Since I was a little girl I have always wanted to succeed in life and I never wanted to end up like the rest of my family members. Unfortunately none of my family members have had the opportunity to go beyond high school. Only three of my brothers have graduated from high school the other two have simply dropped out. I feel like all the pressure is on me now, I have to decide if I really want to work the rest of my life in a lame job or work hard to succeed in life. I believe I am the right candidate for this scholarship because I will be the first generation to go to college; this will be the beginning of my dream, and I will be able to help my community.
As I have mentioned before none of my family members have gone beyond high school. I know that I can be the first one to go to college. This is very important for me because I want to set an example to my little sister. I want my little sister to be able to know that dreams are possible. Not only will it help my little sister to see an example but I know that it will make my parents very proud. My parents have done so much for me and my brothers so we can succeed in life. Unfortunately my brothers have not gone beyond high school and I know that my parents feel disappointed. I know that I can do this and I will do whatever to go to college and be someone in this world. I want to make my parents proud of me and I know that if I go to college they will be proud of me.
Dreams don’t just appear if you simply wish for them. One has to take action in getting that dream. I have learned that if I just sit and wish for a dream it doesn’t magically appear I have to take action in getting my dream. This is why I have started taking action so I can make my dream come true. I know that in order to be an architect I first have to go to college. Attending college means money and I know that my parents don’t have the money to pay for my college that is why I am taking action by applying to scholarships. But I also know that college is not easy and I will have to try even harder. I don’t want to end up dropping out of college so I have begun to prepare myself by challenging myself in high school. Even though I know that high school is not like college I will develop good study skills and those will help me succeed in college.
Helping the community is as important to me as going to college. I believe that people should stop whining about the world and how horrible it is. Instead of whining they should do something to fix the problem. We do not gain anything by just whining we have to take action. I have volunteered in different organizations that help out the community. If I want to impact the world I should start from helping my community. When one helps out the community, one gains respect. I believe that if you want to be important you have to be able to gain the respect from others. My community is important because that is where I have grown up and have learned from life. I want to let them know that I do care for them.
This scholarship means a lot to me: the beginning of my dream, going to college, and helping my community more. I know that I will always have to work hard and never give up. There will always be people that will try to disappoint me and discourage me from succeeding. I also know that I will have my downs and I will have to learn to get back up and keep trying. Life is not easy and I know that I will be able to succeed.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Culinary Arts
I have always enjoyed watching the food channel especially those shows where chefs compete against each other to make the best dishes. But I never imagined myself actually competing and cooking. When the teacher told me that I was in the team I only thought of cooking and eating of course. I never imagine that Culinary Arts could teach me so many new things for my future. Culinary Arts taught me to be patient, punctual, and a leader. These characteristics are important to have for the future.
Being patient had never been a real part of me. I always wanted things to come out perfect the first time. Since I had no real experience cooking I had to practice many times until it was perfect. At first it was hard because I would get irritated easily but after I learned that cooking took time, it was easier. I had never heard of a julienne so when I heard that I was going to be doing the julienne cut I was scared at first. The size on the julienne had to be perfect and I had to learn to cut it fast. The first couple of times I was not able to do it correctly, but after a lot of practice I finally got it. This was one of the cuts that made me be patient. I learned to not get irritated easily, and to never give up. These characteristics are important factor for one to become patient. Being patient will help me in my career, I want to be an architect and an architect needs to be very patient.
If I want to be an architect I have to be punctual to my appointments. Punctuality is important for anyone especially if one is applying for a job. I always try to be punctual to appointments and practices. Being punctual was important for culinary arts’ practice. The sooner we all got there the faster we would get started and more time we had to go over our mistakes and try to fix them. Since practices were right after school I always tried to hurry and get to practice as soon as possible. Sometimes I would have to stay after class to finish something so I had to inform the teacher somehow. I have never liked arriving late to an appointment or practices. I believe that having the characteristic of punctuality is an important one to have because it shows that one is responsible, committed and reliable.
The role of being a leader is hard role to play. I had experience being a leader before but I didn’t realize how difficult it could get until I joined the Culinary Arts team. I wanted my team to win or at least get placed in the competitions. I set my goals that we would at least go to state and place. Since I had set my mind to placing I knew that I had to tell my teammates in order for us to succeed. I the team there was only four people; we were the best cookers out of the class. One of my teammates was participating just for fun they didn’t work as hard as I wanted them to. I knew that someone besides the teacher had to take the role of being the leader or captain in the team. Since no one was acting or being a leader I stepped up and began to be one. I encouraged them to work harder and to try their best at what they were doing. I would help them when I could and sometimes I would tell them what they were doing wrong. Sometimes I felt that they got irritated with me and other times they appreciated my help. It was hard to gain the respect I believed I needed. But I would always give it my all to demonstrate that I really wanted this. At times I got frustrated because things would not come out the way I wanted them to. During completion days if someone messed up I would encourage them to practice again until they perfected it while my other teammates would get all mad at them. I also talked to the other that would get mad because I knew that if we argued with each other our team would fall apart. I think that I did a great job of keeping the team together.
After being in the Culinary Arts team I realized how many knew things I had learned. I learned that sometimes being a leader is not as easy as it seems, that being on time is important in any occasion, and that in order to have patience you have to experience it. I know that all these characteristics that I gained will help me throughout my life and especially in my career.
