"I want to be a doctor and live in Hawaii" now this may or may not be almost every young little girls dream, but every time someone asked me what I want to do for the rest of my life t his was ultimately it, I had no hesitation at all it was it, I had to be a doctor and I had to live in Hawaii. My 9th grade year I really think was the best year of my life (between that and my 10th grade year). I had so much fun doing so many activities, I did volleyball, basketball, track and don't get me wrong never missed ANY dances, football games, even went to basically every play and musical Lake Shore put on that year. I had no worries in the world all I was doing was the sport at the time and I was worried about my grades a lot which paid off very well, I hung out with my friends all the time and never sat at home. My 10th grade year started off very similar, I had volleyball, basketball, I didn't do track I got a job. I had so much fun homecoming and football games were very different now, I had a boyfriend (the high school basic girl dates football player boyfriend). That means Homecoming was that much better, football games were more fun, and holidays and what not, Spring came around and it was my birthday which meant 16th birthday and I was getting a car, which also meant I had to get a job too. I remember it being so hard to find a job but finally I landed my first job at KFC. Things did get rough I would have to say, stress on me with work and school I never had before until now and it was hard. I found myself losing lots of points and assignments on my homework, coming into school late, being crabby all of it. The summer came and it was easier for me because I had a lot of relaxing time, I was going to California for two weeks that summer and I was so relieved. That is when I found my desire to travel I loved it seeing the world meeting new people and having my own experiences instead of hearing everyone who traveled places. My junior year was pretty rough, I didn't do any thing, I didn't do volleyball I had knee surgery, it was unfortunately a very rough time, I still went to football games, I still went to Homecoming with my boyfriend and I had fun I just wasn't able to do as many activities as i could with 2 legs:) at that point I still wanted to do something medical like with my future and travel I just didn't know what, I joined our medical class at school and I found a new love and hopefully a new career for myself. My senior year now I am still in that class and I job shadow a couple days a month in the hospital and I get to explore my options and what I would like to do. Right now I stand at a point that I would like to join the Army and be a physical Therapist. Not every plan goes through how we would like and I found that out my freshman year but i am very confident that, that is what i want to do!:)
This past week or so has had a big impact on the world socially, starting with attacks on Paris from Isis. I think it is very important for America to keep head strong and act appropriately. We need to help Paris out in every way possible but not be afraid of what Isis may come for us with. This could very much likely relate to an everyday life and how we can not let fear get in the way of anything. It has a huge effect on us because Paris got attacked but we can't let them scare us. We have the strongest military in the world and I believe it. This goes for individuals too, We have to be our strongest self there is so we can keep that head strong attitude and keep pushing through not letting anything scare us. Some things I fear about in my life are losing my close family, my sister, my mom, my grandma, etc.. I would go to the end of the world and back for those people, I would lose my mind completely if something ever happened to them. I couldn't do much else than that. I mean what would you do?
There are many things I am very thankful for in my life and I have to say very difficult to pick just 3 people or things I am thankful for. First off as always I am always and 100% thankful for my family my mom has such a huge impact on my life and she always pushes me to do more and to work harder for the things I want to do the most. My sister also has the biggest effect on my life i would have to say just because we were so close growing up together and the old saying "absence makes the hearts grow fonder" and that is so very true my sister now lives in New York and i have never realized how much she impacted me until she moved away, all the advice, or just her pushing me to do better also, or even being there to talk about boys with and now I don't have my best friend and that close of a shoulder to cry on all the time but i am so very grateful for everything she taught me while we were growing up. My grandma is another huge part to my family category that i am so very thankful for, have you ever saw superwoman? Chances are you haven't because she is that woman, she will go to the end of the world and back for anyone she cares about and I value that about her so much, she is also a huge factor in my life who pushes me to do better and to always try my hardest. I am forever grateful for my family for which they will all always be there to support every and any decision I make in life. The second thing I am grateful for is my health, I know people who everyday they complain, and something is always wrong with them. I went through some very hard patches in my life concerning my health and it only made me that much more grateful that I am here and healthier than ever now. I am thankful my health allows me to play the sports I want and to the full potential and I am glad they brought me to a healthier lifestyle and living that I will now carry on for the rest of my life. Lastly I am so very thankful for my freedom in this country, I have so much respect for every single person that serves our country and I could not be more proud to be an American. Our freedom allows us to live our lives to us "normally" but to many other countries may think it is not normal because they don't have what we have and that is freedom. They don't have the freedom of speech, the freedom of religion, and what not, and that is why I am so grateful for that.
The main thing that gravitated me and interested me a lot about this article was that it said we spend average 3 hours on our phones a day, now unfortunately for me my phone broke over the weekend and I now have no phone for God knows how long, but I have noticed just in these few short days how much it actually influences us it could be something like our GPS, our work life or social life, and yes, I have realized I now have to talk to people to their faces instead of virtually, and just in these past few days I have came across a lot of people and instances that made me realize how much we do depend on our phones. When someone gets in an argument they turn to their phone for maybe sympathy from their friends or maybe even confront someone through their phone, now to me I kind of see a little bit of cowardliness in that, I'm not saying I've never done it but I am very much realizing now that it does say a lot about yourself indirectly. Our lives have changed because of technology and it's a great thing and I know it has influenced us in the ways that also aren't for the better. This is one way that it has made a bad impact, people aren't confident and they aren't being upfront with people because I could tell you a lot of people I know that would never confront me or anybody to the face because simply they are scared. There's nothing to be afraid of it's just the fact of talking to someone that freaks everyone out for some reason.
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