Personal Narrative: A Career In Nicaragua
It started just as any normal Saturday would; December 8, 2012, I woke up, went through my morning routine and went to soccer practice. I was competing for a spot on the North Carolina ODP (Olympic Development Program) soccer team. Training was being held at fields about two hours from my house. I sat in the backseat of my dad’s car with my two sisters and as we rode to the fields I began to mentally prepare myself for how I would play my best and make the team.
Once I got to the facility I was happy to see that some of my teammates from my club soccer team were training in the younger age group. As their training drew to a close I noticed they were crying. I was concerned and wanted to help comfort them and find the reason for why they were crying one of them told me “Larissa was in an accident, and she may not survive”. At that moment I had never felt so hopeless, not being able to help …show more content…
There was a mix of people from every aspect of her life, school, soccer, relatives (from Nicaragua) all there to say their final goodbye.
Following the funeral, everyone from Larissa’s life set about making a foundation in her name. We came up with Dale Lari whose main goal is to provide soccer equipment, meals, and transportation to less fortunate kids in Nicaragua. A year later we had the funds to buy a bus and filled the bus with used equipment. A volunteer drove it to Miami and from there it was shipped to Nicaragua for a local team known as the Cachorros Football Club.
Every time I step on a field, I tape my wrist and write L.E.E. in honor of Larissa. She has taught me many lessons in life and made me a better teammate, friend, daughter, as well as a student. She has taught me how to be resilient and persevere through adversity, to respect life, and live every moment to its fullest. Larissa Estrada was the most influential person in the development of my character and I will always remember
Once I got to the facility I was happy to see that some of my teammates from my club soccer team were training in the younger age group. As their training drew to a close I noticed they were crying. I was concerned and wanted to help comfort them and find the reason for why they were crying one of them told me “Larissa was in an accident, and she may not survive”. At that moment I had never felt so hopeless, not being able to help …show more content…
There was a mix of people from every aspect of her life, school, soccer, relatives (from Nicaragua) all there to say their final goodbye.
Following the funeral, everyone from Larissa’s life set about making a foundation in her name. We came up with Dale Lari whose main goal is to provide soccer equipment, meals, and transportation to less fortunate kids in Nicaragua. A year later we had the funds to buy a bus and filled the bus with used equipment. A volunteer drove it to Miami and from there it was shipped to Nicaragua for a local team known as the Cachorros Football Club.
Every time I step on a field, I tape my wrist and write L.E.E. in honor of Larissa. She has taught me many lessons in life and made me a better teammate, friend, daughter, as well as a student. She has taught me how to be resilient and persevere through adversity, to respect life, and live every moment to its fullest. Larissa Estrada was the most influential person in the development of my character and I will always remember