The Vision

        In present day it is hard to imagine what I will be five or ten years from now. When I was a little girl walking around with ponytails held high up and with my little folder I imagined myself being a teacher or someone I admired for their hard work. For example every time I saw officials that benefitted the community like a police officer or a doctor. The real reason I wanted to be like them was because I wanted to make a change more like a big difference, something everyone in my family can be proud of. None of my family members went to college, and both my parents did not even finish high school. It is not something to be ashamed of considering some of the obstacles they had to face but that is a big motivation for me. I want to have a career in which my whole family can be proud of and I can feel accomplished doing.My older sister is eighteen and she had a baby while she was in high school and still managed to graduate and get her diploma and is now going to go to UMASS Boston. I one day also want to go to college and start the journey to success.






I envision myself waking up every morning and not having to grouch about being awake so early, simply because I enjoy what I do for a living. I want to be a pediatrician, that is a person who specializes with children. In my job description I will be able to sign of prescriptions, do physicals and counsel the children. The age group I would like to work with would be 5-18 year olds. In order to do this for the rest of my life I would have to go to undergrad for four years and then grad school for another approximately four years to get my masters and then two years of hospital training combined while I am in grad school. So much school would be worth it in the end mainly because I get to become what I have always wanted since I was a little girl and because they get paid pretty well. Those are mainly the reasons as to why it appeals to me and what I hope to accomplish in ten years time.

Land of the Free

Dear America,
Oh, America how long has it been since I last saw you in your glory.
Oh, America how come you promise so much but do so little?
Your people are going of to war in the Middle East and for what?
Never explain too much cause you know what they say "it will all get better one day".
You say we have a purpose which I don't seem to see.
Technology is advancing and you are prouder and prouder each year.
There is rumors of robots and nuclear warfare and such nonsense.
I say good riddance to the land of the free, it is land of the mockery.


All you do is point your dirty little fingers to the East and West and even the small poor countries of the South.
You blame them for Global Warming although in the 1800's we were the masters of Industrialization.
You blame the foreign for their appearance during 9/11 but the details are still unclear.
Oh, I tell you dear blessed America things need to change.
In the Constitution it say's "Liberty, Equality and the Pursuit of Happiness".
But those are just words with no meaning,
Lastly, America the people are asking kindly to make progress.
Unite the people from every class and raise up as one.
Become a leading nation like you once were.

Dear 30 Year Old Self

By the age of thirty I must be feeling old, even though it's not that big of a number there are events in life that must be having you tired by now. Thinking thoroughly about it like wow its been almost one third of your life gone. I hope that by now you have done all that you wanted to do, such as finish undergrad and grad school. Hopefully you have pursued being a nurse practitioner and are working in the hospital. I've always wanted to be a Pediatrician and I hope your still trying to get your masters in it. I hope all the choices you make have made you happy. If your not happy then you should re-evaluate the decisions you have made and are still making. One of my accomplishments would be to have a successful life and career. I don't plan on having children or a family of my own since I don't want to get married but if I have changed my mind by the age of thirty then that would be very surprising.
 A couple things I hope have stayed the same would be the relationship I have with my cousins and sister. We have all been there for each other since I was five years old and now I am sixteen. Another relationship I hope has stayed the same would be with my best friend dyamend. She has been there for me since I was in sixth grade and I don't ever even recall having a disagreement with her she has become more like family in every possible way. But some things I hope have changed would be the relationship I have with my mother. As of right now, being a teenager hasn't been the best trying to figure myself out while still having her nag me about coming home on time and not hanging out with certain people or doing better in school and all that sort. I feel that she is trying to look out for me and for that I appreciate but sometimes I feel like she just wont get off my back. Sometimes all I need is air and room to breath. But being 30 years old and maybe with a child I should be able to be at ground level with her and how she felt all those years with me. Lastly, I hope and pray that at 30 years old you're living comfortably with a life you are very proud of!

Tania F

When people look at me they see someone who is quite and shy, but when spoken very nice and kind. Most people I meet say I smile too much or I always look very happy. Well these characteristics aren't necessarily wrong but there is more to my identity. When I'm around people I try to be very optimistic about situations, but when I am alone sometimes there seems to be a hollowness in my identity something most people won't catch when glancing at me. Inside I am very outspoken and have strong beliefs on certain topics and will do anything and everything to reach my goal. This leadership role wouldn't be easy to detect since I don't do that well speaking in person. Some characteristics I obtain would be that I have an ability to see things in several perspectives and I am able to put myself in other peoples shoes figuratively speaking. I also would like to say things I like which would be that I like sports such as tennis and volleyball and watching games such as football. Most people wouldn't guess that since I am very clumsy and badly coordinated. That's all I have to say about myself and my identity.