My Family

I had two hard working parents who went above and beyond to ensure that my sister and I had a good childhood by trying to grant as many requests that they could. They always stressed the importance of hard work to achieve anything and everything we set our minds to and education, but I was very young so education wasn't that high on my priority list. I wanted to become a truck driver or a construction worker, but after my dad suffered a back injury at his job I knew that I wanted to fix his

My parents grew up in families with little parental direction. Attending school, overcoming adversity, getting a job and becoming successful were up to their own making. Although my parents did not go to college, they took advantage of other opportunities to better their lives so that my siblings and I would be able to attend universities. They worked hard to get jobs even without college degrees, and then worked harder to maintain those jobs; subsequently, this furthered their positions in their workplaces. By setting an example of making the most of what life has to offer, they influenced me to seize every opportunity that crosses my path. Going to college was not an opportunity my parents could take advantage of, but it is one that I can.

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

My family has always mentioned how hard they would work in order to do well in school and to make the most out of any opportunities they would get the chance to have. What I have learned from their footsteps, is that when I did well not only did I feel accomplished, but I made my parents

Since my preschool years, my parents encouraged me to excel academically. Before elementary school, my parents bought me a plethora of math work books, which I would spend hours on, learning to add and subtract large numbers. They took me to the library a countless number of times. There, I would grab the maximum number of books that my little arms could hold and read them all. My parents made sure that I was given the opportunities that eluded them during their childhood. My dad lived in Puerto Rico as a child. His family lived on a small income, eating mayonnaise sandwiches for lunch . My mom was raised up in a divorced home, where she had to cook, clean, and care for her entire family. After high school, she worked during the day and went to college at night. Their example and determination to give my siblings and I opportunities in life, has been a driving force for my future success.

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.

Ever since I was young my dad use to tell me “Strive for excellence and success will follow you”. This phrase remained in my head and had tremendous impact on me. This phrase affected every aspect of my life such as school, volunteering or clubs. That being said I was able to push my self to a 100%, and able to immerse myself in everything and pull significant life lessons from each of them.

My parents were always encouraging and understanding, they would consistently tell me that if I put not only my mind but also my soul into something then I would surely succeed.

Another thing that made me who I am today is being more determined to graduate with my high school diploma and my Associates Degree in Arts. I have a big goal, and my big goal is to graduate and get involved in a career that I am passionate about that also helps stable my financial life; so that I would give what my parents gave me. Every single day, both my father and mother would tell me to do good in school so I won’t have to suffer as much as they both did when they came to America. They both want me to become successful, and have a better life than them. These words that comes from their mouth is very deep and inspiring to the point that it made me realize that I should start thinking ahead, since I am getting older each year and is closer

My mother always said education is an important key to life. Everyday she would remind me to work hard for my future because I can’t depend on other people, only worry about myself. I know why she had said that and wanted the best for me. I knew this because she would always correct me when I did something wrong. Her words made me grow and be more mature about my future and I decided to accomplish my goal of becoming a nurse practitioner.

I was born and grew up in Ethiopia, moving to America three years ago. Ethiopia is one of the traditional country where most of the population and the economy rely on agriculture. I was born in small rural town called Akaki in the southern part of Addis Ababa City. My family depends on agriculture, my parents grow crops like teff, barley, hard wheat and sorghum, which is the common ingredients for our day to day meal. The production of these crops takes place in traditional farming. I am the youngest kid in my family, that means I am free from any responsibilities in my culture my older siblings do most of the things in our family. I spent most of the time playing with my friends. Everyone in my family loves me. If something happens with in our family, the oldest one are accountable and responsible, even I am a young and grown guy, this thing makes me lazy and spoiled person.

Losing a loved one is never easy. There will be pain and heartache. There will be Days where you do not want to get out of bed in the morning, and days where you just feel angry. I know when my family was struggling with the Loss of my baby brother, though he was just a few days old, it was unquestionably heartbreaking. Seeing my mom in the depressed state that she was in made me cling to her and I refused to leave her side for a long time after his passing. I know that I am not in your exact situation, and I will never fully understand, but I hope that I can provide at least some kind of comfort in this time of loss that you and your family are experiencing.

Many of us have had that one pet, or one family member that we are close to, whether we bonded well with them or we feel like we can tell them anything and they will never tell anyone. This experience for me has been my dog, Lucas, a chocolate and tan dachshund, his story isn’t well known or known by many, but to me he is my fighter and my best friend.

As a child it was me my sister mom and dad in the house. My sister and I grew up in Raytown Missouri in a nice house in a nice neighborhood. My sister and I were the minority in the school and neighborhood. My dad had a good job that he was on for 15 years once he got out of the army and my mom worked at wonder bread but my child hood was not all that great. My dad start smoking crack and he got laid off his job and my dad got my mom to start smoking also that’s why one of my uncles never liked my dad for that reason.

I have a brother who is 17 and there are only two of us and that is okay with me (only one would be better). My brother is a big pain in my gluteus Maximus but I still love him no matter what. My brother always tries to protect me from boys and it sometimes gets annoying because I actually like those boys but I know he has good intentions. My brother’s name is T.J. and he is a senior in high school and is going on to college at Mizzou in Missouri to play Division 1 baseball in the SEC (south east conference).