For as long as I can remember‚ I’ve been living under the influence of something more potent than alcohol or drugs and it’s been addicting! As a third culture kid I’ve been raised “under the influence” of varying cultures for my entire life and have had some tremendous life experiences such as watching volcano ash fall from the sky after an eruption and listening to the call to prayer of different religions in several countries. My nonconventional upbringing has shaped who I am and will continue
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Learning to do‚ doing to learn‚ earning to live‚ living to serve. Growing up in a family that has a huge background in the FFA I have become very familiar with it’s motto. My father and brother were both highly involved in FFA and as have I. This organization has been a huge contributor to the development of my leadership skills. Starting in the eighth grade I joined my local FFA chapter. Once I got involved I started to attend Leadership camps on the local‚ state‚ and even at the national level
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Magnificent Lombok I had my holiday on 29th of December – 3rd of January 2017. My destination is Lombok because there are many beautiful beaches there. I went to Lombok by plane. I went there with my family. The activities I’ve tried there are very fun to do. At the first day‚ we stayed in a hotel near Senggigi named Coconut. The resort has a beautiful views and the building material is all wooden. I love the facilities there‚ mainly the Wi-Fi and the swimming pool. First‚ we went to Senggigi Beach
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I was born October 4th‚ 1992 in Hartford‚ Connecticut. I have spent the past fifteen years growing up as a typical American girl. I go to school‚ I listen to music‚ and I go shopping with friends. I had never once stopped to think twice about the privileges that I had living as an upper class citizen of the United States- it was just the way life was. On a particular July day‚ an American Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft landed at the Gregorio Luperón International Airport in Puerto Plata. My American
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Despite the fact that the teen birth rate is climbing after slowly falling for years‚ there are still an estimated one million teen pregnancies in the United States alone. About 85% of these pregnancies are unplanned‚ which in any population can increase the risk for problems. The biggest risk for teen mothers is delaying prenatal care or worse‚ 7.2% received no care at all. The reason for lack of prenatal care is usually delayed pregnancy testing‚ denial or even fear of telling others about the
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State championship medals are not easily attained; they are obtained even less simply when undermined by a potentially crippling and painfully uncontrollable neurological disorder. When a person thinks of Tourette’s syndrome‚ he or she likely does not conceive a teenager gifted in public speaking. In order to accomplish my high school ambition of winning state in extemporaneous forensics‚ I had to combat muscular tics so stifling that I was prescribed a muscle relaxer to quell the nerve pain I had
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We surely all have some knowledge of what happened on September 11‚ 2001‚ but do any of us recall any memories of the day? I had just turned 2 a week before the terrorist attacks on the twin towers. Yet‚ I vividly remember some of the details of what happened that day. Around 7:30 in the morning‚ I had been dropped off at daycare‚ as my mom worked at the grade school and my dad worked construction. My babysitter had liked to watch the news while we ate breakfast. All too quickly‚ it became evident
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Injury One of my teenage memories that has scared me for life literally resulted from an injury. Imagine being down in a football game and the offense really isn’t moving the ball down the field and the coach decides to put you at running back. You break a long run down the right sideline and get pushed out of bounds around the 20 yard line. You bounce up full of excitement just to collapse back onto the ground. Or to go back: Through all the hot summer days waking up at 6AM to be on the field at
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A plethora of memories swarmed my thoughts‚ like mosquitos under a light as I drove through urban Minneapolis on August 13th. We reached St. Olaf around 9 am‚ just in time as the first year football players were supposed to move in. I unloaded the items I had from my car and to my surprise all of the upper classmen carried my items to my room on the highest floor of Ytterboe. I entered an unfamiliar space which would be my home for the next three weeks. I unpacked my belongings and socialized with
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Starting off with the end of eighth grade year is when I realized how much my life would change after one decision. My small group of friends consisted of them being in band. I’ve always been a shy person when it comes to meeting new people which is why I never tried out. I remember seeing posters announcing to come try out for color guard which is a performing arts program during marching season in high school. I had a couple of friends who were convincing me to join since that would mean we would
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