Natalia Martinez is 32 years old and lives in her hometown Fairfield,CA with her husband of four years and two lovely children. You might of seen her working in the Solano County Office of Social Services but now she works as a stay at home mom. She takes care of her 3 year old boy, Ronaldo, while getting her 9 year old girl, Giselle, to school. She is a very humble but outspoken person who's not afraid to speak up when she has to, something she attributes to being the middle child and feeling the only way to be heard was to be loud, especially in a house with six children. She’s the type of person you always know you can count on whenever you have a problem. She faces every difficult situation in her life like Superwoman and does not let anything stop her from achieving her goals. …show more content…
Natalia was born in Tonaya, Mexico, but lived the first few years of her life in her town La Croix, Mexico.
When she was six years old, she had to move to America with her older brother and two sisters to get a more sustainable life. It was not easy for her, especially since there were so many customs she didn't get, it was a complete cultural shock. She said," To me everything was so different; the places, the people, even the language. Some things were so weird and new, for example even pizza because in the part of Mexico I lived in, I didn't have that stuff". It was not easy for Natalia and her siblings, she mentions how in school she felt like a complete outsider because she did not understand the other kids or their traditions and what she considered normal was weird for them. In addition to that, she had three brothers and two sisters while growing up, making it economically difficult for her parents to provide for the family. So while growing or going to school, she never thought college even an
option. However, when she found out that Sacramento State University had programs for low income students like College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) and Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), she saw that as an opportunity to better her future. Both programs are federally funded educational support and scholarship programs. What also helped convince her on taking advantage of such opportunity was that Sacramento State was close to home. After that things didn’t get easier for her, but, when you think of college, do you see a stress free place? In her own words, “No, it was not easy if anything, it was very stressful. You need a lot of self discipline, you need to learn very quickly to take good notes, and to not procrastinate on homework, which a lot of people do the first year”. These skills were things you have to know or learn quickly to be successful in college, so there was no excuse to not to be able to master them. She also mentioned that having a full time job and being a single mother made it even more difficult. Ultimately, she said that college did help her come of age, it let her not only gain more knowledge ,but it helped her become more well rounded. This in turn made her a more responsible and better person to society. Although college was a difficult time, she does not regret attending because it helped her realize that it affects you in many positive ways. Especially since college let her major in social work, something she loves to do, because she likes helping people with their problems. However, there are some things that she wishes she could go back and change, She wishes she would have been more strict with herself, especially the first year. This would have helped her choose her major sooner. Nevertheless, she says college was a good experience for her and encourages students to go to college. She said “For anyone looking to go to college be self disciplined, don’t procrastinate because then you get stressed. Try your best and it really does pay off.” Natalia really is inspiring, she shows that if you come from another country or a bad economical background, you can still have many opportunities to have a better future. She never let any of her problems keep her from achieving her goal. She is proof that with hard work and determination it is always possible to succeed in life no matter your circumstances. By just looking at her you would never see that she is such an amazing person, she inspires people to do their best, to want to have a better future for themselves, and to never see your problems as an obstacle but a way to show life that you can always do better. In conclusion, I am so proud to call her my aunt because she has made a lasting impression on me by overcoming so many trials and tribulations and proving that anything is possible when you set your mind to it.
We dread the thought of school because to us it is a chore, it’s a hassle, it’s something that messes with our sleep schedule, it is something that gets in the way of lounging around and binge watching Netflix. Pashtana doesn’t take her school and education for granted because she does not have the same liberties we do. While we enjoy driving into the city and shopping over the weekend, Pashtana unwillingly makes wedding arrangements with her cousin. While we complain about our mom nagging us to clean our room, Pashtana is getting beaten by her father because she wants to learn more about the world. While we have stocked fridges and pantries and
Maria Perez was born on May 18, 1944 in Zacatecas, Mexico. She grew up in a farm name Santa Rita. She is the last middle child of four kids, and her parents own a farm. It was a small farm, but she loves it. Since she was five years old, she helped her parents by working in the farm. Her job was to feed the horses, cows, chickens, and pigs. She loves all her animals, but her favorite animal was horses. When she was young, she loved to ride her horses. She felt off the horse and hurt head when she was young. She said, “I’m thankful to the lord that I survive that hit.” She wasn’t a normal child when she was growing up because she would just work with her parents and not plays like other kids. She wanted to have a normal childhood, but she had to work with her parents. She described
