Cancun Mexico About a year ago I went Cancun Mexico for Christmas. Cancun Mexico is a very peaceful and relaxing vacation sight. It was christmas break when we went and my whole entire family went. It was a lot of fun and i would definitely go back again.
When I was 10 years old I moved to Chile that is very far away from the United States. It was hard to maintain contact with my friends from California. I would talk on the phone with them everyday but as the days passed by our phone calls shortened and started to be once a week,then once a month to never again. I tried to rebuild our friendship but it just wasn 't the same. As much as I tried to make it work the distance was just too much for both me and my friends.
There were rice plants on my left and farm animals on my right. I grew up in New York City, so you can imagine the millions of questions that were running through my head. I’d never been to the countryside of the Dominican Republic before, but when I finally did, I couldn’t be more ecstatic, despite the scorching Caribbean sun burning down on my brown skin. I hadn’t visited the Dominican Republic since I was four years old. All I had was vague memories of my grandmother’s boisterous laugh and the chickens in the backyard I loved chasing after.
Living on a beach in Panama City Beach Florida would be amazing. It rarely ever snows so you never really have to worry about it being cold. The beautiful sunrise as the sun raises out of the water. The beautiful colors splashed across the sky. Fish gracefully gliding through the crystal clear water.
My grandfather asked me “Which one?” I respond “Let’s get this one”. Little did I know that guinea pig was my dinner. Guinea pigs or cuy are not pets but food in Ecuador. When I arrived at the airport it looked like any typical airport, but it felt as if I was in a different world.
When I was living Guatemala I was living a alone with my son Franklyn Alexis Santiago Tercero-Jacinto. His father did not want to have anything to do with us and left us about four years ago. I was living alone and I did fear that something could happen for the reason that is very unsafe and crime is well known to happen. On June 26,2016 was a date that marked my life I was rapped by a man named Miguel Angel Lopez. He was a man that would go to the restaurant where I worked to eat.
Moving to Dominican Republic as a young American came with many challenges. One of the main challenges was crime; crime is one of the biggest problems for tourist. I moved to the Dominican Republic at the age of 11 with my parents. I was in middle school when I had my first close encounter with crime during the summer, a week right before school started. I was robbed by two assailants, one on a motorcycle and the other man was walking.
I want to start my story before I was even born. My dad came to the United States but my mom was still in the Philippines. Then when I was born in the Philippines, my mom took care of me for five years while my dad was working a minimum wage job in the U.S., trying to earn enough money to send both my mom and I to the United States so we could all have a better life, one where we could prosper more due to the opportunities that the U.S. provides. I grew up going to a public school from kindergarten to 5th grade where I met people of different races. When I was in school being in ESL (English as a Second Language) exposed me to even more people of color such as Mexicans, Middle Eastern people, Turkish people, Latinos, and other Asian people.
"We are moving to Argentina"said my mom. Immediately I thought I do not know the language that they speak very much. Two months later on February 20 my mom and I stopped at my new school. I will never forget that day and what happened.
I have always felt that there is a difference between a house and your home because a house is where you live, but your home is where you feel that you are connected to your loved ones. Your home is where you breathe and all you feel is peace. My entire life I have been adapting to new environments, which makes me feel comfortable about leaving for college, meeting new people and studying the career that I have always had a passion for. At the age of 6 my parents decided to move to the Dominican Republic, which I considered to be a different world.
As I enter the major of Social Work with intent to become a school counselor, I plan to educate myself in a numerous amount of ways to be able to help the future generations. Children are the future. Each person is born into a different background, this upbringing has a grand impact in their childhood and what kind of person they become. I intend to understand and create a safe environment where students know they have someone to rely on. Social work gives you the comprehension to understand both the persona and the environment of an individual.
Last summer I went on vacation to Puerto Rico with my cousins. We did really fun things like snorkeling, a boat ride, and eating at many wonderful places. Although all those sound really fun, I want to talk about the time I met the most cutest, most fluffiest, most friendliest, animal ever. It all started off on a breezy summer night while my cousins and family were chillin’ at our hotel pool.
I Had many teachers through this journey called “life.” Only one teacher stood out the most from all of them. My grandma from my mother’s side is a great teacher. My grandma’s name is Leonarda Rueda, also known as Lala. Lala is 4 feet 11 inches tall and weighs about 120lbs.
The first eight years of my life, I spent in India where I was born. Growing up I was constantly reminded by my parents that I needed to make them proud by getting a good job and living a good lifestyle. They told me this because they did not want to see me live a hard life like they did. When I was nine years old, I moved from India to the United States of America. The reason why I moved to America was not because I was living a bad life in India, it was so that I could have a better education and more opportunities in life.
As a teenager moving to a new country with a different culture, different language, and being thousands of miles away from everyone I grew up with was not an easy change, however, that was precisely what I did in January of 2013 when I came to the United States with my father. My whole world changed since, and shaped my way of thinking. From learning English, adjusting to a new culture, experiencing my first snow and finding my way in my new country, my life has been an exciting adventure. My parents brought me to America almost 5 years ago to have a better life, and to get a better education.
