Personal Narrative: My Life Experiences

I believe that my life experiences have turned me into a person that would enrich your campus and community. Up until I was 9 years old, I had always been an only child which made me grow up very fast and always be way in front of other kids for maturity and responsibility. When I was 9 years old, my mom got remarried and with that marriage came 3 younger step siblings. That was a huge change within my life that also taught me how to be more generous, be more patient with other people, and really take a moment to see situations from someone else's perspective and do whatever I can to help resolve the issue without any problems. I also was very heavily involved in sports my whole life growing up. I played flag football at a young age, basketball,

full contact football, and track & field. Being involved in these sports sports taught me many things, some of which include punctuality, being a leader, standing up for others, and being respectful. Being late to practice was never an option, and if I was late, I always had to make it up to the coach. I also had to learn honesty, if I was late, I had to be honest with my coach as to why I was late and do my best to resolve my behavior. I also learned how to be a leader from my athletics, I could not be late, I could not have a bad attitude, my coaches and teammates relied on me, and I was expected to perform well mentally and physically. Being a leader, I also had to find my teammates who were having a bad day and pick them up no matter how I was feeling. I also had to find teammates who were not being a good teammate and confront them about it, and if that didn’t work, I would talk to my coach so he can handle it. I also always had to be respectful and be coachable. If I was having a bad day, it did not matter, I always had to be pleasant to my coach and let him do his job. I had to always be respectful, even if he was yelling at me. I couldn’t roll my eyes, or ever do any negative gestures, because I had to be respectful. As well as my athletics, I have never been afraid to try new things. My senior year, I joined the school musical, and joined the academic decathlon team. Kids who I was always tentative to talk to, or who may not have liked me since they did not know me, have become some of my best friends. The academic decathlon team has helped me become a better student and help me learn better study habits. Along with being included in many different activities through schooling, I have done some very enriching activities and volunteer work outside of school. I volunteered at a nursing home my freshman year and every thursday during the winter I would call bingo for the elderly people and I had such a good time helping them out and they really appreciated the time I put into helping them. It felt good to do good for the elderly people, they really made me feel good about helping others. I also grew up with a very hard working grandfather that would always make me work hard and he really engraved a very good, hard working work ethic within me. I would help him with home maintenance, yard work, and collect aluminum with him every wednesday to turn in for money. We would also go to our local park and clean up litter to keep the environment and community clean. Some of my hobbies that I do in my own time include hunting, fishing, and being in a band. All three require patience and hard work. I have to practice my instrument all the time to be in the band. As far as hunting and fishing go, I have to be dedicated because both are very hard and time consuming. I truly think that I can enrich your campus and community, I have had many different experiences that have shaped me into a person who can handle any task.