"Leslie"

Who am I? Is what most people ask themselves. Do we really know ourselves? We sometimes think of ourselves a certain way but is that the same way people look at us? At least as for me, I consider myself a role model and a fighter.

My name is Leslie Janette Giron, I am the first one in my family attending college. I work at VONS store as a checker and I’m a role model at home. Since I lost my father since I was very young I had to step up and encourage my mother and sister to keep on living. As hard as it was life was still going and we had to live every second of it. Since I was the more open minded in my family, I had to inspire those around me by living a life that is more outward focused than inward focused. As the leader of my family I had to set a good example for the people around me to follow, especially my sister who I love.

As I grew up many obstacles were put in my way. The first one was the lost of my dad. Going to school and seeing some of my classmates getting dropped of by their dad hurt me. Knowing that my dad was not going to be there when I had my first boyfriend hurt me all I wanted was my dad. The memories I had of him were beautiful. Even though all my family was crushed I had to overcome my pain and accomplish what he always wanted me to which was going into college. I have always been a fighter who fights for what I want. All I want is to make my family proud of me. I’m a fighter for life and nothing is going to stop me from that.

At last I’m just a nineteen year old girl who is trying to accomplish her goals in life. I want to be someone in life; I want to be an educator for young children. I want to be there on the children’s first struggles and encourage them to be fighters in life. What else can I be? Only life will say, but up till now all I am is a student of Mount St. Mary’s College and a daughter and sister at home.