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Day of Birth
I was born on March 19, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois. -
Caring
When I was in preschool and made friends, I became more caring for others. -
My First Day of Preschool
I went to preschool at Onahan Elementary. It was where I made some of my first friends, but I left Onahan and went to Canty Elementary school for the rest of my elementary and middle school years. -
Open-Minded
After going on the trip to Mexico, it made me want to go and learn about other places. -
Spring break vacation to Mexico
On spring break, I went on a trip to Mexico with my family and it was my first time out of the U.S. -
Risk-Taker
When I decided to do martial arts classes, I didn't know if I would like it because I haven't done it before. This made me take the risk of trying it which made me get into it. -
Confident
After doing martial arts classes for a couple of years, it helped me boost my confidence with being able to try more activities. -
Martial Arts Classes
Around this time, I decided to do karate classes and I got into it. I did the classes for a couple of years and it was a fun experience. -
Empathetic
After my parents divorced, I was able to understand why they needed to separate from each other. -
The Divorce of My Parents
When my parents got divorced, they had shared custody of me and my sister. This made me realize that they were better off living separately because it made a more peaceful environment for both of them -
Calm
Having a pet dog has helped me with easing stress and keeping a calm state of mind. -
My Pet Dog
This was the first time I have ever had a pet dog. It brought a lot of happiness into me and my family. -
Patient
The coronavirus pandemic helped me be more tolerant when waiting for a long time for something to happen. -
Coronavirus Pandemic
The Coronavirus Pandemic was around which had me stay at home and do online schooling. I wasn't able to hang out with friends and I wasn't able to be social with many people. -
Curious
After graduating from middle school, I became more curious as to what I am able to do later on with my life. -
Ambitious
When I went into high school, I planned to do my best for all 4 years in high school. -
8th Grade Graduation
I graduated from Canty Elementary School in 8th grade. I remember the friends that I made and missed them after they went to different high schools. -
Going to High School
Going to high school was a fresh start and it made me nervous but also excited to meet new people from other schools. -
Determined
When doing things like learning to drive, I have to be determined to achieve what I want to learn. -
Learning to drive
I was very anxious and worried about getting behind the wheel to drive. But when I finally started to practice driving, the fears slowly went away and I became more confident behind the wheel.