Costa Rican-Lebanese Immigrant Family

I come from a large Costa Rican-Lebanese immigrant family. My parents believed that it was their duty to teach my siblings and I their native languages: English, French, Spanish, and Arabic. It was also their intention to cultivate my native roots and culture. My family’s culture, assisted in shaping all aspects of my life, socially and academically. My mother is Lebanese and my father is Costa Rican which creates diverse traditions and tendencies. However, the most unique trait of my family is the dynamic created by having a total of seven children in my household. My parents native traditions and cultures helped shape the individual I am and the individual I hope to become. My family history is omnipresent in my values and personality. For example, my dad’s Spanish roots molded me into a determined and self-sufficient person.
Volunteer work has also been an activity that I like to include in my life. I currently volunteer at Saint Francis House feeding the
I have received the Spanish 3 award, the Lamp of Knowledge Award, and the Principal’s Honor Roll. The Lamp of Knowledge is an award given to students who maintained all A’s or B’s for the entire four quarters. I was given the Spanish 3 Award for maintaining all A’s in the class and engaging with the teacher and students. I was one of the few people in my grade who was chosen to be able to enroll in the Spanish Honor Society. It is an academic honor society focused on Spanish language excellence in secondary education and promotes a continuity of interest in Spanish studies.
I was heartened by the unique campus environment that is home to thousands of students from all over Florida and the world. I am drawn to how the university was established as a non-segregated university. FSU symbolizes unity and the willingness to give everyone equal opportunities. The level of commitment FSU has to its students is very