How Oregon Has Changed My Life

In my life I have traveled and experienced many opportunities that most people my age haven’t. I have had many diverse experiences that some people may not have had. Being born in Portland Oregon has really played a part in my diverse life. Oregon has changed from when I was born in 1996, but for the most part for the better. It has shaped my life into the person I am today and how I view the world and the people in it. In this paper I will go through some experiences that I have had from birth to my present day life. Starting with the area that I was born in and how that affected me at a young age. After that I will explain some of my elementary years and how I was immersed in a Hispanic and Latino environment. Around my middle school years is when I
Middle school is a weird time for any student. For me, this is where I started to find my political views and how I was so much different from my peers. Oregon is a very Democratic state, while I found myself leaning towards Republican views. I knew more than most people my age about politics and sometimes it surprised my teachers. The middle school I went to was actually back in Canby so both of the Elementary Schools that I had attended went to the same middle school. This was an interesting dynamic considering I was seeing Hispanics, Latino, African Americans, Asian Americans, the working class and the upper class. Political views were an emerging subject because of the 2008 election of Barack Obama. I did not like him at all and my friends, and teacher knew. Most people would call me raciest because they thought I disliked him because of the color of his skin. This was hard because nobody would let me talk and explain my reasons. This was diverse considering I was in an environment with different points of views on this matter. In this environment it was hard. I felt like an outcast with people that I had been around for almost my entire