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"What Makes Me" Although I answering the question of "who…
"What Makes Me" Although I answering the question of "who am I" can be hard, I can confidently say these key factors that have shaped me into the person I am today.
Family has always been a major part of who I am today since I am an only child. It has always been just me and my parents. Thankfully I was raised in an environment where I was aware of my privilege but never spoiled. When I was an about 5 my parents tried to adopt another kid from china but as life would have it, it never worked out. I am often asked how it was being raised with no siblings, and I can confidently say it positively shaped me into the woman I am today. My parents made a household with reasonable rules and independence where I felt prepared to enter the real world where I am not living under the same roof as my mom and dad.
When asked the question, who do you look up to the most, the question will always be my dad. He has shaped me into the person I am today. He is a runner, ex soccer player, and math teacher which are all things I adapted into my own life. He is the most selfless man and taught me to always push myself to be the best person I can become. I am aware of my privilege to have such an amazing father figure to grow up with, and hope to pass this relationship onto my future relationships and families.
In my family my mom was always seen as the "good cop". She is who I go to when I am in need of gentle advice. I can confidently say me going away to college has benefited me and her relation for the best. She lost her mom when she was 18 and it is one of the reasons I cherish every day I have with her. I am a major hot head and she always knows how to calm me down and find beauty in the small things in life.
I was raised up through the Catholic Church. as a child I was forced to attend CCD every Sunday. I am baptized, have had my first communion, and am confirmed.
Families Beliefs my parents were both raised in extremely religious house holds. From ages 1-12 my family tried to follow in those religious footsteps that were laid out but my parents and I slowly started to ease away from the Catholic Church. In present time, family events such as thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. can become extremely awkward when religion is brought into conversation. This lesson of learning to respect others beliefs while standing your ground on your own beliefs is an aspect I make sure to bring into my every day life.
As I have grown up I have realized I am an extremely scientific person. I feel as that this aspect of myself has pushed me away from religion. As controversial as this may sound, I see the Catholic church as something that brings more bad than good to the world. I see me being skewed away from religion is an early life choice I've made for myself for the reason of not wanting to carry on the beliefs to my children.
I am from a small town in Maryland about 40 minutes west of Baltimore. I have lived in the same house, surrounded by the people.
Being surrounded by the same group of people from ages 1-18 was both a blessing and a curse. Growing up I always had a support system and people that I always saw as "family". I was fortunate to grow up in a place where I always had a sense of belonging. When growing up and moving to new places where I know nobody I become easily overwhelmed. Over time I adjust to these moves, but this sense of only knowing one home has definitely made me feel lost initially when going to a new place.
Summer of 2022 I lived in Ocean City Maryland with my best friends for the entire summer. This summer brought me out of my comfort zone and introduced me to people I would have never met if I did not live here. I gained an appreciation for the beauty of the beach and realized that I want to live near the beach while growing a family. Not living in my hometown for the summer was nerve raking at first, but it was an expense that made me realize home isn't always a location, but rather the people you surround yourself with.
School
Academic validation is something I have saought after since a very young age. My parents ingrained this ideal in me and now in college I have still upheld this standard of doing well in school for myself. Entering college I have had to come to terms with not getting A's on every thing I do. This initial feeling of defeat has made me a more driven person and taught me to not give up and to rather learn and grow from one bad grade.
I played soccer from ages 3-18. In my young years my dad was my coach, eventually going onto playing both club soccer and highschool soccer. This sport is one of the first passions me and my dad ever shared and is the main way I made friends throughout my adolescence. This sport is what made me be so hard on myself and is what initially lead me to become so completive in every aspect of my life.
I am forever thankful for the soccer player that my club coach taught me to be. She showed me that soccer is much more than just a sport. She built a team where everyone built eachothe cup. I learned teamwork and how sports can affect the person you are in the real world from this soccer club. I am forever grateful for being reminded what I am capable of both in sports and in life.n
High school soccer was a big learning experience. Getting a sport you love ruined by a singular coach is definitely a difficult experience. Throughout high school soccer my love for the sport started to dwindle along side with my confidence for what im capable doing with the sport. In the moment I saw this experience in only negative light, I felt like a failure and let it affect me outside of just soccer. When I look back on this I see how it shaped me to be relaxable and to not be too hard on myslef because in reality everything will play out how it's supposed to.
As I grow, my passions do too. Although I have experimented in a various number of hobbies and passions, art and working out are two that have shaped me into the person I am the today. I use these as stress reliefs and ways to express and challenge myself. Without these I would feel a lack of purpose for myself, and I feel as that they are constantly bettering me every day.
Art is a passion my mom passed onto me. As a child my mom handpainted my entire room in ocean theme, and ever since I have always been surrounded by art. This is a passion of mine that comes in waves, and sadly is rarely a priority in my life. It is a way for me to express myself other than through words. During the height of the pandemic my love for art was rekindled and is a hobby me and my mom both treasure.Art has abeen a stress relief for me and a way I have coped with my anxiety throughout my life.
After leaving soccer in the past, my passion for bettering myself arised. I found a love for working out and running. Never in my life was I able to fully decide my own schedule in terms of exersize, so now being able to fully decide what I do in a workout is something I appreciate. Currently I am training for a half marathon. Im doing this as an appreciation for what both my mind and body are capable of, and to remind myself that I am able to complete anything I put my mind to. I gain self validation from achieving goals, so I always am trying to set both academic and body health goals.
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Being an only child has always made me value friendships as a form of "sisters". I am a person who always "loves hard" and it shows in the standard I hold my friendships at.
I am fortunate to have grown up along side two amazing girls named Brooke and Ari. They have stuck by me through both good and bad. Having long term friendships like this are one of the reasons I feel comfortable being exactly who I am. They make me feel comfortable leaving my comfort zone to expand who I am as a person.
Going into college with not a single friend was an extremely overwhelming experience. This pushed me to reach out to people I normally would not be friends with and join clubs I would have never thought to join. Having a separation between home friends and college friends has brought me out of the bubble of my hometown. This initial culture shock is something that has boosted my cofidence in networking and makes me excited to see who I will continue to befriend post grad.
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