Personal Narrative: Nora Salazar And Luis Maldonado

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.
During the midst of the early morning in Laredo, Texas in a bustling hospital room my mother was bearing the pain and agony of my birth as she did not receive anesthesia for my anticipated arrival, but surely enough on September 1st, 2001 I was born. I was bestowed one of the most conventional yet timeless names, Ashley Michelle Maldonado, though it is commonary, I could not envision myself being named any other. All throughout my youth my parents, Nora Salazar and Luis Maldonado, have exhibited

honourable, respectful qualities every human should possess. I have acquired immeasurable morals, values, discipline and lessons from my parents that will certainly abide by me my entire life. I am the youngest of three siblings in my household not including Toby my Yorkshire Terrier who I consider a brother of my own.
Whenever I am not occupied by school related commitments, I undertake a few diverse hobbies to pass my time such as: cooking, drawing, or playing tennis.

Tennis does consume a majority of my time as I must practice and improve my skills, because of this in many cases I end up juggling school and tennis. School has not always been my strong suit, tests and quizzes have never failed to defy me, principally in math courses, even though I try remarkably hard to retain the knowledge of numbers and equations, it simply does not cement itself in my brain. On the other hand, english, reading and writing have a special place in my heart, it has aided me throughout most of my education and it is one of the only subject matters that passes my mind’s barriers effortlessly. If I could give my life a grade at the nonce I am in my life— it would be an A, because I am exceedingly grateful that at this moment I have great health, family and friends, education, and that I can enjoy the small pleasures in life. Another matter I’m beholden to is the kindness of strangers and it is a gift that should occupy more of the world and if I could change anything in the world it would be to eliminate all evil from people. That being because more often than not, I feel impotent when I view damage produced by others and I simply cannot fix the deranged minds of these horrific people. Doing so would also abolish all injustices that limit us and would help us live in a better and more prosperous

tomorrow.
A skill that I have been told I procure is understandment, I am able to understand people and the straits they undergo and counsel them with profitable advice to encourage them to resolve the conflict adequately. I attribute these skills to my parents they are my mentors and my rock and an extensive part of who I am is who they are. It is a gratifying feeling that I’ve had the fortuity of knowing the true meaning of hard work, humility, generosity, and respect, so I thank my parents and those who have positively affected me immensely for shaping me into the person I am today.