Why I like to Watch Soccer

My favorite sport is soccer.  I like it because it's fun to play it and it's fun to watch.  My favorite team in Mexico is Las Chivas.  And I also liked La Seleccion Mexicana and Barcelona.  I also like Real Salt Lake.  I think all the players are cute and I like to go to live games.  I have been to Real Salt Lake games and they are really fun.  I like it because you can scream and have fun.  I think soccer is a fun sport that you can play because you can forget about everything and it relaxes you.  One time I got to meet two players from Real Salt Lake.  I met Kyle Beckerman--who is my favorite player and he was really cute--more than he looks in his pictures.  He's really nice too.  We took pictures together and he signed my picture and jersey.  I usually go to the games with my dad--he likes soccer too. Sometimes we watch games together at home.  And I enjoy when Mexico and the US play because I cheer for both teams.



I'm Going to Mexico for Christmas

Next week I'm leaving to go to Mexico for Christmas.  I'm excited to see my family and friends and to eat Mexican food.  We have fun traditions for the holidays like posadas which are when family and friends get together and they bring food.  We dance and break pinatas and we have a fun time.  We celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve by staying up until midnight.  Then we open presents at midnight but before that, we eat and spend time together as a family.  Before I leave, I get to have Christmas with my family here.  We will have a special dinner and then I'll open my presents from my family and give them the gifts I got for them.  The holidays are a special time.

My Classes for Next Semester

I'm about to start my second semester of college, and I'm excited.  I'm taking more classes because I think I am prepared and ready to learn more.  In January I'll be taking reading, writing, LE, math and political ideologies and Book of Mormon in Institute.  Most of my classes will be with some of the same people I have classes right now, but I'm also excited to meet new people in my math, political ideologies and Book of Mormon classes.  All of my classes except Institute are at the Taylorsville campus which I like because there are many different types of people there.  So far college has been easy, but I think next semester is going to be harder because the classes are at a higher level.  I'm ready to work hard.

Looking in the garbage.

My schedule at work for Saturday 10 was from 5 to 10. That day I was cleaning the tables. It was a really busy day. When we clean the tables we put all the dirty dishes, cups, napkins and all the things on trades. Then we throw away the napkins and we wash the dishes.  If people leave something in there we give that to the manager. Most of the people forget their cellphones or wallets. Obviously they always came to get them back. This Saturday was special. One lady forgot her retainer. She wrapped the retainer in the napkin. I do not know if it was me the person who cleaned the table but someone did it. We throw the napkin with the retainer at the garbage.  When the lady realized that she leaved her retainer she called the restaurant to see if we saw the retainer.  We said that nobody have seen the retainer. Then she went to the restaurant.  She asked the manager if we can look at the garbage. Maria, another worker there started to look at the garbage. I helped her. We started taking all the garbage out. Looking all the napkins and touching all leftover food. After some time I found the retainer. The lady was happy. I was not. After looking all the garbage me and Maria were not happy. But at least somebody was happy. For me was something crazy and unusual. If I had been the person who forgot the retainer I would never put it again after it was in the garbage from a restaurant.  I am excited to see what else people can forget in the restaurant.

The Training Table

I started working at The Training Table restaurant on June 14^th.  I really like that job. It is my first job.  I have learned a lot of things. It is really fun. I like it because is a new experience for me.  I started cleaning the tables. It is really tired because I have to be walking all day and cleaning but it is fun too. I like to see all the people that go to eat at the restaurant. Every time I see someone different. It is very fun looking all those crazy people. I like when all the little kids go because they make happy the restaurant. I really like all the people that I work with. At the beginning was weird because I did not know the people.  There were some people who speak Spanish and one of the guys that works there is my cousin friend, so I started talking with some of the people there and then I started talking with everybody. They are really nice. I always have fun at work. Now I am doing the French fries but I still cleaning too. I like to do the French fries better because it is not that tired, but when I get really busy we are like crazy trying to have all the food ready.  I really enjoy working at The Training Table; it is a nice place to work.  Another thing that I like is that it took me like 5 minutes to get there.

