Personal Narrative: My Bio

A person who has been a major influence on my intellectual life, has really helped shape who I am today, and helped me reach for my goals would have to be my paternal grandmother. She always encouraged me to do well in school and would tell me to focus on what I really loved and to push myself to achieve the things I love. She encouraged me to do well in school because it was her personality. She was a teacher for over forty years and she knew that getting the best education was the key to success, so that's why she stressed that point on me. Whenever I saw her or would talk to her on the phone, she would always ask how school was and if I were keeping my grades up. As her only granddaughter, I would always respond affirmatively because I knew

I don’t really know the reason why they got a divorce, but when they did, I was devastated, because my mom has a lot of children to hang out with her and my dad only has three children, my two younger siblings and I, and I’m pretty sure none of us know how to drive. I always fear to this day since their divorce that when I’m at the other parent's house for the week that the parent that whose house I’m not at will pass away and I won’t know because they won’t be able to tell anyone. My older siblings don’t really visit my dad and he has no family in Idaho, they are living in Florida, and some of my older siblings live somewhere else. I only have three older siblings, they are all in different places, they live in Utah, Detroit, and Ucon.

Growing up, I went through so many obstacles that have helped me shape me into who I am today. In elementary, I struggled with learning English. Both of my parents are Spanish speaking so school was hard for me. All the way up until middle school, I grew up with an abusive father. My parents eventually got divorced. I was raised by a single mother and was bullied a lot. I was always scared, confused, alone, and angry. I suffered emotionally and physically. I felt lifeless. In 7th grade, I started to become more active in the church ,and my life change for the better. I stopped holding resentment towards my father. Once my parents finally got a divorce, I was finally able to start to live. All the pain I went through made me stronger and more knowledgeable. My father showed me what not to be ,and made me realize I deserved better.

Have you ever felt robbed of a childhood? At the age of six, I was placed into the DYFS system. I moved from house to house, not really having the chance to grow up like normal children. I didn’t get to experience things such as ; asking my older sister advice on boys, learning how to cook grandma’s favorite recipe, or going on family vacation to Disney world . I worked hard to get where I am right now. My experiences have made me of who I am today , my story will tell you my background, where I came from and why my application is incomplete without it.

Joseph Lartey that is the name of the person who inspires me. He has been though it all but he never lost hope. Joseph is my younger brother I saw him make all the bad choices but he rose above it all.

I got one of the greatest people in my life do to the single message that he sent and taking him up on that message. Without him I would be completely lost! He helped guide me in the right direction, made sure I always did the right thing and made the best decisions. He impacted my life an enormous amount, I would not be where I am today if he wants here with me to help. He taught me many thing, such as to never give up and always try and do your absolute best. Also pushed me to become successful life. One person can change your life, and make you who you

Have you ever been through something something that torn you apart and changed the way you saw yourself?Well that something was my parents divorce.It might have only been five years but it feels like forever at other times I feel like it was just yesterday they were together.My second youngest sister Julianna is five that’s how we keep track of how long they’ve been divorced.I have my step-dad now but we’re not well adjusted yet.Julianna refers to him as her dad though.The divorce didn’t involve any insane trama or violence but it tore my heart.We moved a couple of times after the split since we could not have afforded the house on our own.They shared custody of us for about two years I’d go with him and my new step-mom and my sister.My step-moms son lived with them which made it awkward.Suddenly he just stopped no phone calls no letters no well anything.

I remember a past experience that has influenced me to how I am today. I used to be afraid of heights until I went on an airplane. It had been my first time to ride an airplane and be in the air. When I first stepped on the plane I was very shaky about going. When the plane began to take off from the airport I was very nervous. We were up in the sky and I wanted to be back on the ground in a few minutes. It took a few hours. When we landed in Georgia we got off the plane and got our items.

my lord and savior. Things in the past for me turned out not so good or should I say not as planned. Now

My childhood was fun. I got to hangout with family a lot more. I would go over to friends house and play videogames. I would play hide n seek with a group of friends. Life was a lot stressful because school was easier for me and I had less responsibilities.

My daddy, the man who won his battle with addiction to save me from the abuse and neglect of a drug addicted mother.

When my mom and dad separated in early March of 2008 I was heartbroken. My dad had been staying with my uncle up until their divorce and my mom had looked so put together that nothing seemed wrong. One day, I came home to two packs of Oreo’s on the table and a note that said “know that i will always love you-daddy” and that was that. Not too long after my parents had separated, my mom noticed that my hair was beginning to fall out in certain places due to stress. By the end of my 5th grade year my hair was reduced to an Afro and there was absolutely nothing I could do about it. My mom and my teachers were concerned about my well being because of my hair falling out and the amount of a stress I was going through. I was only eight years old and naively thought my parents would stay together.

Grandma- Probably my chemistry teacher because I talked to him, I was having a really hard struggle and he said “Don’t worry about it, I’ll get you through chemistry”. Mr. Rudolf has always been my hero because without chemistry I couldn’t get into the nursing program, so I will always remember him.

Someone who has always been important and has impacted me is my aunt Jojo. Jojo is my dad's oldest sister who lives 10 minutes from the rushing waters of the Atlantic, and you can smell the salt water of the Bass river. She has been a colossal part of life. Never married JoJo is in her 60s happily sitting in her one story house. When she was a kid and a young adult, women were expected to marry a nice young man and settle down, but JoJo decided to leave her mark instead of just being another girl. She went to Regis, a all girls school at the time, and was inducted into the hall of fame there for all three sports she played, golf, basketball, and softball. She is very intelligent as well (find some sort of awards). She inspires me to work hard

What do I feel you should know about me? I think as myself as a well-rounded student all together. I think you should know that I enjoy English much better than math, and a large percent of my other classes. Sometimes, it takes me a moment or two to understand a new lesson. At other times, I catch on fast. It just depends on if I can wrap my head around the concept we are learning. When it comes to writing papers I tend to get writer’s block quite often; however, when I think of something to write, I try to stick with it and add more and more to that subject. Occasionally I procrastinate homework (don’t we all), but I try to stay on top of things. I do make sure to get all of my homework in on time.