Chung, and all of the South Pointe staff for investing in so many new programs. And finally, thank you to the whole South Pointe community for supporting each other as we all continued to grow together and find out what our true passions are. I am both excited and extremely nervous for my journey into high school, and I can only hope to find another school as great as this one, that will continue to shape our lives just as South Pointe has. So, as we exit the grounds today and move onto high school, I can’t help but think that we will all reconvene here when our children will have the privilege of walking in our

These differences consist of lunches, student diversity, and extra curricular activities.

Hello I am Dieng Anyuon and now I am a resident of Des Moines, Iowa. Now I have 7 siblings not including me, and another one on the way. I am the child of a widowed single mother, who works hard to make sure her kids can have the best lives that she can make for them. My older brother and sister were on track to be the first people from

I was born May, 30th 1989 at Wadley Medical in Texarkana, Ar. I was born to Kym Crispino from Queens, NY and William Lee of Hot Springs, Ar. My parents were young when they had me. We were very poor at times, but they always made sure I had what I needed. I was an only child, but grew up around plenty of cousins. I have lived in Texarkana my entire life. My parents split up when I was twelve, and my mother and I moved out into the country on a dead-end street with no children in the area, I became very sheltered and a little socially awkward.

Going back to college was a huge decision for me. I was nervous about what classes were to come and how hard they may be. I had to decide to take the high road and better my future for my family. Juggling work, school, and being a single mom of a two-year old has been tough, but I have enjoyed learning to reach my ultimate goal of graduation.

I am a 17 year old Hispanic, military brat and athletic young woman. I am the younger of the two kids in my family. My brother and I were born in North Carolina while my parents were stationed in Fort Bragg. Currently, my parents are stationed in Fort Hood, Texas and my brother and I decided to stay in Kansas to attend college. During my time in K-State, I am going to be spending time in Kansas, Texas and Puerto Rico.

I was born in Kerala, India and was raised in Chicago, IL. I came to America at the age of three hoping for a better future. My father came to America first, and he lived with my Aunt who had three sons. After two years my father saved enough money to bring my mom, sister, and I to the US. During this time he would work as a dishwasher at a nursing home to support my family. After a month of living with my Aunty and her kids my dad found an apartment to rent. Eventually, we moved into a tiny one-bedroom apartment with my family. That was the hardest time period for me due to language barriers. My sister and I started to learn English. However, my parents were struggling to learn a new language so we would have to go everywhere with them to translate. Another, difficulty that we faced was financial issues. At that time we were making ends-meet and we were scraping every penny that we got. Afterwards, my mom got her CNA license she started working two jobs when I was only four years old. Even till this day she is still working two jobs to support the

As a result, I left my mom and my two sister in my country. I live with my dad and brothers , I have 6 brothers and sisters. Five from my dad’s side and two from my mom’s side. When I moved to the United States , I faced many challenges like adapting to a new school system ,

It is hard to put into words how I feel about going back to school again. When I was younger, me and my sister looked forward to being gone school, that was fun. As I grew up, school was not fun for me anymore and I looked forward going to school less and less. Now, I am an adult and I am returning to school. I need to make my future career decision, and learning new skills can help me to achieve my goals. Education gives you confidence, life guarantee, compete with others and make your life wealth.

College is many things to many people. For some it is a time for fun and socialization. For others, it is a time for personal and professional development. In my case, (a husband, a father, and a proud member of the U.S. Navy) college represented an opportunity for both personal and professional development. The purpose of this narrative essay is to examine my decision to earn a college degree, specifically examining my three main reasons (higher earning potential, increased marketability, and development of my critical thinking skills) for deciding to enter college in pursuit of a college degree.

The importance of spring break is for students have a break of school,and when they enter school they could begin with their finals. In my spring break i liked bounding with my family and, visit the place we traveled.

My twin brother, Daniel, and I were born and raised in Mexico. The addition of us meant that our immediate family member count went up to five members: my father, mother, older sister, older brother, Daniel, and lastly me. Due how big my family was, my parents made a decision that they would move to the states in an attempt to better themselves and their children. However, this meant that they had to leave Daniel and I behind with other family members since they could only afford to take themselves and my other siblings with them at the time. Nevertheless, we were about four when we finally arrived and since then we have continued to live with our family with the addition of a little brother and dog, as the years went by.

My full name is Christina Kaysone Chantharavongsa and I was born March 23, 1995 in Bridgeport Hospital located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was a little city and a small world since a ton of people would know each other. My parents were in an arranged marriage and were both moved to the United States from Laos during their high school years. But I’m actually half Laotian and Thai since my mom’s side is Thai from Thailand although she was born in an Asian Southeastern country called Laos. I’m the second oldest out of four children with two sisters and one brother. The order goes from Sarah, Christina (me),

I use to play football I enjoyed it a lot. Now I sit at home and play video games all day. I'm not that open to trying out new things and I hate it because it prevents me from making friends and just being a kid. Sometimes I just lay in bed and just wish I could see the future so I know where I ended up 10 years from now. I graduated from high school early. I wasn't the smartest kid in school I just had a drive in me to get out of there and I think that was the worst mistake I could have made. Being out of school is cool for awhile but overtime you realize how much you miss it. The feeling you get when you're done with high school is like the feeling you get when summer break has been to long. You start to miss those mornings you use to hate having to wake up so early just to head school.