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I’ve come to realize throughout the years that you will always need school to get a good
education. Although, something that people forget sometimes is that while you’re attending school
and working on keeping up your grades, you also have to take time to get an understanding and
experience things in the world in your own unique way. Many people do this by getting into clubs
and sports that are provided by the school, which helps them expand their communication skills by
encouraging them to speak to other students and teachers. Although some students take a different
route and decide to get experience and skills through community involvement.
I had the resources to get involved in extracurricular activities from the school, but I
decided to get involved in activities outside of school. I thought about different ways that I could
help out in my community and decided to volunteer to clean the church that I attend. I grew up
with a strong connection to the church and became a part of the youth group as well. I thought my
involvement would help me communicate with different people and decided to get experience by
working. My job gave me a feel of what it could be like when I go to college because I’ll have to
work while being a student. Although I decided to go about getting experience a little different
from my peers, I believe my experiences still gave me the resources and skills that I will need in the
future.
I started attending the church Las Buenas Nuevas in 2013 with my family. Throughout the
years I started to get more and more involved. I joined the youth group where I attended meetings
every wednesday and I helped organize some of the services. I helped pick out who was going to
do what and helped the leader of the youth group plan out events. I was chosen as the secretary of
the youth group, meaning that I had to take notes of when, where, and why we met in order report
our progress to the pastor. Based on my notes, the leader of the group would write a report to
inform the pastors of what we did throughout the year and to inform those who attend the church.
My involvement in the youth group helped me to build relationships with many people
around my age that are different in their own unique way. Although, I became extremely close to
four girls that were also a part of the youth group; we’re all different. What brought us closer
together was our love to praise dance. One day, we praise danced together for a birthday party and
from then on we decided to start our own group. We started a praise dance group called Ministerio
de Danza Shekinah. We started the group at the beginning of 2018, practicing in the basement of

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my house. We have performed multiple times at the church we attend and at events our church has
been involved in. Although now we are getting a step closer to our goal, which is to perform not
only at our church but other churches. We have been organizing and choreographing our own
performances with no ones help.
As I was attending church Sundays and Thursdays, the youth group on Wednesdays, and
the praise dance groups Saturdays and Sundays; I was applying to jobs. In 2017 from January to
March, I worked at Windham Falls retirement home as a server, for two hours after school. I grew
to love and care for many of the elders that lived there and very quickly started to memorize their
drink orders, which lead great happiness. Working there I learned from each person that I spoke to.
One day, I was cleaning the table and an elder man was still sitting in the dining room. He had
called me over and started talking about his involvement in the military, as I listened to him I
realized how hard he had worked for what he wanted. That day I learned that I can’t expect things
to just come to me, but I have to work hard to get to where I want to be.
These experiences have helped me understand people that are from different age groups. It
has helped me realize that sometimes you have to make the change in your community by getting
involved, speaking out about your ideas, and helping to organize events. We have the opportunity
to make a change and make relationships! We have to take opportunities and do the best that we
can. Making friendships in your school and community helps you to have a balanced and healthy
life.

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