NOVA International Schools‚ I had heard of Anastasija and her interests through my contact with one of her cousins‚ Ms. Bela Gligorova‚ who was my guidance counselor at that time. I was introduced to Anastasija in person in December 2010‚ right after I finished my college applications. An inquisitive young mind‚ a polite and thoughtful person‚ Anastasija’s curiosity and questions about my college application process and my high school accomplishments‚ struck me as novelty‚ since Anastasija was only
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many different obstacles throughout life. Some obstacles people get over and some obstacles people do not get over. Some people get themselves through each obstacle life throws at them and learn a lesson from them ‚ while many don’t. I have faced many challenges such as challenges throughout school. One of the major obstacles in life is moving a lot as a kid. This caused me to be really shy and have a hard time making new friends. Since I was a little kid me and my family have moved a ton. I have lived
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The clock above my head ticks slowly‚ the sound ever increasing as the minutes pass by; tick‚ tick‚ tick. I normally do not notice the time while I work‚ usually I am the energizer bunny of workers‚ in early‚ out late‚ always working or willing to‚ but that day was different; I had a date; a first date to be exact. Finally the time has come for me to go home; I step out into the warm Vegas air‚ I can smell the familiar scents of fall slowly encroaching on the city. September in Vegas is typically
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lots of commotion‚ its downfalls are the many criminal gang activity the streets of L.A are known to have. Growing up in a hostile environment everything I knew and was used to was the gang street life in L.A. Education did not become a priority the possibility of improvement for a better life never crossed my mind. I am the first generation child it was hard to adapt to the American way of living‚ despite been born here. I only gathered with Hispanic kids who were also the first generation of parents
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I started my first year of college with my life prearranged. I had a ridiculous notion that everything was going to be a piece of cake. I was going to join different clubs‚ do lots of research‚ make the dean’s list‚ make my parents proud and attend as many parties as I could. However‚ now when I look back‚ I realized that I was too comfortable in my life. I thought I was ready to overcome every obstacle that was thrust upon me but I was sadly mistaken. College was a culture shock. I concluded that
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I struggled to come up with a time in my life where I could not be myself. I have had the same job for fourteen years‚ have been with the same person for more than fourteen years‚ and have had my friends for longer still. Trying to find a time that I can distinctly remember not being myself I have to go back a long time‚ probably around eighteen years. The more I thought about it‚ the more I could only recall freshmen year in high school as being a time where I was living two lives. I attended a
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The first person I interviewed was my mom. Her first job ever was at a bank‚ and got the job a week after she graduated high school. My mom’s original plan was to work for a year‚ and then go to college. She ended up not going to college and her employer offered her a full time position. She got promoted in different important positions throughout her 13 years at the bank. She worked in mortgage lending and ended up being an escrow officer. After my mom left her job at the bank she was a stay at
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Football meant every in my life so much that I had immersed myself in the sport‚ and was dedicated to it and nothing else mattered. I had even had committed to coming to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor to play football. However‚ on March 31‚ 2013 I was driving home from work‚ when one of the biggest moments in my life happened. While I was driving my car began to shake and I ended up losing my front driver side wheel and my back passenger side wheel. As these came off my car I went into a tailspin
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understand what I mean. When I was in Africa‚ I thought that everybody in America is rich‚ educated and has a happier life‚ and when I got here I found out it was different. Eight years ago‚ I was wishing to come to America. I was born and I grew up in Africa‚ a country known as Tanzania. Everybody in Africa wishes they could be born in America. Life in Africa is totally different with life in America in term of socially‚ economically‚ politically and culturally. Talking about United States you talk about
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winter just like a vicious witch who put magic on me and made me had a bad start in USA. My family immigrated during the winter and it brought changes in my life and my personality. It is a sign of starting new. In this new place‚ I have enjoyed a certain level of comfort like making new friends and seeing new things. But‚ every day‚ I still had to grapple with language difficulties‚ cultural gaps‚ and day-to-day life issues. Especially about associating with people‚ social aspect became one of the most
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