Everyday Hero.

In retrospect, Fall of 2011 was my first semester at El Camino College. I was so happy to have finally graduated from high school, but definitely not ready for college. I know this is pretty cliche' to say, but I was not a school person. For some reason, it was very hard for me to sit in a two to three hour class. Being in a classroom made me despise the thought of education. As the semesters go by, I either dropped most of my classes or stopped showing up. I frittered away money and useful time, but after a while of doing that, I started to realize that the time was ticking, faster and faster. I've never had a major chosen. I would scoff whenever the teacher assigned homework. For a while, I was despondent. I would dread every day going to school. After a few semesters, I finally had discretion. I'm the oldest sibling and I have realized that I am their role model. I needed to do well and get an education for myself and to show my siblings that they can do it too. I have been taking school very seriously now. I show up on time and do every homework assigned. I either want to major in child development or nursing. Even though I felt despondent, I now feel euphoric. I am my own hero and I am a role model to my little sister and my little brother. I want them to look up to me and be proud. I want to be proud of myself as well. I struggled the first two years of college. I feel like I accomplished nothing, but now I'm looking ahead and planning my future. I do not want to be poor and I do not want to be rich. I just want to be comfortable.