Fast Food

Growing up many kids are influenced by fast food but when I was a child fast food wasn't a big part of my life. My mom made sure to always have food on the table. I loved eating my mom’s homemade meals but sometimes it was just tempting to eat a burger with fries. As many other children I didn't really know the consequences of unhealthy food. We would usually eat fast food with my family on Sundays and then after we would do something fun like go to the movies or ice skating. My parents didn't really nag much about fast food because they knew we didn't eat it very often. Even thought we didn't go out to eat at fast food restaurants very often I still feel like I was a little unhealthy as a kid. I loved eating chips and candy, and no one would be able to stop me. I would take chips to school and eat them during recess and my friends would also share the snacks they had brought. I remember one night around 9 pm I was really craving hot cheetos and my dad was going to the store. So I decided to go with him and I bought a bag of hot cheetos. Then I got home and ate the whole bag very rapidly without even thinking. A few hours later like at 4 am my stomach started hurting a lot and in a couple of minutes I was throwing up. My mom has to take me to the emergency room because I couldn't stop throwing up. After a few hours I was feeling much better but that experience caused me to stop eating hot cheetos for about 4 years.  Even thought  I didn't consume a lot of fast food from restaurants I still ate a lot of junk food. As a child I lacked knowledge and ate junk food because to me it just tasted extremely good. 

As of today, fast food still doesn't have a big impact in my life thanks to my mom. She still continues to cook homemade meals for our family. Without her our family would probably be very unhealthy and irresponsible with food. We still continue to go out and eat on Sundays. I'm still like chips and candy but not as much as use to when I was a child. I try to eat less chips but sometimes I am tempted to eat more than usual because my friend tend to buy and eat a lot of chips. For me it's a bit hard to say no because I know they taste so good. 4 years ago I also decided to stop drinking soda for my own good. One day I just wanted to change something in my life so i decided to quit drinking soda. I still haven't had one drop of soda since 2008 and I am very proud I didn't know I was going to go this long without soda. I proved to myself that if I want to change my eating habits I could do it because I have the power to. 

Past, Present, and Future

Everyone in this world has a different story; even though I’m only eighteen I’ve had many blessings and struggles that tell mine. In my past years I’ve thankfully had more blessings than struggles. I come from a family of five, which includes my mom, dad, and two brothers. I’ve had many highlights in my life that have influence me to be the person I am today. I don’t remember much about my childhood besides having fun with my friends in elementary school. However, a huge highlight in my life was when I joined my 1st soccer team in 7th grade at my junior high. After playing for my junior high I fell in love with the sport and I decided to play in a soccer club, to be more committed to the sport. Once I attended Rio Mesa high school I also decided to play high school soccer there. High school overall for me was a very fun phase of my life but I struggled with my grades. I failed a few classes and my last semester I was very close to failing a couple of classes which would hold me back from graduating. Thankfully, I got the strength to finish high school even if my grades weren’t the best. Then I started attending college at Oxnard and everything seemed to have changed. I started caring more about my grades and future. I finished my freshman year of college with good grades and I was very proud of myself. My freshman year of college I also decided to play soccer for Oxnard College and I don’t regret that decision. I think being an athlete in college helped me to stay motivated and focused in school.

All the events in my past have made me who I am today, a sophomore in college searching for success in life. I am currently attending Oxnard College as a full student athlete. I’m playing my second and last year of soccer at Oxnard College and it makes me very sad because soccer is my passion. I love going out to field with my friends to play the sport we all love. Not only do I have to stay committed with soccer and school but I also have a family that needs me there just as much as I need them there for me. I have an older brother who is nineteen years old and a younger brother who is ten years old. As an older sister I feel the need to help my little brother with school or any problems he has. Life as of right now is treating me very well. I have the support from my family to stay focus in school. I also have amazing friends that are always there for me when life gets rough.

As of my future, I expect many things from myself because I know I’m capable of doing whatever I desire. I plan on attending Oxnard College for another year to finish my general education. Then I plan to transfer to the California State University of Northridge. Once I have transferred I plan to obtain my business degree. I’m not positive what I want to do with my business degree yet because there are so many possibilities, but what I do know is that I’m interested in business. I’ve always admired people who have came from nothing to owning a huge business because they believed in themselves and took a chance. I believe that in order to be successful in life you first believe in yourself and have a positive attitude towards life. Once you know what you’re capable of, convincing others will be much easier.