Essay On Guinea Pig Nacho Manchitas

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Two years ago when my family had achieved the american dream of purchasing a house for ourselves, my parents had finally given me the chance to get my very own pet. The majority of the population had either a cat or a dog as their pet, but for me I always wanted a guinea pig. I had named my guinea pig Nacho Manchitas Reyes, “Manchitas” because he had black spots and Reyes because I wanted him to feel like he belonged in the family. Although I loved having him around I wasn't such a good parent at first, I would occasionally forget to feed him or refill his bottle. My mom told me that he was my responsibility and if I didn't take responsibility she would return him to the shelter. At that point I had realized that someone was depending on …show more content…

Being punctual about whether to get my guinea pig food and water made me take this lesson and put it in use for my life. I make sure to bring my assignment on time with no excuses. I became determined to do every task that was given to me. As I thought my guinea pig to be able to adapt to the various different places, so will I be. Being able to adapt to the new things will help me adapt to the new environment that I will be in. where I will be on my own and put all the things I learned from simply taking care of a guinea pig on to the real life. When I was taking care of my pet I also learned to manage my time. Which I will utilize when given tasks as I manage my time to see what tasks to start on and when I will be able to have time for myself. Now that I’m eighteen years old I am considered an adult, to make my own choices, to be independent, to not rely on others as much as I used to. If you can adapt to the small things that come in your life, you will be able to adapt into the bigger things that come in your way. Which I know that I will be able to achieve to make my own choices as I start creating my life on my

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