Being patient had never been a real part of me. I always wanted things to come out perfect the first time. Since I had no real experience cooking I had to practice many times until it was perfect. At first it was hard because I would get irritated easily but after I learned that cooking took time, it was easier. I had never heard of a julienne so when I heard that I was going to be doing the julienne cut I was scared at first. The size on the julienne had to be perfect and I had to learn to cut it fast. The first couple of times I was not able to do it correctly, but after a lot of practice I finally got it. This was one of the cuts that made me be patient. I learned to not get irritated easily, and to never give up. These characteristics are important factor for one to become patient. Being patient will help me in my career, I want to be an architect and an architect needs to be very patient.
If I want to be an architect I have to be punctual to my appointments. Punctuality is important for anyone especially if one is applying for a job. I always try to be punctual to appointments and practices. Being punctual was important for culinary arts’ practice. The sooner we all got there the faster we would get started and more time we had to go over our mistakes and try to fix them. Since practices were right after school I always tried to hurry and get to practice as soon as possible. Sometimes I would have to stay after class to finish something so I had to inform the teacher somehow. I have never liked arriving late to an appointment or practices. I believe that having the characteristic of punctuality is an important one to have because it shows that one is responsible, committed and reliable.
The role of being a leader is hard role to play. I had experience being a leader before but I didn’t realize how difficult it could get until I joined the Culinary Arts team. I wanted my team to win or at least get placed in the competitions. I set my goals that we would at least go to state and place. Since I had set my mind to placing I knew that I had to tell my teammates in order for us to succeed. I the team there was only four people; we were the best cookers out of the class. One of my teammates was participating just for fun they didn’t work as hard as I wanted them to. I knew that someone besides the teacher had to take the role of being the leader or captain in the team. Since no one was acting or being a leader I stepped up and began to be one. I encouraged them to work harder and to try their best at what they were doing. I would help them when I could and sometimes I would tell them what they were doing wrong. Sometimes I felt that they got irritated with me and other times they appreciated my help. It was hard to gain the respect I believed I needed. But I would always give it my all to demonstrate that I really wanted this. At times I got frustrated because things would not come out the way I wanted them to. During completion days if someone messed up I would encourage them to practice again until they perfected it while my other teammates would get all mad at them. I also talked to the other that would get mad because I knew that if we argued with each other our team would fall apart. I think that I did a great job of keeping the team together.
After being in the Culinary Arts team I realized how many knew things I had learned. I learned that sometimes being a leader is not as easy as it seems, that being on time is important in any occasion, and that in order to have patience you have to experience it. I know that all these characteristics that I gained will help me throughout my life and especially in my career.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
My College Course
My second week at UNO has had its ups and downs. Before attending this program I knew that college is way different from high school. Not only do the courses differ but the professors are different from regular high school teachers as well. At first it was hard getting used to the differences but I was able to overcome that.
The college class that I am taking is Native American Studies. It is a very interesting class, so far I have learn so many new things that I had never even heard of before. But I have learned all this new stuff by reading a lot and writing. I have to be responsible and look for my homework because most of the time the professor is not reminding us about the homework. In this class we are treated like the grownups we should be by now. It is dramatic change going from a high school class to a college one.
This class has motivated me to learn about my ancestors and to ask my parents questions about my heritage. It is very interesting learning about ones heritage and knowing exactly who one is. When the professor asked us who we were I instantly thought,” I am Mexican.” Now I know that there is more beyond being just Mexican.
The college class that I am taking is Native American Studies. It is a very interesting class, so far I have learn so many new things that I had never even heard of before. But I have learned all this new stuff by reading a lot and writing. I have to be responsible and look for my homework because most of the time the professor is not reminding us about the homework. In this class we are treated like the grownups we should be by now. It is dramatic change going from a high school class to a college one.
This class has motivated me to learn about my ancestors and to ask my parents questions about my heritage. It is very interesting learning about ones heritage and knowing exactly who one is. When the professor asked us who we were I instantly thought,” I am Mexican.” Now I know that there is more beyond being just Mexican.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Blog #1
The college residence life, you would think everything would be much easier: going to class, staying on task with homework, and having the time to be with friends. Well that’s what I thought but not everything is the way we think it is. The Summer Scholars Program proved me wrong.
The first week of the program was so much fun. I got to experience meeting new people and trusting them. At first I felt weird talking to them because I am usually shy. We went to the Camp Carol Joy Holling in Ashland. At the camp I learned to trust people and they learned to trust me. After I trusted my group team I began to feel more comfortable with all of them. For others it took a while to trust on them. This experience showed me to trust people easier and if they trust me to not let them down.
After the first couple of days full of fun the truth about college came out. I had college classes on Monday and so I had to start going to bed earlier. It was hard trying to go to bed early because during the whole day we had activities which delayed us from doing our homework. Sometimes I ended up going to sleep so late because I would stay up so late doing my homework. I am now working on managing my time in order to get my homework done. Having to manage my time wisely will help me but I also know that I will have to sacrifice somethings.
The first week of the program was so much fun. I got to experience meeting new people and trusting them. At first I felt weird talking to them because I am usually shy. We went to the Camp Carol Joy Holling in Ashland. At the camp I learned to trust people and they learned to trust me. After I trusted my group team I began to feel more comfortable with all of them. For others it took a while to trust on them. This experience showed me to trust people easier and if they trust me to not let them down.
After the first couple of days full of fun the truth about college came out. I had college classes on Monday and so I had to start going to bed earlier. It was hard trying to go to bed early because during the whole day we had activities which delayed us from doing our homework. Sometimes I ended up going to sleep so late because I would stay up so late doing my homework. I am now working on managing my time in order to get my homework done. Having to manage my time wisely will help me but I also know that I will have to sacrifice somethings.
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