My Family And My Life

For as long as I remember, my mother always talks about the importance of education. Her passion for education passed down to me.My parents leaving the comfort of their country for The American dream inspires me every day to achieve my dreams.

To begin, my immediate family is well-educated, meaning that both of my parents received a primary education, but also went on to study and graduate from universities. I believe this factor allowed me to succeed in coming to ISU, because my parents were able to recognize the significance of their higher education and how it correlated with their careers and current lifestyle. These factors contributed to my parents instilling in me the need to receive a college education in order to have more access to future opportunities.

For eighteen years now my parents have influenced me to do my best in academics and extracurricular activities. Both of my parents have gone to college and both have had successful careers. My dad was a highly recognized Police Chief for Waukesha County and is now on the

Personally I would say there was a number of people who motivated me to attend college. But mainly I had a great foundation at home. Although my parents did not graduate from college yet, it was expected of me to

My dad works in maintenance in a textile factory while my Mother work in a Restaurant to support our family. Blessed by my parent unwavering support, it would have been more difficult to get as far in school as I have, their hard work inspires me to becoming a

My parents have had a significant impact on who I am and the way that I approach my studies. My mom has always pushed me to do my best in my academics and ensure that I know that there are near infinite opportunities for me out in the world. My dad, never having gone to college, encouraged other aspects of my life. He and my mom have been separated for almost 10

Both of my parents believed in me, which made me want to work and try so hard. They made feel like I was capable of doing so much. I wouldn’t be where I am today without them. My mom never went to college and my dad never got the opportunity to have his “college years.” I have been fortunate enough to go to school four consecutive years and be able to have my fun “college years.” Unfortunately, not everyone gets the opportunity to go to school like I can or have parents to pay for my tuition so I won’t be in debt. My parents never want me to settle for any job but I job I will actually enjoy wanting to go to. My family may have pushed me to go to college and to never take a break, but they only did that so I could be a successful individual and not have to relay on anyone else.

While there are people that are inspired and motivated by the stories and actions of other individuals, there are also those that are inspired and motivated by their parents, like myself. Over the course of 18 years living with my family, I have come to appreciate the amount of effort they have made into making sure I succeed in life and making sure that I learn from their experiences. My mother, Melania Santos de Marte, has always been the one that took care of me the most from when I was a kid up until today. My father is Amable A. Santos and he was the reason why my mother, sister and I were able to come to the United States. He was the one that made sure we had a home to go to and also the reason why we were able to come to the U.S. in the first place. The willpower and endurance my parents have displayed inspired, and motivated me to get an education so that later in the future I would repay them for their support.

I was born and raised here in Massachusetts in a Christian home. My whole life, I have been going to church. I started going on short-term mission trips with my church when I was in 6th grade. I always liked helping people, even if I had to spend my free time to do so.

Schooling is one aspect that keeps appearing in each one of my adult life phase chapters. My parents were a huge influence on me continuing in education. My dad was the driving force since he would constantly tell me how important an education is to a person. He used himself as an example since he never even made it to the high school level. He always stated that having a high school and college degree will open doors and opportunities for people to be successful. Furthermore, I saw how hard he worked at his blue collar job for over 40 hours a week on a little bit above minimum wage. Thus, the drive for me was to be better than my father. That is one of the reasons I'm trying to obtain my doctoral degree.

When we are born, we are not born with values and expectations, but we learn them from our parents who raise us and teach us. We do not only learn through these adults teaching us, but we learn by watching the examples they give us. As we grow up to a more mature age that we can understand what "values" are we can use them as our own . For example, my parents have always taught us to be respectful and educated. Every time we see someone we know or even when we meet someone new,we ought to treat them with respect.

Since I was young boy I have always dreamed of going to college one day and make my family proud. I come from a low class family where we cherish everything that we work for. Growing up in a farm working family has taught me the value hard work and to remain humble because not everyone has the same things you have. Watching my parents come home from work exhausted and drained made me want to avoid the job that they worked in. Even today my father continues to tell me to do something good with my life and not to end up like him. My family is my support system and motivators because they truly believe that I can be whatever I want if I put my mind to it, have the desire and will to pursue it. I still remember picking grapes in the hot weather

Throughout my life, my family pushed me to achieve a greater education than themselves. Even when I was young, my uncles would tell me I could do greater things than farming. As I became older, my mother, uncles, and my grandparents continued encouraged me to do my best in school. Over the years, I believe that I have made them proud, and hope my grades reflect my level of devotion.

My parents were always there motivating me to go to college. But besides that it was knowing in myself that my parents had sacrificed their lives, by leaving their home and coming to the United States in hopes that

If you do not show me respect you will not receive respect. If you do not show me love you will not receive love. All my life I have been surrounded by thoughts that were not my own. I’ve been told who to love and respect and I blindly went along with it- ignoring my own feelings. Sometimes it felt like that’s how everyone lived their life, living it with the thought of if you are related to someone, you have to support a relationship with them, but through experiences, I have learned the truth. There is one specific moment in time that will never make me go back on this thinking the situation after my grandparents died.