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4.3 Language
When I was 18 months old, Sign Language was my first language to communicate. I learned it from my old speech teacher at my school. I signed my letter K for the first time. Then I began to learn words in sign like more, milk, thirsty, hungry, cheese and school. -
5.1a: Child Attachment
I had secure attachment when I was an infant. I always wanted my mom every time. I do show a fear with strangers if alone but if my mom is present, I don't show my fear because I knew my mom was with me. I always gets so excited when my mom here to picked me up from school or I arrived at home from school (day care). -
4.3: Language 2
After I learn sign language, I began to learn how to speak in English. At the beginning, my speech wasn't clear enough so I had speech at school everyday to help me to improve my speech. Still don't know what was my first word but I was told by that I refused to talk because I didn't like it so I went ahead sign only. -
4.1 My first memory
When I was 5 years old, I went to Dominican Republic with my mom, my older sister, and my nephew. We went to Punta Cana, which I remembered it was very nice and beautiful place. There was a pool and a beach nearby. I went on a boat and did snorkeling. I had my braid hair, it was long but enjoyed it. The reason why I remembered this because it was one of my favorite trip. Maybe this is why that is the memory that I remembered very clearly. Probably called infantile amnesia? -
4.2 Intelligence
I would say I'm excel at Intrapersonal. Because when I was kid, I always give myself trouble because I was having hard time to tell what I want and I ended up being so quiet also so shy that I wouldn't socialize people. It took me for while to open my feeling. Once, I am shy, then I also gives out the trouble too. I never think of others, I always think of me, me, and me. I think because i was growing up alone with mom. Out in the public, it hard to like "sharing" since at home, its all of me. -
5.3a: Gender
When I was young, I knew I was a girl. I liked to play with girls stuff and be like a girl. But at the same time, when it comes with outdoorsy, I loved being muddy and play whenever I want like play basketball or baseball with boys. Sometime I would borrow my nephew's clothes for outdoors. Some people could say girl at heart but tomboy for outgoing only. But I always label myself as a girl. -
6.3a: Impacted by Death
I was only 7 years old, almost 8 years. My grandmother passed away, due the sickness. I was in between acceptance and bargaining. I was only a kid and didn't understand why she has to die, and wished she still alive even today I still wish she's alive to see me as a 20 years old woman. But at the same time, I am acceptance about this because I didn't want her to be suffer with her sickness that she had for a while. -
3.2 Older Adult Health
My grandma passed away at 79. She had her hernia surgery then got septicemia, which it is bacterial infection in her blood. It was severe. She spends her bed rest in the hospital for days, she was weak and pale. Unfortunately, she passed away. I was only about 6 or 7 years old. I wish she recovered from her illness and wish she was alive today to see me. At 6 or 7 years old, my memory with her was fading and I was disappointed. Now, I don't have biological grandparents who are alive today. -
6.1a: My Family
My mom remarried to my step-dad. My mom was married once and had 4 kids from her previous marriage. My mom had me with my dad, but they weren't married. My dad had 2 kids from his previous marriage. My mom met my step-dad and married to him now. He had 2 kids from his previous marriage. -
5.2: Identity
I don't think I have any identity crisis in my life before. But I can explain about Identity Foreclosure as for an example. As growing up with Spanish culture, I thought I get exposure enough about my culture. But as I enter the college, I realized I did not learn enough about my culture and only knew little bit. I started to go ahead to research to finding more about my culture. -
3.1 My health
In December 2015, I was 19 years old in my first year of college, I was home from college and I had eye doctor appointment for yearly check up. After my yearly check up, a doctor noticed an odd about my eyes and referenced me to a specialist doctor. I went to get more testings and found out I have an Usher Syndrome type 2. For my whole life, 19 years, I had no clue that I had Usher Syndrome. I was devastated. My vision already goes down and blind at night. -
1.1 The Present
Hello, I am Kayla Raquel. I am a second year college student. I have not declare my major yet, but interested in Psychology and Spanish. I was born and raised in New Jersey. What have I learned in class so far, human life expectancy from prehistoric to now, such as in prehistoric times, people died at younger age before 20, and now, people died after 70 years old. Another subject I had learned during class about periods of development, from babies to elders. -
5.3b: Sexuality
As for romantic attraction, I must have it if I have an interested in a person. Like for an example, if I developed a feeling for this person, I must have some from romantic attraction such as cuddling, hugging, or kissing. Without it then how can I know if I am attracted to this person or not? Must have the sparks. For sexual orientation, I only interested in males, never been for females or both. I only find an attractive in opposite sex. -
5.1b: Adult Attachment
As an adult, I do have secure attachment personality. Whenever I feel need to open up myself, I go to my a person who I feel I can trust to and be open-minded to this person. I never feel like i need to be clingy to a person because I hate clingy but I also like to feel like I am loved enough. -
6.1b: My Birth Order
All of my siblings are older than me. I am the baby in the family. But yet, I am "only child" as well too. I tends to get spoiled, seek the attention, self-centered, leadership, mature for my age, and diligent. -
2.1 Fertility
10 years later from today, I am turning 30 and already married with my lovely husband for 3 years. We are trying to convince having a child for 2 years. My eggs aren't fertilized enough and my husband's sperm has lowest number in his ejaculate. We tried to do on our own for a year, then after a year passed, we decided to see OBGYN doctor and genetic doctor. I found out I have low LH and FSH and my husband's sperm count is low too. We went ahead with IVF 3 times. Now, we have beautiful twins. -
6.2: Learning Disability
As a mom to a boy who is 6 years and has a learning disability. I would do anything to provide with enough of support for my kid for needs. I personally won't let him to be in special ed classes just because he has a learning disability. Yes, it may be a tough for him but he also is smart little kid who can do anything. I will put him in school where it can provide him a help, not to be in special ed class, but in regular class but with extra time extended in needs or a tutor in needs. -
6.3b: My Death
At age 94, sadly I passed away. I rather to be cremated than buried. I want my ashes to spread in Ecuador where my background come from maybe by the beach or even in Galápagos Islands. I would like to have my friends and family come to Ecuador to give away the ashes and mentions all of the good sayings about me all of the years. Let my grandchildren to do the honor for this mourning.