People would ask me, “Why do you work so far away?”, “Why did you chose Boston?”, “How do you take the train everyday?”. I’d always tell them it was because I like the city; I never really explained why. I could say that I needed the money or i could say that it was the first job that had called me back but neither of those answers would be completely true. My favorite part about life is meeting new people. Ive grow up with the same people and in the same town for years. Don't get me wrong, Braintree is where I met my closest friends and is where I've had some of the best experiences, but sometimes I need to have a broader spectrum. I knew deciding to work in Boston would be a big change for me. I had to work nine hour shifts from after school …show more content…
However, all of it was worth it. Meeting new people is most definitely the most amazing experience someone could have. As I started working in Boston, I became closer with coworkers. I slowly began to get to know them as time went on. I met a thirty-four year old man named Corey. He is a barista at the coffee shop i work at. Someone would probably be thinking something stereotypical like ‘he's not smart because he's thirty-four and still works at a coffee shop’. That’s where they're wrong. Corey actually ended up with almost a perfect score on SATs and straight A’s throughout high school. He’s one of the reasons I think twice before judging someone. I also met a young woman named Claudia. She was originally from Romania and can speak fluent romanian. Everyday she would teach me more and more words in romanian. Everytime she spoke to me she would hold my hands with happiness. There was never a day where she wasn't smiling. I later found out she left Romania because her boyfriend had cancer and she needed to get away for a bit. She is the reason that even when I feel like my world is crashing i still look at the positive in …show more content…
Ever since, he has not once walked in without a story to tell or a conversation to have. I started to look forward to talking to him about our daily lives, it always put a smile on my face. I later found out he owns seven businesses, is incredibly smart, and very wealthy. He never once mentioned that to me. He’s the reason why i believe there are genuinely nice people in this world. Hes also one of the reasons why I give a smile to random people because I know it might just make their day. I then met a young woman named Rakia. She's been the manager for years and she grew up in Germany. She now moving back in a few months for her own happiness. She's one of those people where when she's happy everyone else is too. She's leaving her boyfriend who she’s been with for five years because they don't want the same things. She’s the reason why I will never make decisions based off someone else and to realize your happiness is based off yourself, no one else. I've met so many different people, cultures, ethnicities while working outside of my own town and these people are the reason why I am who I am
grew up in Chicago, Illinois, a beautiful city surrounded by violence and controversy by the media. I found things more simple when I was kid growing up here, there wasn't much to worry about but as I got older things became more complex here. The sounds of the " L "' or as you know it as, The Train, and the roaring sounds of cars passing by my house made me feel alive while growing up and as a matter of fact still does. You could wake up in the morning and see the vibrant blue skies being pierced by the skyscrapers and see other kids playing ball or riding their bikes. When it was summer time I would play ins sprinklers or go downtown and play in the fountains with my family. Of course, like most big cities I had to watch my back while growing up because you never knew what somebody was up to. It's weird really growing up here because you never know what's going to happen next , wether it's a good thing or a bad thing. All I can really say about growing up in Chicago is that if I had the chance to redo it, I'd do if a million times.
I walked away from this experience, not only with a bunch of new friends, but with a whole new outlook on life and the way in which I look at and treat other people. I realized how important it is to simply be kind to others, no matter how cliché it seems, and that just by saying hello to someone or showing you care about them, you can make their day or maybe even save their life. This is an attitude that I will carry into adulthood and use in my everyday life. It is an attitude that will be valuable to me in college and in my career when I encounter an even larger and more diverse group of people than what I am used to at the moment. In a world that is filled with such negative people, it is important to not fall into a pessimistic way of viewing the world and other people and instead be a friend to those who feel as if they don’t have any or be a helping hand to those who are
I made friends for life and became part of a family. At Kenes and Congress, I got to meet so many different people and we all got to learn from one another and we made connections that I hope will last a long time.
