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Birth Story
I was born underweight, my parents feared that i would not be able to grow up properly. From birth to ten years of age my blood was drawn yearly. -
Penelope
The most trustworthy person I have ever met was a friend named Matthew who came to my laundromat. We had fun playing games and talking to each other. He was always able to do things like keep a secret or stand up for himself and others. Sadly he stopped coming to the laundromat because his family had bought a brand new washing machine and dryer. -
Farewell to Ithaca
The first time I was away from home, I was 10 years old. We had gone to Vietnam for my grandfathers funeral. I did not understand that someone important to my family had been lost and focused on having fun. -
The Lotus Eaters
The Scariest thing I have ever experienced was when I cut my ring finger in five different places during my trip to Vietnam for my Grandfathers funeral. I was scared of fans for a year until I started fixing air conditioner units with my dad and saw how easily someone could get injured on anything. -
Down To Hades
If I could speak to one person who is dead I would speak to one of my grandfathers who I did not know well. I did not know either of my grandfathers because one was dead before I was born and the other lived in California until he died in 2013. -
Circe's Advice
The best piece of advice I had ever been given was when I was told to stop caring about small things. These include what you look like, what other people look like, what people say about you, etc. -
Calypso's Island
A time I had felt trapped was when for three weeks of summer my family had gone back to Vietnam. I was unable to do anything because I was too young to be trusted. Those three weeks felt like agony because of many factors including the unbearable heat, and not being able to understand many of my family members because of their different dialects. -
The Trojan Horse
The best idea I have ever had was when i decided to try and lead or at least to help lead whatever group I am in. This includes small groups and and groups that i feel confident in. In larger groups like classrooms I feel more nervous and choose not to, this is because I am slowly working up the courage to take whatever opportunities I can. -
Cyclop's Cave
A close call I have had was when I was sleep deprived and tried to heat up leftovers in the microwave. The leftovers had aluminum foil wrapped around them and I put it the food in the microwave with the aluminum foil. I was spaced out for ten minutes until i started hearing sparks. I stopped the microwave and burned my palm while panicking. -
The Sirens
The greatest temptation I have ever faced was wanting to stop working hard, to stop trying. I still have these temptations when things get rough, But I continue on and keep fighting. -
Eurycleia's Care
The nicest thing anyone has ever done for me was when my parents gave me freedom. This was freedom to live life. They trusted me to go places by myself and stay safe. This allowed me to feel at ease rather than always be nervous to ask to go somewhere. -
Athena's Guidance
The people who have been the most helpful to me during my journey are my parents. They gave me the morals that i guide my life with. These morals became the basis of my decision making skills. -
Singing Your Praises
A quality which I possess that make others admire me is my helpfulness. Whenever someone has a problem that they cannot solve I work through the steps with them. I choose to help and be nice rather than become troublesome. It is satisfying to be useful and be helpful. -
Scylla or Charbdis
The most difficult decision I have ever had to make was when I had to choose what to do with my life. Whether I would follow the family dream of becoming a doctor or follow my own journey and see where I end up. -
Defeat the Suitors
A situation in which the odds were against me was when I had a deadline for making an animation in Robotics. This animation was going to be in a video that had a chance of being shown to thousands of people in the state of Michigan. I did not know how to use the software and the deadline was in that week. I persevered and made the animation to the best of my ability while managing my time. I was able to make the animation and the video was later shown to thousands of people at a competition.
