Personal Narrative: Richards

I specifically wish to become a Pediatrician, the love and patience I have for children is insane. I love helping kids and working with them. Because of my medical class, I can become a medical assistant right after high school, but I really want to get a college degree and follow my dad’s steps.

When I was younger, I wanted to be a dermatologist when I grew up. Also, now in my teenage years, I'm quite interested in the world of medicine and all we have yet to learn about the skin.

I would have to say looing back over the last five years my life has developed in to exactly what I have always wanted it to be. After going through a nasty divorce about eight years ago I went on a path of self destruction. I started drinking heavily and using drugs and a way to numb the pain I was going through. Finally after doing a few things that I’m really not proud of I had a wake up call. I got in to some legal trouble which opened my eyes to all the things I may have lost if I continued living my life that way. I then decided it was time to make some changes, I went back to school and obtained my G.E.D. and then

After completion of high school, I moved on to Barry University where I majored in the premedical sciences in pursuit of my ultimate goal of becoming a medical doctor. A career in medicine is the only goal I have had as a child since my dad handed me an anatomy atlas while in primary school. The task was daunting, but with hard work and many late nights I persevered. The experience of college developed my communication skills, exposed me to several cultures and helped me to mature as a leader.

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” As a child, we have all been asked this question; and as unrealistic children, we all had dreams of being a superhero, princess, cowboy, or astronaut. Later on in life, as time went by, and as we became more knowledgeable, our answers became more serious. Some of us wanted to be teachers, business owners, or a veterinarian. However, I have always wanted to be a doctor, but not just any doctor. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a pediatrician. Now, half way through my junior year in high school, I have started to question the details of this career, and all the hard work it takes to become a part of the medical field.

We decided to go into further education with college. With college being on our mind, we went from getting high and wasted everyday to going to school and doing homework everyday. In highschool, we would have never thought that this would happen to us, but it did. We definitely were two people that have changed after high school, and was focused on education. We still went to parties here and there but it was more fun to help each other out with homework and to receive a better grade on our report card.

i needed to get by. Later i got in trouble with the law got caught doing something i wasn't suppose to do, with other people in my situation, but i went to jail and didn't really understand what was about to happen to me, but i new it wasn't good. So i stayed in a place

When I was seventeen, fresh out of high school, I did not have a clue what I wanted to do or where I was headed in my life. I worked two jobs and stayed up all night studying. I got married and had my first child which led me to drop out and started working full time.

Finally something made things begin to turn around. I made my first friend! I got my first job! Not only that but I got my first car! My mom allowed me to drive to Rio Vista to visit the friends I had to leave. I was pretty much free to roam as long as I went to school, work, and came home by curfew. I was the happiest I had been since I moved to Sacramento, and I had someone near by the could enjoy the happiness with

So there I was living my life as a normal 21 year old. Going out with friends, having a good time and I was in my last year of college. I was taking Pre-Algebra, Criminal Justice Systems and Research Skills. My goals at that time was to finish college with an associate degree and move up to my bachorl’s and get a job in either a court house or hospital. Now I am resilient because I am able to finish school, get an associate's degree, and am now

I didn’t want to go out with the family, and I didn’t want to do anything other than be in my room. I just felt apathy to my situation at some points, and overwhelming sadness that I was a failure and good for nothing in the other. I felt like every day became monotonous, and every homework I got, every assignment I had, and every bit of responsibility I held was all just too much work. A part of me always knew that I didn’t want to be this way, and so as a new year’s resolution I told myself I wanted to be happier. This road led me to make a lot of decisions some of which I do regret because it ultimately ended with my termination at SDSU. These decisions included me trying to figure out what it takes to form meaningful relationships with friends and

After graduating high school, I decided to goto Israel on a one year program. I told all of my friends and family I was going to Israel for a spiritual awakening, but that was a complete lie. I went to Israel because I wanted to spend a lot of time going out in Tel Aviv and enjoying life. I was scared of going into the real world. I was scared of going to NYU and falling into a lifetime of debt. More importantly, I wanted to find myself. I wanted to figure out what I wanted with my life. High school was over. Being on the basketball team and being popular weren't gonna get me anywhere. I needed to find out what type of person I was and what I wanted my future to look like. I thought if I separated myself from my real life I would be able to find answers to these questions on my own. So I went and had the time of my life. For the first few months, my friends and I, as well as every other Jewish American in Israel on a one year program, went out a ton. The nightlife in Tel Aviv was fantastic and we were having a great time. The legal drinking age is 18 there so we were able to go out without any worries.

Heading back to the house all I was doing was reflecting on what I have just done . Knowing that what I just done is something most people my age have not done. With what I done I believe I can no longer go back to being a child again ,I'm now An adult. Finally making is back to the house there it was the light of my

I first wanted to become a doctor, when a close family member was diagnosed with lupus. At six years old, I watched her suffer in the hospital on several occasions. It was then, I knew I needed to bring change in the medical field. I wanted to find some way to alleviate her pain. Seeing her lying in a hospital bed, I only wanted to heal her and take her pain away. I knew that as a doctor, I would only be able to help persons, once they became ill. I wanted to do more. It was through her and an amazing high school chemistry teacher that made me realized I wanted to become a research chemist.

In high school, I was thinking about becoming a teacher or a nurse. I eventually decided to major in nursing. In high school I had taken a variety of science courses which I enjoyed. My favorite course was anatomy and physiology. I also became certified in CPR,First Aid, and AED in March. Volunteering at the Michigan blood drive also motivated me to pursue nursing as a career. I knew I liked helping people and I wanted to take that further. As a result I choose to major in nursing.