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The Importance Of Living In Corpus Christi

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I grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, a place in South Texas that is known for being a beautiful vacation attraction due to the beaches and other summer attractions. However, when I think of what made me who I was today, none play a more vital role than the city itself. I lived in Corpus Christi for twenty years of my life until I vowed to get out of the city and never return. I joined the military in the summer of 2011 and do not plan to ever move back for the rest of my life. But, I do not have hatred for the city, in fact I love the city for all the memories it gave me and the people that I met living there. I just never want to live there or want that to be a place where I raise my future children. The city itself is a different culture than …show more content…

Now I live in Fort Worth and student at TCU and it is an even bigger difference. All that to say, experiences from when I was younger in my hometown gave me experiences and opened my eyes to certain ideas that I think not only make me who I am today, but will help me in the future to help connect with future student as well as coworkers and students' parents in the education field.
So to begin with how I was shaped by my city let me give an inside look to my history. Corpus Christi has a population of around 300,000 residents with Hispanics making up around 60%. I grew up in the lower middle class but for the most part we lived a comfortable lifestyle in comparison to most of my friends. My parents divorced when I was only one year old, so I do not have any memories of ever seeing my parents together. For the most part, my parents were always able to provide my sister and I with the things we wanted and keep us happy. I grew up playing sports, particularly baseball, …show more content…

I understand that students are going through more things than we can imagine and while their main goal is to learn in the classroom, it is important to put yourself in their shoes and realize that schools are where children come to learn how to be a functional citizen and adult in out country. When I step into a high school I realize that some students are undergoing battles that we may not know, some may be immature, but nonetheless it is a battle that means something to them. While my main principle is to teach these students some topic in social studies, it goes much deeper than

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