Sergio Lopez Mrs. Jones English IV 4A 28 March, 2014 Senior Re lec!

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#eing $orn an% raise% &p nor!h in 'he #ron(, )e* +or, -i!., I ne/er !ho&gh! li e *o&l% $ring 0e !o )e* 1rleans o or !*o .ears

high school. Man. 0a. !hin, !ha! i! is a $ig !ransi!ion, or 0e !o a%ap! since I %o li,e eren! ci!ies 0a,es 0.

*hich i! is, $&! i! *asn2! har%

changes. 3oing !o school in !*o /er. %i

high school e(perience grea! $&! challenging a! !he sa0e !i0e. 4ealing *i!h people *ho loo, a! !hings in %i $eca&se o !heir ho0e!o*n 0a%e i! %i eren! *a.s si0pl.

ic&l! !o 0a,e connec!ions

an% also ca&se% 0e !o $e 0is&n%ers!oo% as a person. 1n !he o!her han%, $eing in )e* 1rleans or hal o 0. high school .ears 0a%e eren! ci!ies in

0e gla% $eca&se I go! !o li/e in !*o grea! %i !he 0os! i0por!an!, $&! $es! .ears o Arri/ing !o )e* 1rleans, I *as Ree% $eca&se o i!s loca!ion 0. li e.

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!o 5arren Eas!on. I *as ne/er s&ppose% !o a!!en% Sarah '. Ree% $&! I %i% $eca&se I *asn2! han%ling 0. responsi$ili!ies in )e* +or,. 'his !ho&gh! 0e !o %o *ha! I ha/e !o or less s!ress la!er

on in an. si!&a!ion. 1nce I %i% !rans er !o 5arren Eas!on I *as /er. e(ci!e% !o see !he grea! !hings 0. rela!i/es *ho also a!!en%e% 5arren Eas!on !ol% 0e a$o&!. I also 0.sel el! pro&% o high school

$eca&se I co&l%2/e !a,en !he eas. *a. o&! o

$. s!a.ing in Ree%. An o$s!acle I ha% *hen I arri/e% !o Eas!on *as ca!ching &p !o !he aca%e0ic per or0ance o an% %i ic&l!. o !he school. 'he a0o&n! o *or, !he

i! %oes no! co0pare !o ei!her one o

schools I a!!en%e%. 5or, a! Eas!on is

ar 0ore challenging !han or college. 'his

I e(pec!e% i! !o $e $&! i! onl. helpe% 0e o$s!acle also helpe% prepare 0e

or !he real *orl% as I onl. go! or !he li!!le oc&s on

closer !o i! e/er. .ear. I learne% !o $e prepare%

!hings !ha! co0e *i!h $ig changes in li e6 people o !en !he $igger pic!&re."Accep! responsi$ili!.

or .o&r li e. 7no*

!ha! i! is .o& *ho *ill ge! .o& *here .o& *an! !o go, no one else."8 Les #ro*n. I can rela!e !o !his 9&o!e $eca&se I *asn2! *here I *an!e% !o $e &n!il I han%le% 0. responsi$ili!ies.