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Mariela Ramirez Cerritos

Ms. Cunningham

English Literature

28-8-18

The Change In Myself

Life is like a crazy rollercoaster ride. It has been a year of endless ups and downs. In the

past few years I’ve gone through many experiences and have had special people leave my life.

But that’s what life’s about having to experience new things with different people. Everything

about me makes me unique, I stand out from the rest of the world because of my differences

with every other person.

One big event that shaped my entire world and myself was when I had been sent to live

with my aunt for three months. I admit I wasn’t the best behaved child at the time and I didn’t

really care about others and just took my own actions without anyone’s permission. That was

about three years ago and to this day I remember every single thing I did while I was there. I

had traveled to Mexico with my dad for two weeks then he left me there with my aunt, Josefina.

My four aunts had all taken care of me and made sure I was perfectly fed and well disciplined.

When it came time to pick which aunt I had to stay with my mom believed it was best to stay

with the one farthest from the rest. Why you may ask is because she felt I would be the safest

choice. I still didn’t want to behave because I thought that it wasn’t going to be great and I was

going to suffer everyday not having a phone or any source of entertainment. Due to my behavior

my aunt decided to slowly help me heal because I had told her I was going through some

personal family issues and she respected that.

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Everyday she would help me change and be more outgoing with others and to speak up

if I am upset. Slowly as the days went by I noticed that I wasn’t the person I was when I first

arrived. I was able to learn their ways and culture. I had been creating many bonds with other

people there who weren’t my family but I treated them like they were. My aunt told me a few

days before I left that she believed there was something deep inside of me and that I needed to

let it explode in order for me to be really happy. That was the moment I felt like my life had

actually changed me both mentally and emotionally because now I’m able to do all the things I

wasn’t able to do back then. The actions i used to make are now a part of my past and i can

now think about the actions i do before i do it. The impact my aunt did was give me a

open-mindedness, a source of strength and to appreciate all the people in my life.

All the things I learned from the had made me able to handle the death of my uncle that

came 2 months after I left and the death of one of my aunts that came about 5 months later. My

aunt and mother have been great role models for me and my little sister. While I may have been

away from my family it was enough to help my story. At the time I felt lost and hopeless but with

the help of my aunt I was able to step up and keep myself standing high. Those people are the

ones that gave me the biggest change to not only myself but also my mom and younger sister.

They are the people that shaped my story to what it is today.