My Life, Hopes, and Dreams

Growing up I wasn’t able to get everything I wanted. We weren’t the rich family. We lived off of Medicare and food stamps. I had to watch my mom struggle every day to take care of me, my sister, and two brothers alone with just one person to depend on (my great grandma Mary). My great grandma was the only person who told me to go after all my dreams no matter what the cost was. She died when I was 7 and I took it the hardest.
Since her death I have been trying everyday to go after my dreams. I have had BIG dreams throughout the seventeen years of my life. One day I wanted to be a lawyer the next I wanted to be a doctor, veterinarian, and ext... Seeing my niece born is what really inspired me to want to become a Neonatal Nurse. The job looked really interesting to me as I watched the nurses clean her off and wash her hair. I knew that is what I wanted to do when I got older. I have also always taken interest in photography. I love taking pictures. Everybody that knows me say I’m very photogenic. I always have a camera with me everywhere I go.
I grew up watching my little brother and cousins, and babysitting. I love being around kids even though sometimes they give me headaches. I have worked for the past three summers with east side story, and I have also worked at northwest Seton hospital, and Dells Children Medical Center. You can say I have had a little bit of experience in dealing with children.
Now that I am in high school I haven’t been able to take classes that would help me become a doctor. I am too involved in activities such as being a cheerleader, being on the step team, and being an athletic trainer. After high school I haven’t decided rather I want to take a year off and go to ACC or go straight to college. If I take the ACC route I plan on transferring to Texas State University, University Of Houston, Prairie View,
UTA or UTSA. My major is going to be in nursing, and my minor is going to be in photography. For now those are my dreams, but I do have many more in store for my great future. I am getting older, wiser, and looking forward. I’ve learned from my past mistakes, many lessons learned and many lessons to gain. I also plan to travel the United States and the world when I graduate from college.