My Life After The United States

I used to tell my friends and teachers that I wanted to explore the medical field because that was what my family wanted me to do. They wanted me to become a doctor as it is a well praised profession that pays extremely well. As I grew older and entered middle school, I realized that becoming a doctor wasn’t something I was immensely interested in. Instead of a doctor, I wanted to become a veterinarian, treating animals instead of people. I’ve become aware of my passion for animals ever since I began having pets: from fish to hamsters to dogs. I decided to focus on animals when I first took one of my hamsters to a veterinarian. I thought that their profession was fun and interesting because it revolves around animals, something that I love and grown up with. Although studying veterinary sciences is difficult and competitive, becoming an animal doctor has been one of my greatest

My entire family was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. After three and a half years of living there my family decided to seek a better future in The United States. My father would go to the United States back and forth to work and earn money to send to us in Mexico. Eventually my mother was able to get a visa and my brother along with my little sister had an alternate way into the United States. We lived in Dallas Texas and Atlanta Georgia before settling in Howard county Maryland in a very small apartment. Luckily we were doing pretty well with my dad being the only one knowing English at the time. My father was working two jobs and I was getting ready to start kindergarten. I was very excited because the education we would have received in Mexico was nothing compared to the education in Howard County. I was excited for what was to come, but there were disadvantages of knowing only Spanish. Being bullied because of my poor English had an impact on me. I was in completely separate classes learning things that were simple compared to the regular course. I was excluded from certain activities, field trips and assemblies. I was clueless at first though as I slowly learned the language I understood things a lot more.

I am a U.S. born citizen. My parents moved to the United States in 1984 without knowing anything about this country. Looking for a fresh start and new opportunities, my parents settled in Houston. With hardly knowing any English, my parents knew this was the place to make dreams become a reality. Luckily, I had older siblings to look up to whenever I needed help. Like Lahiri, I was trapped in between two different cultures while I was growing up. At home, I only spoke Spanish, but in school it was English. My habits and customs were different than others. Life as an immigrant’s offspring can be very difficult. As I grew older, I allowed myself to open my eyes and see the beauty of being an American from Hispanic descent.

I love animals and I would love to work with them. Ever since I was a little girl I knew I would want to work with animals because they interested me so much. Becoming a veterinarian isn’t just about playing with dogs and cats all day; you are actually in charge of taking care of them and this is a no messing around job. You are responsible for whatever happens to that dog or any other animal. It’s a tough and serious job but I’m up for the challenge because it’s what I want to do for the rest of my

One of my main educational and also career goals in the world of veterinary medicine and animal health care would have to be completing all necessary courses to obtain my Veterinary Assisting certificate and going to work at a vet clinic. Eventually, I may chose to go back to school to complete the rest of the courses needed to become a Veterinary Technician. I have always grown up around animals so I assume that is where my love and passion for helping animals came from. As a young child and still to this day, I have always found comfort, peace, and an increased amount of patience in being around animals. I have also always been intrigued by the idea of therapy/service animals. I see those animals being able to truly make an impact on their

Like any other young girl, I have always had a lifelong dream of becoming a vet. I took action on this dream by working through my summers at Carpenter Vet Clinic. Helping all patients that come through the clinic whether in good or poor conditions can truly put a vet; into a joyous state of mind. People don’t realize how strong of a connection a person can make with a patient in such a short time frame. The way vets save lives and impacts their client’s lives each day of work can really make a warm feeling in the heart. Being able to take care of these animals as one of my own is a passion, I have lots of animals at home where I am active in 4-H, and have learned how to be responsible. Seeing animals in pain and endangered just breaks my heart inside. I hate seeing the commercials about the dog pounds that are in need of money. Seeing all of these qualities has really made me

My primary motivation to become a registered veterinary technician is to learn and do more in the field of animal care. My experience working directly with animals has been incredibly rewarding. More than anything, it has shown me how important attention to detail and the most basic tasks can be. I have developed a healthy respect for the often tedious and demanding labor that is required to keep animals healthy and happy and I am quite comfortable taking on these duties, but I feel ready to do more.