I met a coworker, who became a friend, roommate and later someone like a brother to me. I remember what it was like to have a nice hot cup of
I originally saw the job as an opportunity to gain some experience in the workforce and earn a little extra money, but it turned out to be one of the most enriching, eye-opening experiences of my life. I was always extremely shy and introverted. Most of my life, I had confined myself to small circles of friends and acquaintances, most of whom were just like me: driven students who obsessed over grades and quizzes and spent afternoons participating in clubs and sports. Given my introverted nature, I neither had the desire nor the courage to test the boundaries of my social circles. As I got to know my new coworkers, that bubble that I had confined myself to finally burst. Most of my co-workers were high school students. Like me, but they had drastically different life experiences and motivations. I was taken aback by the drastic diversity in their life experiences as I learned about their lives and circumstances which were vastly different from anything I had
Therefore, this was a learning curve experience, as I met new people in the same situation as myself, which made me feel more comfortable and at ease. Personally, I think there 's a first time for everything, and I have been able to adapt to new
I was once an employee at a coffee shop by my house known as “Caribou Coffee off Highway 36”. I was the local barista in my high school as well as my neighborhood. I networked with people of different ages. There was an old lady who came to Caribou everyday and get her small decaf dark chocolate mocha, she also never leaves before updating me on her grandkids. I even was known as “the guy from caribou” in my high school. It was nice working at Caribou Coffee, it was the place I met so many new friends of all backgrounds within my community, and most importantly I discovered many skills to being a genuine, and proper adult. I encountered many situations with people, however Thanksgiving of 2015 stood out to me the most. It was the day I met
I grew up in a rural town with much agriculture ingrained in the community. It was a place where everyone knew everyone. Everyone had pretty similar view and there was not very much diversity within the community or school. However, I moved during junior high to a town that had a lot more people and to a school where the class size was around 300 compared to my old class of 80. This was a big change at first because it seemed like everyone had their own groups and that it would be hard to make friends, but I quickly realized that was not gonna be the case. I made friends in the classes and activities I was in. They were very nice and they accepted me more easily than I thought a new kid like me would be. They also introduced me into new activities that I was unfamiliar with because they were not offered in my old school.
Many species will grow to accommodate the size of its environment. When a sea turtle for example has a smaller environment, an aquarium for example, and will only grow as large as the tank will allow, whereas if it is then placed into the ocean, it will continue to grow to be a full size sea turtle. I believe that Boston University is my ocean. The reason I believe this, is for the excellent science and academic departments that have world renowned professor, which will allow me to pursue my intellectual desires and grow exponentially. Boston University being a top research university in the country with huge amounts of research grants, would not only prepare me for my future in the biological and medical sciences but also further develop
The decision to leave my hometown, has been a definite turning point in my life, showing me what it means to live in a diverse society vs. the narrow minded, sheltered existence that I was raised in.
At first I was afraid I was having this weird feeling that things will turn out bad, but to my surprise, things were completely different, my coworkers, new friends were super friendly, I could not believe it, all my life I have been told so many things which most of them were false.
But the feelings I have...aren’t just mere affection. He’s lovely. Hardened by work, and by life itself, he’s strong and masculine and mature, and yet, still so kind and caring. It’s difficult to say just how he stayed so optimistic and almost youthful, all I know is that he’s managed it well. While another would be jaded by life, he stays interested in the future, and still yearns to
For as long as I can remember I’ve had the same group of friends, but coming into high school I met a lot of new people. I met some of my best friends here and my boyfriend.I’ve reached out to a lot of different people I didn’t really expect to be friends with. I learned that you really can’t judge a book by a cover and that probably sounds cliche, but some of the people I thought I’d never get along with became some of my really good friends.
Before I was as sarcastic and ironic as I am now, I didn’t know very many people. Now I’m almost constantly surrounded by people and it’s honestly a great experience to get to know so many faces and the stories behind them such as a current close friend of mine whose name shall be changed for the sake of anonymity and convenience to Caly.
My biggest reason as to why I wish to transfer is that I simply wish to continue my education. The school I am currently attending only offers degrees up to an associates and after this year I will have attended for five semesters. However, at the end of this year I will not graduate with an associates but that was my intention from the beginning. The reason why I wanted to start off at a community college was so I could have a chance to discover exactly what career I wanted to go into and what would best suit me and these past two years have helped me to do so. I have decided to apply as a biology major with a focus in medical. My objective of attending a four year school is to graduate with my bachelors and then attend graduate school to