Personal Narrative: Paciencia Y Fe '
What is a legacy? Lin Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton described it as “planting seeds in a garden you never get to see”. In a similar way, the Broadway musical, In The Heights, sings about continuing what is passed down to you because one day it may be gone. One song in particular titled, “Paciencia y Fe” inspires me to work as hard as I can just like Abuela Claudia did when she immigrated from Cuba. The Broadway hits’ harmonies and melodies have instilled in me a sense of hope for the future, where I can continue a family legacy.
Nursing is a tradition being passed down to me from many members of my mother’s side of the family. When I was a baby, my grandmother babysat me while she worked at a nursing home. In the meantime, my mother …show more content…
As I grew up, she also brought me to work with her and I befriended the majority of her coworkers and I specifically remember one named Donna. She and I used to talk and go room to room to see her patients. There I learned what to do and how to talk to patients as well as how to help them recover. I’d ask them questions about their current state of health even though I knew nothing about the human body. I always loved observing all of the nurses and their day-to-day work. Examining the interactions between nurses and patients, or even nurses themselves, had piqued my curiosity because I was astounded by how close the relationships were. This has since developed into a passion leading to a career goal.
In addition to wanting to carry on a nursing legacy, there are aspects of myself that I would like to improve as well. For instance, I am more musically skilled than the rest of my immediate family. I’ve always been in a choir in school and this year I was accepted into my school’s female audition ensemble, Treble Choir. This enabled me to meet many new girls and become friends with them from a common interest. Having this connection means so much to me because it makes us a family. Having this support system behind me helps me feel more comfortable with others and compels me to interact with them
Nursing is a tradition being passed down to me from many members of my mother’s side of the family. When I was a baby, my grandmother babysat me while she worked at a nursing home. In the meantime, my mother …show more content…
As I grew up, she also brought me to work with her and I befriended the majority of her coworkers and I specifically remember one named Donna. She and I used to talk and go room to room to see her patients. There I learned what to do and how to talk to patients as well as how to help them recover. I’d ask them questions about their current state of health even though I knew nothing about the human body. I always loved observing all of the nurses and their day-to-day work. Examining the interactions between nurses and patients, or even nurses themselves, had piqued my curiosity because I was astounded by how close the relationships were. This has since developed into a passion leading to a career goal.
In addition to wanting to carry on a nursing legacy, there are aspects of myself that I would like to improve as well. For instance, I am more musically skilled than the rest of my immediate family. I’ve always been in a choir in school and this year I was accepted into my school’s female audition ensemble, Treble Choir. This enabled me to meet many new girls and become friends with them from a common interest. Having this connection means so much to me because it makes us a family. Having this support system behind me helps me feel more comfortable with others and compels me to interact with them