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Personal Narrative: Where Am I Going?

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Starting my journey in a small town in Alberta wasn’t anything special. Having an average upbringing isn’t something that I was fated with. At the time my mother was undiagnosed with bipolar, and my father was away for work most of the time. Growing up I was required to take on a great deal of responsibility, caring for my sisters, seeing as my mother was not capable. Nearing my sixteenth birthday I was given no choice but to move out and figure out my life on my own. Leaving for Vancouver is what I decided to do where I anticipated I would find my safe haven with friends. Unfortunately, it did not go as planned being consumed by the “party scene” quite fast, where I continued on a destructive path. My grandparents eventually took me in …show more content…

Recently I lost my best friend to drugs, but the few friends I do have are optimistic, open hearted, understanding beings who have always been there for me. Some are friends from when I was a teenager and others being my family. My family being my grandparents and cousins, they are my support system and have always been there through my ups and down. I may not have many connections, but the ones I do have could not be better
4. What Do I Value? 3. Where Am I Going?

Loyalty, Respect, generosity, and kindness are my most important core values. There is nothing more important to me than treating people with respect. No matter the position they are in, in their life every human being deserves the same amount of respect. Loyalty and kindness mean the most to me. I didn’t have a great deal of supports growing up. Until my grandparents took me in, and now I recognize how important it is to be kind and respectful of those around me. Having family and friends with the same values has impacted my life extremely. There is nothing I value more than my family.

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On the path that I am on now I want to receive an education that can lead to me obtaining a degree as a psychologist. Helping people with addiction as well as adults and adolescents involved in human trafficking are areas I am very passionate about. There are a few programs overseas in third world countries I am interested getting involved with

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Friendships and relationships mean the most to me when it comes to how I want to live my life. There are two important qualities that I think can lead to having a strong relationship or friendship with family and friends and that 's honesty and trust. First of all honesty can break a relationship depending on what the subject is about. For example my brother has always been a good liar ever since I can remember. When I was little he used to tell me things and I always believed him because I mean he was my brother why would he want to lie and as the day would pass I would realize he lied to me again.

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Another value that I hold on to is giving back. I am fortunate enough to have access to resources that have helped me develop as a person and carve a path for myself. However, with this support and availability of resources comes the responsibility to extend those opportunities to others, who don’t have the same resources available. This believe lead me to be highly active with a non-profit program back home in Pakistan. The purpose of the program was to educate the youth of Pakistan.

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Loyalty, respect, self-less service and integrity are the values that map the life that I lead. When in consideration of

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One of the most difficult things I have ever experienced is moving to Idaho before my junior year of high school from Utah. Despite this being a common occurrence for people it was hard for me because it uprooted me from the community I had lived in for the past seven years, and the people I loved. It caused me to leave friends that I grew up with and that I couldn’t imagine leaving. And forced me to meet new friends and discover a new place. As I have had time to reflect on my experiences it causes me to realize that it doesn’t matter where you are, or the people you know, but how you react in the situation.

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Born within the thriving capital of Canada, my journey began in the downtown public housing of Ottawa. While my father and mother both attended Andrews University during their undergraduate years, my father’s continued education led our small family to Ontario. Dean Self, upon the completion of his medical degree, again led a household diaspora towards western Canada. Kelowna, a luscious city nestled within the heart of British Columbia, was the stage where I developed the core of being during my adolescence. Although the city was home to a small Adventist church school, my family’s dedication to strong academics ultimately led my upbringing as a homeschooled child.

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For example, I value my life a lot because I know I’ll become someone important in this world who will change the community and make it a better place doing good in life does give value to life because you are helping others in need. People who do bad in life like killing someone else their life are less valuable because they have taken away someone else’s life. In addition, I have a strong relationship with my family who they encourage me to become someone superior so I can have a better life than them so I don't have a rough life and work in the fields. Having strong family ties will get you anywhere in life because they are always supporting you.

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Arriving in Oregon, where I didn’t yet have a home,I felt out of place. I had to rely on myself where I used to rely on friends. I wanted to give up and return to Maine, but had to persevere and keep a positive attitude. I stayed hopeful that we would find our forever home and helped as much as I could. I learned that when faced with a lot of challenges, I can get discouraged, but won’t stop until the task

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These are listed in the order in which I ranked them due to how they drive me and the thoughts that are created thinking of them. When it comes to love/affection, I think of my family and how it isn't just those blood-related to you but also those who are a part of your inner circle, and no matter what, they are there for you. These thoughts drive me to what to facilitate that family mentality in my unit and the people in my charge. Happiness is a mindset I strive for and need in order to help others accomplish their goals. If I can't truly be mentally happy, then I can't help others, so I must work on my mental health to be happy.

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Growing up, times were hard. I moved around a couple times, and never built the foundation of a childhood. In school, kids made fun of me for how I looked and acted. I wasn’t getting good enough grades. But I still made it out and transferred into high school.

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This was a life changing opportunity. My grandma’s sister was willing to accept me inside her house so I could come in and experience how it was like to attend High school in the U.S. I couldn’t be more excited and happy that my dream of living out of my own city was going to come true! It wasn’t easy to say goodbye to the people I love, so many friends that grew up with me and my supportive family. That wasn’t the only challenge of course. Living in another country for the first time implies the need of adaptation.

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Growing up, I lived a content and carefree lifestyle. My hometown of Montebello, California was quite lovely in my eyes, and I spent most of my youth outdoors, riding bikes along a river and having picnics in lush parks with my family. There were a few bumps in those days that made me question the safety of my neighborhood, such as a shooting on my street and waking up at night to find the blinding spotlight of a helicopter pointed straight behind our apartment, where a criminal had hid, but I couldn’t have been more than seven. My family was always around, and with our playfulness there wasn’t any trouble forgetting the sketchy situations.

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I was never used to people walking in and out of my life like this and emotionally it was challenging. Although I eventually adapted to the environment, made new friends, kept an open mind to learn about the culture, created roots, and developed patterns that enabled me to

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My most cherished value is family. Growing up I was always surrounded by my loved ones. I was taught that family should be important to me, they are the people that have made me who I am today, I was also taught that family does not have to be blood related, family is a collection

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Just like Sherman Alexie, I have two groups of people in my life that have and will continue to make a difference in my life. Those two things are my family and friends. My family is always there for me whether it involves sports, any average day, or when I am needing assistance for anything. They are always there to support me. One example would be that after every football game, they always offer to carry my gear and

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What’s the best way to move past realizing that your doesn’t really care about you. I come from a really small family about five people total and I don’t speak to anyone of them unfortunately. I’ve tried working out the differences that my mother and I have with her by attempting not to touch on the topics that we disagree upon, but she keeps bringing them up meanly boyfriend who I do not like as I’ve been physically threatened by him three times now. My brother and I have never actually been close even growing up we were always in, different groups in different levels of character and now that we’re both adults in our mid 20s we barely speak to each other maybe once replaced a year

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