My past has made me who I am today and even though I had many ups and downs as a child I would never change it. Growing up I had to deal with my parents divorce at the young age of three. After their divorce I was living with my mom and my four older sisters. It was hard getting use to the fact that my dad wasn’t around. Even though most people would tell me I missed him the least because I was the youngest when he left. They never really understood that I still missed him as much as my other sisters and I wished he was around to show us how much he loved us. Living in a single parent home I learned to appreciate what I have much more than I thought I would. We would move houses about every three months therefore I had to move schools a lot too. We finally settled down when we left Salinas and moved to Oxnard when I was nine years old. Once we moved here things were so much better.

My present is going better than I had expected. I’m in my second year of community college and I have a decent g.p.a. I’m also playing soccer for my second year at Oxnard College. I was and I will be the starting goalkeeper. I work really hard to stay focus in school and to make sure I do the training I need so I can be the best I can be when I’m playing. I also have about four months working at Toppers Pizza Place, I love working there. My co-workers are friendly and they make it a good working environment. What I love the most about working there is that I get fifty percent off and I can eat there for a real low price. I still live home with my mom and two older sisters. My family is the most important thing in my life. They’ve done so much for me and I could probably not be able to live without them. My life is also blessed by an amazing group of friends, friends I can count on and turn to for whatever it might be. I also have the best friend anyone could ask for. She’s always there for me thru thick and thin someone I truly care for. Life gets complicated every now and then but I try my best to make sure I can balance everything that I have going on.

For my future I hope things get better. I hope that once I finish my two years of community college I can be able to transfer to Northridge and start making up my mind on what I want to major in. Hopefully in that period of time I can be able to get a better paying job that is sports related. That way even if I don’t play soccer after community I can still be involved some how with sports. I also plan on having my own place for my mom and I here in Oxnard.