My Birthday Experience

I didn’t plan to spend this hot August day like this...my mom told me on my birthday, my 5th to be exact, that this day would be special, little did my curious mind know that I would be getting something that every kid my age would die for. I would be getting my first best friend.

That morning I was so happy and filled with excitement. I came into school and everyone was happy to see me. Even people I barely knew were happy to greet me with a sincere birthday congratulations. It was awesome because I had so many new friends and all of us were joyful on that day.

An experience that has made a huge impact on who I am today is when my single mother was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer when I was a sophomore in high school. I was instantly heart broken and terrified I would lose the person that motivated me to do my best. My mom and I have encountered many obstacles together that have made us extremely close, but this was the biggest challenge yet. I gave up many opportunities to be home with my suffering mother. It was not the high school lifestyle I was expecting, but it turned out to form me into a whole new person in a positive way.

Everyone in their life has had something happen to them that influenced them somehow, whether it was something big or little, good or bad. Some examples would be a death of a family member or a close friend, but it could also be being nominated for something outstanding that sets the course for the rest of their life. I have a lot of things in my life that have impacted me in some way or influenced how I saw something. An experience that has greatly impacted my life and influenced me would be moving. The move that my family and I recently went through impacted my entire life a great deal, and it influenced me to see things in a bigger way, to appreciate the little things more, and to always try to see things from a different perspective.

My family taught me how to help those in need and to not take what I have for granted. I truly learned this lesson when I went on service trips. The part I enjoy the most on these trips is when I go to a worksite and see how happy I can make the people who are being benefited. I also learned that everyone in this world has very different lives. But the odd thing is that some people who live in poverty are extremely happy. Not everyone needs money or a huge house because they know what is truly important in life to them. That taught me the lesson that you can always find the bright side out of anything. Life may give you a hard time, but it's your job to be able to preserver and bounce back from the hardships. One of the most important things

My childhood experiences have taught me to be resilient and never to give up. My mother stayed home while my father worked; therefore, money was tight and we did not have much. We even experienced living in a tent for a summer because my parents did not have money for an apartment. This experience just built my character and resilience.

An experience in my life that helped shaped me to be the person I am today is my mom going through breast cancer. This was the hardest thing I have ever had to deal with. My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer my 10th grade year of high school. This was the hardest year of my life. My mom was and still is my best friend and I wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for her. She helps me from everything from school to problems with my friends. She always gives me the best advice in any situation, so seeing her go through this really hard and impact on me and especially during sophomore year. My mom had to get a double mastectomy and tran flap( transverse rectus abdominis). So this meant my mom lived in a chair in our living room for a month. This was very hard to see.

I was raised in a military home from birth to the age of six. I spent the first three years of my life in Hawaii on a base that had several different people from different cultural backgrounds. At the age of four my family moved to Germany, where again there were numerous different types of people. Since I was able to live in areas that had such diversity I learned that there is not just one type of person in the world. Through my life I have also learned that by talking about problems that arising in your life, you develop an improved understanding on how to deal with the issues. I was raised in a household that I was at times unstable due to the fact that my parents did not deal with their issues. I came to understand that this was not an

I am a firm believer in the fact that even the smallest of experiences can contribute to a person, though the way in which they contribute is up to the eye of the beholder. Speaking educationally, one of the most influential experiences I have had was when I transitioned from homeschooling to public school in my third grade year. As a kid, I was very shy and unsocial with people I didn't know. When I was put into public school, the curriculum was difficult, the punishments didn't seem to really punish, and the things the teachers asked me to do seemed pointless. For instance, my third grade teacher required that we read books, took tests, and accumulated 'point' for each quarter, which determined our grade. This didn't make sense to me, why couldn't I just read my books? I do not believe my parents sheltered my siblings and me too much, because I was considered to be fairly mature at a young age. The elementary way of getting kids to do things by using 'points' didn't make sense to me, among other things. Adjusting to the new system of learning was greatly difficult. My third grade year was off to a rocky start, my report card proving that with a couple C's and one D. In fourth grade, I had a phenomenal teacher who I consider to be one of the greatest teachers of my schooling because he did not have the strange punishment of being

