For me, I would also like to say that a lot of people have helped me on my journey to do what I love to do and what I have to do. However, I will name the main one for me. The first has to be my mom, she has taught everything from writing, math, to inspiring me, teaching me to do the right thing and to never let go of my dreams. My mom has also taught me that everything happens for a reason and to always keep learning, never to be stubborn or the know-it-all. My dad didn’t have a lot of time with me as he worked almost every day, but he has taught me to work hard and to be productive. Another family member that has helped me a lot is my grandmother. She has taught me to be proud of my Hispanic heritage and to work towards my dreams so I can enjoy my life. She would tell me a saying that she learned when she was growing up” The word tired doesn’t exist, it only exists to those who don’t work hard enough”. I have had several teachers teach me valuable lessons about doing the right thing and to follow your dreams. Mainly, there was an assistant soccer couch in my high school named coach mark, and what he made me was to work hard to make the team and give this mindset about working to get where you want to go. These people, and more, have helped me so much as I work to be where I want to be and to never stop learning.
Author: Luis M (Page 2 of 3)
Life is Change-During life, we pass walls that challenge us. These challenges make us turn a different side that changes us humans as we are much different than we were 10 years in the past. I have certainly past these walls and have had a huge change in my life. Change can be anything, from family, events to dreams that we set. Change happens every day, the slightest change can be unseen by many. Mine is a mixture that made me what I am and my strive to be better.
My life changed at 8-11, I had past the breakup of my parents and my families. After this, I saw a change in my likings, in which a certain activity where kicking a ball was fun. It was a big change and there were kids that were better than me, I had be better every single day and play with the best, and I always learn, fix my mistakes and try and relive my dreams in real life. I relinquish any negative criticism and get what I want.
My day starts at 6 or 7 when I wake up early to train soccer, or exercise by myself. I would consider myself a bit of an early bird, however sometimes I wake up at 9 or 10 if I just want to sleep, as sometimes I have this bad habit of turning off my alarm and going back to sleep. I stay in my small but very comfy bed until I have (the) energy to get up. When I wake up, I go to my living room and make breakfast, usually a cheese sandwich or bread with scrambled eggs…and cheese (I really like cheese). After that, I shower, brush my teeth, and I start my day.
When I’m not doing exercise or soccer, I’m checking and doing my homework. Then I eat my lunch and I’m doing either homework or I’m chilling. At around 1.1;30, I pick up my brother from school as most of my family members are very busy at work. While I take my brother home, we talk about how my brother’s day at school went, a lot of soccer news because my brother has followed my passion for soccer when he was little, and he still likes it. We make it home and sometimes I eat with my brother once we get home, or I eat before I pick him up. After that, I do my homework, clean my room, listen to music, help my brother with his homework until around 5 and I go to practice with my soccer team. Its 1 hour to get there by train and I practice for 2.5 hours, and my dad usually picks me up as he works very close to the field that I practice at and takes me home. I end my day with dinner, a shower, brushing my teeth and either finishing up homework or chilling until I go to sleep like at 11 or 12. (And then you wonder why sometimes I wake up late, and just by reading this back, I really need to sleep early.)
During weekends, I have games to go to, I practice by myself sometimes if there are no games. I really this year to see my other family members like my dad, grandma, aunts, uncles and cousins as I want to see them for these first 2 months because I want to start practicing soccer as much as I can and improve even more. That would mean less time with my other family members, but this is a sacrifice that I need to do in order to be where I want to be, and every now and then, I could still pay my dad a short visit.
P.s: I do not work but I will as soon as I get my license around this month, most likely do door dash.
