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Since I was young, I learned many different good values thanks to my family that always encouraged the promotion of these. I was born in Caracas, Venezuela. I was a part of the school “Colegio Santiago de Leon de Caracas”, where I was able to develop the different values that I possess today. In this stage of my life I learned what responsibility was, and would continue to be one of my mayor values. This value ensured the achievement of my commitments and my goals. This school provided me with the bases of respect towards different ideas, and the bases of development of creativity. In this environment, I got the chance to appreciate the value of each person’s way of thinking. In 2010, my father was employed by a company in the U.S.; as a …show more content…

Young Middle School, and I am currently attending Somerset academy High. I have been involved in different sports throughout my life, but swimming was the most remarkable of all. My career evolved as the years passed, and this last senior year I became the captain of the swimming team. I also volunteer in different places, including Memorial Hospital Miramar and at an animal shelter. I would not have been able to participate in all these activities without my ability to stay on task and be persistent. It was necessary to proceed in this competitive environment. Thanks to my past, I am prepared to interact in a community with an extensive variation of cultures and ideas. Teamwork is a great factor that helps me to be able to fit in well in any kind of community. I am a team player, and on occasion I have been a team leader as well, for example in the swimming team. I am the captain, and I work together with the team to achieve our goals. My past shaped me in different ways and gave me many characteristics, such as being focused, persistent, meticulous, curious, and creative. These characteristics guided me and helped me to develop my passions. Listening to music, having a good academic performance, providing my mind with interesting facts, working as a team and being competitive are my mayor passions and my commitments to achieve a successful life. After all, my most important passion is being

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