Mexican Independence Day

Each year on the night of September 15 at around eleven in the evening, the President of Mexico rings the bell of the National Palace in Mexico City.  After the ringing of the bell, he repeats a cry of patriotism upon the "Cry of Dolores", with the names of the important heroes of the Mexican War of Independence and ending with the threefold shout of ¡Viva México!  from the balcony of the palace to the assembled crowd in the Zócalo.  After the shouting, he rings the bell again and waves the Flag of Mexico to the applause of the crowd, and is followed by the playing and mass singing of the National Anthem of Mexico.  This event draws up to half a million spectators from all over Mexico and tourists worldwide.  On the morning of September 16, the national military parade starts in the Zócalo and ends on the Paseo de la Reforma.  Similar celebration occurs in cities and towns all over Mexico.  Mexicans have some unique ways to celebrate their independence.  The Cry of Dolores, food, and parades are some of those unique ways.

The Cry of Independence has become emblematic of Mexican Independence.  All the cities in Mexico are decorated with flags and typical Mexican ornamentation.  Schools, banks and government offices are closed.   All Mexicans celebrate together in the National Palace.  They have a good time celebrating.  This day is a good day to remember all the important heroes from México.

Mexican food is very important for Mexican people.  Independence Day has a lot of Mexican food.  Chiles en Nogada is the favorite food for this holiday because it has the colors of the Mexican flag.  Pozole, a soup made of hominy and pork is also a popular food for Independence Day celebrations.  As for drinks tequila and mezcal are the most popular.  They also prepare a special Mexican drink called “Mexican Flag Shooter” which has the flags colors, and is made with grenadine, white tequila, and green crème de mentine.  Mexicans tend to gather in one house and prepare meals and at night they eat and celebrate.

Parades are very popular in Mexico.  On September 16th, schools, military, make a big parade. In México City the parade starts in the Zócalo.  Every state in México has a parade.   In the parade we see marching bands, people dancing, military, nurses, firefighters, and a lot of people watching the parade.  It is a long walk. 

September 16^th is my favorite holiday.  I had to participate in every parade when I was in México.  I did not like parades very much because they are very tired.  Although, parades are fun to watch.  My favorite part from Independence Day is when the president says the cry of Dolores.  After the presidents cry we have fireworks and we sing the national anthem.  All those things make me feel proud.  I love Mexican food.  When is Independence Day we have a lot of Mexican food.  My mom always makes Pozole because is my favorite food.  That is another reason why I like Independence Day.

Independence Day is the most important celebration in México.  All the celebrations that México have are unique.  Each country has a different way to celebrate and we can conclude that Mexicans have a fun and unique way to celebrate their independence day.  We can conclude that they are proud of their independence day.

Last born...first born

I have four sisters and one brother I am the second oldest.  I lived in México with my oldest sister so when I was in México I was the baby in my house.  I liked being the youngest one because my mom calls me baby all the time and she loved me different than my sister. When people are the youngest, parents treat them different, with more love and affection. Another good thing about being the youngest one is that when I did something I could blame my sister and my mom believed me.  Being the youngest has some bad things. My mom still calls me baby even that I am 18 years old. I used to like that but not anymore. Another one is that my sister protected me so much, she does not like when boys want to hang out with me. She is very jealous.  Now that I moved to my dad’s house I am the oldest one. It is really different because I was used to other life but being the oldest has there pros and cons too.  Some pros are that I have control over my sisters and brother. There are some cons. I have to be a perfect model to them. I have more attention.

One of the reasons I did not put myself on the middle born was because I do not feel that way.  I never lived with my oldest sister and my youngest siblings together, so I do not know how it is being in the middle. Even though I know I am in the middle.

Major

Since I was little I have been thinking about my major.  When I was little I wanted to be a doctor or marine biologist.  Now I do not want those things.  Every year I think in a different major I think is really hard to choose one.  Now I am interested in engineering.  When I was in middle school I took 3 years of electrical engineering and when I was in high school I took 2 years, I really like electrical engineering.  Now I am interested in metallurgical engineering.  My dad is a Chemical Engineer and he have been telling me about metallurgical engineering and I really like it.  But I think I have not decided yet because sometimes I think that will be hard for me. 

College is great, I really like it. I think education is very important. Right now is being really easy because I am taking easy classes but I am really enjoying it.  I want to finish college and have a profession. I think my family is my biggest support. I know that if I need something I can have their help.  I would like to never quit school. I think the only reason I can probably quit school is that my family stop supporting me and for me to loose my motivation. I hope that never happened.

