Who I Am I

My family is one of a kind. They support me all the time. My dad comes home each day after doing an eight hour shift and manages all the bill payments. My mom cooks, cleans, goes to job, helps me and my brother with homework, and drops/ picks us up from classes every single day. Last but not least, my brother is always there for me. He shares everything with me, even his favorite chocolates. And he is the one that teaches me the forms that I didn’t get in the karate class. Even though we fight a lot, I couldn’t have asked for a better brother than him. I love my family very much and they will always be dear to

My family and I have been through a lot together, we’ve been through everything that a family should not have to go through but here I stand, in one piece. Without the help of my fellow family members, I don’t know how I would have coped. But I have come out of the whole situation older, wiser and much more

I have six people in my family; my mom, dad, my brother sam, my dog Bella, and my brother’s cat Gracie. My mom is a big part of my life. She takes me to most of my sporting events, she also takes me to my friends houses, and she helps me with school work, sometimes. My dad is also a big part of my life. He took care of me when I was sick. For example I had pneumonia for two weeks and he took care of me. My dad also teaches me music. He is

My family is anything but ordinary, but it is this uniqueness that has shaped me into the person I am today.  I grew up in an Indian family of 9...yes 9! It’s not that I have 6 other siblings; alongside my parents and older brother Jaineel, I also live with my aunt, uncle, two cousins, and grandfather. Indian tradition calls for the sons of the family to care after their parents when married, so my dad and and his brother deemed the best way to fulfill this role is to have a joint family with their father, wives, and children. My cousins, Annika and Zuri, have been by my side since day one and are truly considered my sisters.  Living with so many people had changed me for the better; I have learned to greatly appreciate the love, support, and

I have overcome many obstacles within my life and I am proud of where I am today. To start, my full name is Samantha Heart LeClair. My life began on December 21st 1995, in Kingston; however, I moved to Sydenham for four years at which time my family returned back home. I’ve attended three elementary schools, two high schools and now two colleges. I am currently taking the Community Service Worker (CSW) program at Trillium College. In elementary school, I played soccer and basketball, and was involved with the track team. For extracurricular activities, I tried hip-hop dance classes, ballet classes and piano classes. My family is limited, but the ones who are an active part of my life mean the world to me. I was raised to believe family comes first and in the end, family will be there. Throughout my life journey, I have come to realize this is very accurate. My mother is my best friend. She has always been there to support every decision and bring light on my dark days. My brother, Zackery, is three years older than I. Throughout the years, we have had many falling outs, but he is still one of my closest friends. My stepdad, Dan, isn’t just an ordinary stepdad; he is my dad. Dan has been a better father figure than my biological father, which is why I consider him my actual father. It takes more than just creating a life to be a father; it takes good parenting, patience and unconditional love to be one. The latest addition to my family is my eight month old son,

I have overcome many obstacles within my life and I am proud of where I am today. To start, my full name is Samantha Heart LeClair. I was brought into this world on December 21st 1995, in Kingston. I moved to Sydenham for four years at which time my family returned to Kingston. I have attended three elementary schools, two high schools and now two colleges. I am currently taking the Community Service Worker (CSW) program at Trillium College. In elementary school, I played soccer and basketball, and was involved with the track team. For extracurricular activities, I tried hip-hop dance classes, ballet classes and piano classes. My family is limited, but the ones who are an active part of my life mean the world to me. I was raised to believe family comes first and in the end, family will be there. Throughout my life journey, I have come to realize this is very accurate. My family consists of my mom, brother, stepdad and son. My mother is my best friend. She has always been there to support every decision and bring light on my dark days. My brother is three years older than I; we have had many falling outs, but he is still one of my closest friends. My stepdad (Dan) isn’t just a stepdad; he is my dad. Dan has been a better father figure than my biological father, which is why I consider him my actual father. It takes more than just creating a life to be a father; it takes good parenting, patience and love to be one. My son, Noah, is an amazing blessing. He is what

The mask I wear is one that sings and smiles about all things. My mask covers many of my downfalls and scars from past time that wish could go a far. It’s like a veil or curtain that hides the actor or the bride before they put on a show. My mask is happiness but I do not wear it all the time. I try to hide struggle-some bind and think that everything is okay so I can go on and live another day. Mainly because the speedbumps and struggle will just get in my way. I like to think of myself as happy inside but most of the time I just want to lay back and cry. But when the mask is on I cannot run or hide because off my face I would have to pry. Like a poor little caged bird just wanting to fly. Maya Angelou said in “Caged Bird” “The caged bird sing with fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still” I feel like with the mask I can seek after “thrill” but not have to face the problems I feel.

