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People: My mom
My mom has been there for me all my life and she means a lot me -
People: My Grandmother
My grandmother, who passed away several years ago, is a loved and important influence in my life. She exemplified what it means to be a good person that cared and always stayed positive -
People: My sister
My older sister has always been a good sibling that helped raise me like my mom -
Place: Odessa Apartment
The apartment that my family lived in when we were in Odessa was the place where I got raised. I have many memories of living there. -
Event: Birth
On this day I was born in Odessa, Ukraine and was given my name; Viktor Yuriyovych Gemelev -
Event: Moved to America
My family moved to America from Ukraine when my mom got engaged to my American stepdad, who lived in Aurora, Colorado at the time. -
People: Clayton and Sam
Clayton and Sam were my best friends when I lived in Colorado, and they made my life better because we always had so much fun together -
Event: Entered High School
I first entered high school in Colorado where I attended Rangeview High School for my freshman year before moving. When I moved to Georgia I went to North Cobb for one year and the past two years I have been going to East Paulding High School -
Activity: Track and Cross Country
My freshman year I was a part of the Track and Cross Country team for Rangeview High School, where I felt like I was part of a family and got to push myself to my best. -
Event: Moved to Georgia
This is when my family decided to move to Georgia so that they could be closer to family that we have in Kentucky -
Activity: Skills USA
Skills USA is the club I am part of at East Paulding High School. I am the Vice President and I help run everything that we do. Our organization focuses on work readiness in technical skills like architecture, automotive, graphic design, and cosmetology. -
People: Addison
Addison became my best friend when I moved to Georgia. We have a lot in common and we have fun together. -
Activity: Basketball
I love to play basketball, and Mt. Tabor park is a place that I like to go to enjoy the game. I played on a team there during basketball season and I like to go there to just play freely -
People: Angel
Angel has been my girlfriend since February and she means a whole lot to me. Being with her makes me much happier. -
Event: First Job
My first official job and my current job is part-time employee at NCG Cinemas in Acworth -
Place: NCG Acworth
The NCG movie theater in Acworth is important to me not only because I work there, but it is also a place that I spend time with the people that I care about. -
Event: Started College
My senior year I decided to dual enroll and go to Kennesaw State University -
Story: My European Background
When people find out that I'm Russian, I often have to tell my story of how I got to America and about my Russian life. I tell them how I got there (through my American stepdad) and how I speak Russian with my family