I have a big heart for animals and I would really like to work with them. The one thing that i want to become is a vet. The problem is I have a weak spot for watching and having to put an animal down. But as I grew up I have always told myself you are doing it for a reason. They are either in pain that won't go away or they will be in a better place where they don't have to suffer anymore from any type of hurt. Also being a vet has a good side to it also, because you can save animals that have an illness that can be cured with a shot and some medicine. Also there are many opportunities that come with being a vet. There are veterinary pharmaceutical sales companies, feed companies, wildlife agencies, laboratories, and academic institutions. Also vets never stop learning new things there are a lot of new tech that is coming out that can help vets and there are new ways to make sure your furry client is treated to the

My life was split between two distinct cultures during my childhood and adolescence. My family immigrated to the United States in the early eighties and moved back to Syria two years after I was born. I completed first and second grade in Syrian public schools before immigrating to the U.S. in 2001. Here, I was placed in English second language classes, which I completed in 9 months. I then continued my fourth grade education in regular classrooms. These two years exposed me to people of various cultures, ethnicities, and backgrounds, which cultivated my cultural awareness and shaped my identity. However, I was harassed several times because of my religion and ethnicity. A student once told me “go back to your country, we don’t want you here.” It had never occurred to me that I was perceived as a foreigner despite being a U.S. citizen.

My parents weren’t born in the U.S they were from Mexico working hard in a factory for any needs. As time passed they had to illegally pass to the U.S to give birth to my older sister, my younger sister, and I. I knew they had come to the U.S for a better living and for us to have a better future in education. Education was difficult to proceed in Mexico with all the violence and disappearance of children nearby school entrances. School wasn’t easy for me as I thought it would be, but I fought through blood, sweat, and tears gradually. My family was always there for me pushing me to greater standards and even when I’d back down in tears their words where the motivation to continue the work and that everything is accomplishable if you put determination

Do you know the struggles and how immigrants feel about leaving their whole life behind in their native country? Well, I should know, since I am an immigrant who has migrated from The Dominican Republic to the United States. A lot of people do not know how difficult it is for people to leave their countries, it has been five years since I came to the United States. The situation was very hard for my family and I. Since I was 2 years old, I have lived with my father, but I have always been really close with my mother. My father and my grandmother decided that moving to the United States would be a great opportunity for me and my siblings. I was excited, but at the same time it was a very difficult decision because I had to leave my mother behind.

As I day dream as a child of the unlimited things that I could do, my attention was always drawn to being a veterinarian. Every day is a constant struggle with myself to strive for the better and keep my goals in mind. I have completed many extra-curricular activities and still need more in order to be successful in this career path.

My interests and background are two fundamental aspects that make me. They are the two main reasons I want to further my education and achieve the goal I have of becoming a veterinarian. First would be my interest in animals. I have been told that since I was around four years old that I would always say I wanted to work with animals and be a vet. I am passionate about helping animals as well as helping their own be able to better take care of their animals. We use animals for many things from food to companions to service animals so we need to make sure that they are at the top of their health. I do not like seeing animals suffer for diseases that can be treated either. I would like to be able to help people with treating the animals in their care and teaching them new things in the process as well.

I will be attending UW-River Falls as an Animal Science major, with plans to continue to veterinarian school. I didn’t always want to be a large animal veterinarian, in fact at one point in my life I swore that I would never enter that career. This promise to myself started when I was about six years old. I was living on our family farm and we owned a handful of cows. One day, my mother called the veterinarian to check the cows to see if they were pregnant or not. Being the curious child I was, and still am, I came over to the barn to watch. I observed the veterinarian put on a long glove and promptly put his arm up the rear of the cow, at that point I turned around and ran back to the house. That was the moment that I swore I would never be

In the months following the start of school, I desperately desire to leave the cold of Massachusetts and go back to my hometown of Orlando, Florida. Participating in the Disney College Program strengthened my skills interacting with a variety of guests and all of my spare time involved Disney’s Animal Kingdom; it is clarified to me I need to go back to school, obtain a degree, and work with animals. Back at school, I decide to follow a career in wildlife conservation and ecology. To aid with my career goals I work in the biology lab labeling pelts, bones, and animal specimens. Now, at twenty-four as I reflect throughout the years on my work experiences in retail, food and beverage, as a new students orientation counselor, and a real estate age, every time my love for an animal career prevailed, especially animal education. I believe conflicts and obstacles of life set us up to achieve even greater things. Rewinding quickly to age twenty-one, I complete my four years, obtain a bachelor’s degree, and plan for my first job out of university. That summer as my undergraduate career comes to an end and my first career begins, I join the Humane Society Naples as a veterinary assistant. I helped medically examine shelter animals, medicate, vaccinate, proper animal restraint, foster services, secretarial duties, and helped other areas of operation, also volunteering at the Southwest