It was a picture perfect morning in the early days of May in Greenville, South Carolina, when I was born to two very loving parents. My birth did not come without any obstacles; I was born with a backwards heart. My father, Scott, is the Worldwide Sales Manager of a company that cleans circuit boards called Aqueous. My mother currently works with DSS and is working on obtaining her master’s degree from Southern New Hampshire University. I have an older brother named Jack who is a freshman at Costal Carolina, a younger sister named Natalie who is home schooled by my mom and another younger sister named Georgia who is in Pre-K. After 7 years of marriage my father and mother split up. I currently live my mother and see my father every other weekend.

This is an extremely difficult task for me to describe in phrases, for my family is chemically and physically bonded. Also, there are no words to say how much my parents shower their endless love on me. They have tenaciously supported me from the very start. My mother and father’s dedication, hard work, and selfless sacrifices remind me of the story “The Giving Tree.” Their efforts and guidance in molding me as a better person has been an incredible contraption in my journey of life. Next, the steps that they have taken to disciplining me has comfortably taken me through school, extra classes, and public places. The most inspirational people in my life are my parents; as they are the best role model I could ever get. Their intricate quality

The question “who am I”? Can have a lot of individuals thinking about themselves, including myself because one might not know where to start. It is a very broad question, but having done the Strengths Finder 2.0 assessment, I realized more in depth what kind of person I really am based on my top 5 strengths. Who I am as a learner, who I am in my career and who I am as a person of faith lead me to answering the question above and understanding more of myself within.

According to the assessment, my highest score of 34 was in the category Artistic, next was Social with 32 and my last 2 categories tied at 11 in the categories Investment, and Enterprise(National Center for O*NET Development). In tying this into my Job zone assessment, my results show that I am willing to add more education in order to have a specific career. By choosing to add more to my education, I found my top career choices to be a Mental Health counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, and a Counseling Psychologist(National Center for O*NET Development). This does not surprise me considering I have been

I was blessed to grow up in a nurturing, cultivating, and open minded environment. My family is full of big personalities and even bigger hearts. They’ve supported me through the many phases of my childhood and unwaveringly will continue to support my dreams in adulthood. Over the past 17 years, I’ve grown in exquisite ways that would not have been possible without my family

“Please go into your assigned rooms. The list will be on or near all doors.” Students

Not again! that’s the only thought that filled my head. As I opened my eyes all I could see is a faint ray of sun spying through the curtains providing just enough light for me make out my surroundings. Depression, it sets in within 30 seconds of me realizing that yet again I’ve allowed myself to drift into another night of unconscious decisions based on how my drinks had made me feel. Pain, now arrives my all too familiar friend Mr. Hangover. It’s not the drinking that’s the problem, I’m a 21-year-old kid in the Navy this is what we do. The Problem, is an un paralleled mix of confidence and lack of self-respect, a free spirit and fight with my faith, a distinct loneliness while consistently being surrounded by people who I consider friends. Everybody matures at their own rate and in many different ways. I believed in who I was, I considered myself to be a man amongst boys! But I would soon find out that I was far from the man I wanted to be. I wish I could tell you that as I sit here in another random house in Chula Vista, Ca that the reason I’m so outlandish is that I’m away from what I love the most, but that would be an easy out from the choices that I’ve made. As I gathered my things and made my way to the front door navigating my way through a field of passed out sailors, beer bottles and random women, I feel a soft hand grab my arm. I turn around to see a beautiful young lady with strawberry blonde hair perched up in a bun high on top her head, wearing what looks to

We say a great many things in church (and out of church too) without thinking of what we are saying. For instance, we say in the Creed " I believe in the forgiveness of sins." I had been saying it for several years before I asked myself why it was in the Creed. At first sight it seems hardly worth putting in. "If one is a Christian," I thought " of course one believes in the forgiveness of sins. It goes without saying." But the people who compiled the Creed apparently thought that this was a part of our belief which we needed to be reminded of every time we went to church. And I have begun to see that, as far as I am concerned, they were right. To believe in the forgiveness of sins is not so easy as I thought. Real belief in it is the sort