An experience I have went through in my life that will most likely influence my academic work and goals at Colorado Christian University would be getting married, having a baby, and getting a divorce at the age of twenty-one. This can be a big affect on anyone, not just me in particular. It made me realize it is time to grow up and be responsible for the sake of my daughter. Going through this at such a young age has really showed me to appreciate life. I didn't take much into consideration about rushing into a marriage and getting pregnant shortly after. With that, I also didn't have the approval of my parents,which led to causing many family disputes. I still to this day do not have that father/daughter relationship that I use to have. Now going through this divorce and becoming a single mom I

I have had three major life events That have taught me the way I want to live my life.I feel like they have shaped me into how I want to be. First, when my grandpa died (it taught me to savour every day like it was my last).Second,when my sister went to the Marine Corps (That taught me to chase my dreams and I can do anything I put my mind to). And third, when I went to California (this taught me that there’s so much more to life).

Soon after that my sister and dad awoke, it was time to celebrate! I had my favourite breakfast, scrumptious waffles, with vibrant berries. The sweet wafts of syrup scented heat made my mouth water. Since we were going to celebrate my birthday in the evening, me and my sister decide to play some games to pass the time. We played Monopoly and Jenga! Our Monopoly game felt like it lasted for ages because the game could go on forever. She ended up winning, she had five hotels! Then we played Jenga. It took us some time to build the tower because I kept knocking it over by

“Everyone ready? Get in the car.” My mom said, on Christmas eve near 1:00 pm. My sister and I gallop into the car with our Christmas dresses and furry boots. We all get into the old gray Toyota, turn on the heaters, and all click our seatbelts. “Everyone exited” my dad say’s bubbly said to us. “Of course we are!” my sister and I giggled. We drive through the the snowy flurries of December, to get to my yayas house for a Christmas and birthday celebration. My sister and I have always called our grandma Yaya since we were born. We pulled into the driveway of her teal house with a delicate layer of snow on the roof. There were already four other cars there, my cousins(Mitch, Zach, and Tassia), my aunt Coco and John's car, and my Yayas boyfriend Bob. We all opened our doors, and grabbed the gifts, food, and coats. We all stroll up the sidewalk and ring the doorbell. The bell chimed and my Yaya came ad unlocked the door. With her thick German accent she said, “Meine Schnuckelchen!, Mitch, Zach, you cousins are here!” Soon enough my cousins come down stairs, “ Hey Grace, and Sarah how are you?” they ask us with their adult voices. We exchange hugs and kisses, and finally make it past the front door to get to the kitchen. “ Hi Coco!” I chirped to her. “ Hi sweety, how are you doing?”. I always respond with great, i mean who's not great on Christmas eve! After we say our hellos to everyone, my sister and I get our special glasses and pour our sparkling cider into them listening

Beep Beep! Went the alarm clock as I struggled to roll over and cut it off.The start of the weirdest ¨day¨ of my life.Before I could even get myself together, I was hit with a smell that seemed like pancakes and bacon which use to be my favorite breakfast foods.I checked my phone to see that it was filled with happy birthday messages.After I ate, I started getting ready for school while dancing to my favorite songs.I tried to put lots of effort into my outfit since it was my birthday, so I wore my favorite pair of dark blue jeans that always looked good on me, then I put on a red blouse with my usual black converse shoes.While trying to do my hair, I heard my mom downstairs yelling ¨hurry up Emily you´re going to to be late¨! , So I quickly threw my hair into a bun and rushed to the car.When we pulled up to my high school, I got out and told my mom goodbye.From a distance, I could see my 3 best friends holding a bundle of balloons and gift bags.As I walked over to the bench, I had the biggest smile on my face.¨Happy birthday Emily¨ they all cheerfully told me.The four of us Kae, Oliva,megan and I have been there for each other since we were in the second grade.While rushing to class, I noticed lots of people said happy birthday to me on the way which made my day even more.

We all sat down and talked. We talked about how everyone has been. My sisters school and my brothers new job. While we were talking there was another knock on the door. I went to go open the door and it was the pizza and the wings. I payed for them and grabbed the boxes and walked into the kitchen where my family was. Everyone was really hungry but my family really wanted me to see the big surprise they got for me. SO we agreed we would go outside to see what they got me. We went outside when I saw what they got me I almost cried in joy. My family got me the same looking motorcycle that was on my cake. It was a black Kawasaki Ninja 2017. It had a nice leather seat.The lights were bright white and it was really shinny.But I had one question.