Abstract: I feel as if it’s all been a growing process for me. It’s all a part of being a first generation college student. There will always be ups and downs but your definite background and family inheritance determines how your future turns out to be. My future and education has strictly come from my motivation, behavior, action, and transformation. I have taken action in any open opportunity that has been given to me, all to live a more prosperous life.
My attendance at St. Mary’s without a doubt has changed the way my peers and relatives think of me. Every time I go back home it’s a different feeling in the sense that my family expects more of me and close peers are no where to be found. Lots of things have changed many of my old friends have kids or are involved with drug charges. Most of them are attending the nearest community college and make the best of what they got. I never expected such an obvious difference between me and my friends from back home; at times it’s uncomfortable and very depressing.
Being in college has brought me closer to my family in many ways. It has allowed me to grow up and mature showing my parents I am responsible and can take action in life. It feels amazing knowing you have unlimited love and support coming from your siblings and loved ones. My life experiences during high school and my first semester of college have been ultimately the reason why I’m here today. My grandmother passing away during my first semester at college turned everything around and I felt as if I had to leave St Mary’s at one point. I felt as if I needed to be there for my parent’s issues back home. What kept me here were my mother’s words of encouragement and advice. It was the toughest thing I’ve ever had to live through. All seems well know and my goals have been set. I plan to finish school in 4 years and graduate with a degree to go into either business administration or communications. Soon I will be well off and be able to live the life my parents never got to live.
Keywords: family, change, transformation, community
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