Pay It Forward- Book vs. Movie

The story of Pay It Forward is about a boy who got an extra credit assignment in his Social class. The assignment was on thinking of an idea to change the world. Trevor the main boy in the story got an idea about helping other people. He named his idea Pay It Forward.  Pay It Forward is an idea about helping other people. Pay It Forward consist in one person chose three people to help and each person chose three people to help and those other people chose three other people and so on. The Pay It Forward book and the movie have some major differences. The first difference between the book and the movie is the teacher. The second difference is about the way Trevor died. The third difference is the people Trevor helped. The last difference is meeting the president.

In the book I read about Mr. Reuben St Clair a social studies teacher. He went to the war in Vietnam and he got hurt really bad. He does not have one eye and all his face and most of his body burned when he was in the war. He is a black man. On the other hand, I saw the movie and this person is totally different from the book. Mr. Eugene Simonet a social studies teacher got hurt because of his father. His father burned most of his body with gasoline. He did not go to the war. He is a withe man.

For me the saddest moment in the Pay It Forward story was when Trevor died. In the book I read about Gordie an 18 years old boy who dress up like a girl. He lived in Washington. Trevor went to Washington to meet the president. Trevor wanted someone else to help. Someone was hitting Gordie. Trevor looked when Gordie was getting hurt and he went to helped him. Trevor risked his life to save Gordie. Trevor got hurt. After a surgery and time in the hospital Trevor died. On the movie something similar happened with Trevor’s death.  Trevor was at school helping his friend Adam who was being bullied. He risked his life to save Adams life. Trevor got hurt with a knife. He died. The people who killed Trevor in the movie were little boys like Trevor’s age.

Trevor started the Pay It Forward idea. After he got the idea he needed three people to help. In the book the first person being helped was Jerry a homeless man with drug problems. Trevor gave money to Jerry and he helped him to find a job. The second person being helped in the book was Mr. St Clair. Trevor wanted to fix his mother and Reuben up. The third person being helped in the book was Ms. Greenberg. Trevor went to Ms. Greenberg house to fix his garden. On the movie some of the persons that Trevor helped were the same. Jerry and Mr. St Clair were the same in the book and in the movie. In the movie the last person being helped by Trevor was Adam. Trevor risked his life to save Adam. That why he died.

The last difference between the book and the movie is that in the book Trevor went to Washington to meet the president because his project was changing the world. Trevor was recognized by the president and by a lot of people around the world. In the movie Trevor did not go to Washington. He just was interviewed and he appeared in the news.

Pay it forward is a great idea. Even though there are some differences between the book and the movie both were amazing. It was a great experience for me reading and watching the movie. I really enjoyed the time I spend reading and watching Pay It Forward. 

Where I See Myself in Ten Years

When I am 28 years old, I hope to be married to a perfect man for me.  I want someone who is respectful, caring, tall and loves me.  I want to have a good job and live in peace.  I might work with people with special needs helping them, but I also could see myself working in a medical field as an engineer working on medical devices because I think that is interesting.  I hope to have a career where I have the weekends off so that I can spend time with my family, clean the house, go to church and have fun.  In ten years I imagine myself with two children--twins would be great--boys.  I probably will have had another heart surgery by then because my battery that I have right now is only supposed to last about ten years.  I think for my day, I would get up at 8 am, get my kids ready, take them to grandma's house, and then go to work.  And then after that, pick them up, and go home, cook dinner and eat and spend time with my kids and put them to bed, then spend time with my husband.  I think it will be a relaxed life.

