Personal Identity

My life and character are not defined by the situations or difficulties I encounter but by the way I respond to these. The core values, personal traits, and capacities that composed the person I am today and the goals I have set for my future have all had a beginning and a development. My identity and aspirations have been, and continue to be, formed and bolstered by various meaningful experiences and supportive individuals.
The first and most important factor that has played a vital role in determining who I am as a person and the goals I set for my future is my family’s support. My parents and siblings, which are my foundation, raised me to be an integral individual defined by strong morals, beliefs, and most important, faith in an almighty
The main economic source that provided my family with stability was terminated with the sudden, unexpected unemployment of my father, which severely affected my family’s life and led us into a very harsh economic crisis. After trying every available option in our native country to overcome this financial crisis, the best alternative was to migrate to the United States in search of the dream many attempt to follow: a better future and prosperous opportunities. To depart from my natal country, the land where I had developed my identity, where I had grown, where all my meaningful experiences prevailed along with everyone I had once known and loved, was one of the greatest, most challenging experiences in my life; however, it opened my eyes to see the world and myself from a different perspective. It was then upon these first years in the United States that my life became an aggregation of risks, fears, uncertainties, and changes as I was drawn away from the stagnant state of conformity and security in which I had profoundly been submerged. However, with my family’s support and God’s strength, gradually, I was able to learn, progress, and overcome every obstacle that came in my