Personal Narrative: My Personal Statement

My personal memoir is going to be about when I moved here in Homedale, Idaho. When I was 6 I moved to Homedale and I was going to start 2nd Grade. When I got dropped off by my parents I went to the playground. When I was young I used to never speak to anyone because I was so shy and scared. When I got there a kid named Oscar came up to me and asked me what is your name, for a few seconds I stood there saying nothing and finally I said my name Osue. There were one of his friends that I remember, there was Antonio, but that wasn’t the first time I have seen Antonio because the house we moved into I went outside threw rocks and so did he but when I backed up and went forward etc. he copied me. I When we went I she Ms. Garrett was welcoming us

given throughout the 4 years was the possession of illegal substance- marijuana. Yes, the police

Growing up I was always taught that we are all created equally, so if this is truly the case why aren't we all treated equally? I believe we live in a skewed stereotypical world. We pass judgments far too often, judgments that affect the way we see and treat people. I believe we are raised being taught to fear rather than to understand. We are misguided and taught to be apprehensive towards people who aren’t “like” us. These ideas we are fed when we are young turn into practices when we grow older. I believe we practice treating people differently because we are scared, because we are told to be scared.

I am 17 years of age. I was born September 14th, 1999. I currently attend Brockton High School. I have had many obstacles Spring track last year I participated in the event Javelin. Notice how I said “participated”, I wasn’t a consistent scorer. But I did try my best, I worked hard at my event and my biggest obstacle was making it to states requirement, its 150.5ft which is pretty far for throwing a spear. On the other hand, I started last year in the season throwing 89ft to 90ft on lucky days. Every day I practiced, every day I worked hard, every day I put 110% into that event, and every day I couldn’t get 150.5ft. I had team mates that could throw between 120ft to 148ft but I was still stuck in between 80ft - 90ft. I ended the season throwing

When I moved from Reston, Virginia to small town Pittsboro, North Carolina, I felt like an outsider. I had just lost some of the only friends I had ever known, a neighborhood that was lively and caring, most importantly of that traumatic experience, I had just lost a community that cared. Before I moved when I was very young, I skipped kindergarten and went straight into first grade; but not into traditional private or public school, I was homeschooled. Homeschooling gave me the comfort and freedom to explore the world and to learn at my own pace. It was a great balance, and I learned time management and planning early on, as well as a confidence in myself that hadn’t wavered, yet.

While trying to perform this interview, I had to plan strategically in order for the interview to bring out the most success, insight, and information. Being at college, my hometown is two and a half hours away from school, so I had to perform this interview over the phone. I called on Friday, February 23, 2018 at 4:30 in the evening while sitting at my fiancé's apartment. The phone call lasted approximately 20 minutes, and was intriguing and captivating. Though I feared that having the interview over the phone would be less personal and have less emotions, I was surprised to find that the interview was just as successful as I had hoped it to be.

At any age is difficult to know what is your purpose in life, or what you want to do with your life; when you start growing up, and hormone start to kick in all your ideas changes and develop but nether knowing what exactly you're looking for!

“This raises a major red flag in your direction. Makes me think you aren’t telling the truth.”

I was born in Adelaide, Australia and raised in Singapore. I currently live in Brisbane with my husband. We recently got married and now that we're back in Brisbane all settled down, I thought I start blogging as a pastime while I look for a job.

This was one of the main reasons for me taking a big pay cut and lose benefits from my prior job and accept this position.

Two summers ago, my family and I went on vacation to California, and one of

I just had to keep running, running, running. My brain was in autopilot, letting my legs move on their own. I just kept thinking of what had happened earlier that night. What that thing did to my friends. All the blood..

When reflecting on past experiences from my resume, the most notable experience I have been fortunate to experience was volunteering as a youth mentor with KidStart, which is a similar program to Big Brothers. Upon entering the program, I was assigned a young child named Dylan who was new to Canada from South America. Over the course of five years on a weekly basis, I spent time enjoying a variety of recreational activities with this young person, from throwing around a football or walking my dogs to going to the movies or enjoying Play Land. Although the mentoring was for the children, I believe at the end of my time at KidStart helped mentor me into a compassionate and responsible adult with the necessary tools to be successful at any endeavor I pursued involving children. Throughout my experience as a youth mentor I learned how to communicate with people who speak English as a second language and young persons in general—most importantly I learned that listening to others goes a long way. Additionally, I also learned how to successfully teach children movement skills and social skills.

"There was an accident, and umm... Olivia umm.. She was in the accident. She umm... didn’t make it." Jamie nervously said.

My life has never been this way before. Having dreams you wished will never come true. Having thoughts that can't escape your head. Having friends who tell you that’s it's meant to be. Was it meant to be?