One of the basic reasons for the Rivera family to emigrate from Mexico to the North is because America is the only as well as the best choice they have. They choose America to bring their daughter, Maribel- who suffered from a brain damage after an unfortunate accident, because as instructed by the doctors, only in America Maribel might have an opportunity of recovering with the right way of education and effective care for her condition. Many families migrate to the United States from a country half a world away with a desire to change their life to the positive situation which meets their expectations of qualified life elements, such as climate, traffic, education policy and safety; while in this novel, the Rivera family decides to emigrate to America, which is not so far from Mexico. Although the distance between the two countries is not great, America is like a new continent to the Rivera family, when they, as well as any other immigrant families, some of whom are at middle age,
When conducting this interview the interviewee was Karina. The theme that was explored throughout this interview was the theme of education. This interview was conducted on Friday, November 25th, 2016 at my house. The total length of this interview was 65 minutes. Karina is the only girl in her family of five including her parents and three brothers. When Karina first decided to immigrate to the United States, both of her parents were against it since they were preoccupied with the journey being extremely harsh for her. Karina is a first generation immigrant who immigrated to the United States at the age of 22 in 1989. She finished college in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico and graduated with a nursing degree. Karina would have never been able to complete
In the autobiography Almost A Woman by Esmeralda Santiago, there are many cultural differences. She feels alienated from the rest of the people in New York or the United States, for that matter. When Esmeralda was thirteen she moved to New York with her family from Puerto Rico. She did not know a word of English nor did she have any idea of what the American culture was like. To top off her ignorance of the American culture,
“When my dad got out my mother followed him to Mexico and I started living with a female PE teacher who acted as my guardian for 6 months”. This was an insightful experience for Rosa and helped her get away from home life and be in a safe environment. When she was ready, Rosa moved in with her sister and niece and started college at 17. During this time, Rosa’s father unfortunately was deported and got his citizenship taken away. Rosa was a part of an Upward Bound program which gave her the opportunity to spend every summer and live on a college campus. Rosa states that “it was a blast! And it was nice that I got school credit from it. This pushed me to college
Have you seen the red-haired girl, with a contagious laugh, and a permanent smile on her face as if it were painted? Well of course you have, her name is Sharon Shenderovskiy .
The person that I see as a person of passion would have to be Lauren Fristrom. Lauren is my cousin who is 30 years old and is a Registered Nurse. I chose her because this Thanksgiving she had asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I told her that I have need to make the decision between a Veterinarian and a Registered Nurse. She asked me, “Which job interested you more”. I told her that I loved to help people and animals, but I had no idea which job I would have more fun and experiences with.
Natalia Chase isn't ready to have her babies, even after a tough eight months. When her doctor admits her to the hospital with concerns over a strange echo with the babies' heartbeats, she faces the most terrifying moment of her life. Logan begs her to let him change her to a lion so she'll be stronger through the delivery, but Nat fears losing herself before she even gets a chance to meet her kids. As the family gathers at the hospital and surprise after surprise wreaks havoc with all of Nat's careful planning, she'll have to face a heart-wrenching choice: save her kids or lose everything else, maybe even her life.
I interviewed Valente Martinez and I can tell that he is very pleasant. These are some basic facts about him. His nickname is Valentin, but prefers that people call him Valente. He is Mexican, is twenty and is single. He born in July 31, 1996 in Austin Texas. He lives at Austin with his parents since he born. He never moved to another place. Valente wants to become a master mechanic at Nissan and open his own auto shop within 10 years, he chooses that major because he loves fix cars; he hasn’t served for the military, he thought about it but changes his mind because he decided to go to Austin Community College and try it. When I talked to him about the school, he told me that he dislikes reading or writing, do homework, test, or going to school
When Raquel Ruiz was four she was the happiest little girl in Ambato, Ecuador. She had all her family and her dad whom she really loved with her. Raquel had a big house and all the toys and food she could ever ask for. One night her mother married a wolf in sheep's clothing, her stepfather. He took her and her mom to the United States to live with him. From that moment on her happiness slowly withered away like a ripened banana. She didn’t have a nice house, toys, yummy food, and her dad. Her stepdad was a man with low self esteem and an empty wallet. Raquel saw her mother cry every night because she had been lied to about everything,who he was and how he lived in America. Despite her mother's struggles and emotional pain, her mother left him
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SW met with Maria C. Aguilar to conduct an initial assessment. Maria C. Aguilar is a married Hispanic 60 year old Spanish speaking female born and raised in El Salvador. Up until the age of 5 she lived with her mother and father and 8 siblings. After the age of 5 she was sent to live with her aunt so she could work as a house cleaner. Mrs.
In the poverty-stricken streets of Colombia, my parents arose past hardships, hurdles and vices that could have otherwise bridled their ambitions or could have strayed them away from the foremost godly offering that would have ever entered their lives, me.
Recently, I have purchased a “Platy-tat-tat” CD player from your company. Unfortunately, there was a rather strange issue with it. When I had inserted a CD and pressed play, a strange screeching noise erupted from the speakers. It sounded very similar to a cat with asthma screaming, a genuinely terrifying noise. Now, I have only been using this product for a short period of time. In fact, this was the first time I had used it since I had bought it from the Mart-Wal in east Centreville on March 31st.