Respecting Others Opinions

Respect other people opinion is very important; it can help us to understand that nobody is perfect and every body thinks different. Respecting others opinions does not mean being untrue to our own. It just recognizing that everyone thinks different and when they share their views with us they can expect a fair hearing.  Is hard when we believe something and we share it, and someone else have a different opinion and they criticize how we think. Trying to understand others point of views is important because it help us to know more about life and people. 
Understanding other people will help us to be humbles and to have an open mind. I think is very important to understand other people opinions. When I was doing a campaign a guy came and ask us about what we were doing, we explained to him and he did not want to help us because we were  sponsor by the Red Cross. He did not like the Red Cross because they do not let gay people donate blood. At first I was mad but then I start to think that everybody is different and I have to respect how other people think.                                                

Serving others



Service is very important. I think we have to always be thinking in how we can help others. Sometimes when we think in helping others we want something in return, that is not good. The days that I had been doing service are more relax and I always learned a lot of things. It makes me happy whern I help someone else because I know I am doing something good for someone else. There is a lot of ways of how we can help other people. Most of the days I feel like I am doing service because I have a sister in wheelchair and she cannot do a lot of thing by herself. I always help her a lot, for me that is a service because not all the people do those kinds of things for others.  It is not easy to recognize when someone else needs help. We have a lot of organizations around the world that can provide us information about who needs help. I believe that helping others help us to be happy, to learn and to know other people needs.

Civility



I think is very important to have civility in our lives because it will help us to be happy. When we feel angry inside or something bad for someone else our life is sad and we will have a bad attitude toward other people. Civility is a key to happiness. When we give to someone else a smile, we said please or thank you, that makes the other person happy or important and knowing that other people feels good will help feel that  I am a good person. I believe that having civility will bring us happiness and it is very important in our relationships. If I show civility to other I hope other people show me civility too.

What It's Like to Be 18 and Have a 3 Year-Old Sister

I have a little sister.  Her name is Emma.  I didn't know her, and when I came here, she was one year-old.  She was afraid of me at first because she didn't know me.  And after time passed, she finally became more comfortable with me.  I like having a little sister because it's fun.  I like to do things with her and she makes me laugh.  She likes music that I like.  It's funny that at the beginning she was afraid of me and now when I go to the bathroom, she always cries for me to open the door so she can be with me and copy the things I do.  She loves to get make-up and her nails painted, just like me.  At the beginning she called me Dalila, now she calls me Dany.  I like having a little sister but it feels wierd because I never had that before.  I was the little sister in Mexico and now I'm the oldest of five, and I like it because I have control.



Women in Saudi society

Every country have different ways to govern. I grew up in a country where womens start voting in 1953, that is a long time ago, for me. Now womens can vote and they can have a lot of others civil rights. I was reading about a Saudi Arabia. I was really impressed when I read that womens have only a few social rights.  Saudi Aarabi is a very religious country. Religion is important in peoples life. In Saudi Arabia womens cannot go out without a man or without a man approval. Saudis consider male guardianship a right of women.That is because of the religion they have.  Is required for womens to avoid men and to cover most of their bodies. Women must wear head covering and full black cloak. They cannot vote. Women cannot marry non-Muslim men unless they obtain official permission. We have a lot of different types of cultures and religions. All the things that I had learned about the womens in Saudi Arabia make me think about the differences that we have as a countries.

Why I Became a Mormon

I was raised in the Catholic Church and I never went to church growing up.  I only went for special occassions like parties, quinceaneras, birthdays, baby blessings, baptisms and for First Communion.  Most of my family in Mexico is Catholic and it's just what everyone does.  I never really questioned it.  My mom never forced me to go to church.  She asked me if I wanted go with her but if I said no it was ok.  But she didn't go very much either.  I think most of Mexican people are Catholic and it part of the tradition.  They are very faithful but they don't do the right thing.  They don't keep the commandments.  They just have faith but they don't act on it.  I didn't really think about what was right or wrong because nothing was really prohibited.  I liked the times I went to church--I liked the music but it wasn't enough for me.  When I came here, I knew that my dad's family was Mormon, and I had gone to church with my grandmother in Mexico when I was younger.  I liked it, especially the Primary because it was pretty and big.  It was different.  When I moved here, I went to church with my grandma because she went to a Spanish-speaking church.  I liked it because it was in Spanish but I decided to go in English because my family told me that it would help me learn English.  I started taking the missionary lessons and learned many new things like differences between God and Christ, commandments, Young Women values, law of chastity, Word of Wisdom and other teachings.  A few weeks later I decided to get baptized because I liked the church and I believed in the things they taught.  Since then, over one year ago, I have learned more in-depth about those things and I think I took the right decision because it changed my life.



If I Had One Million Dollars....

Recently I read the book Pay It Forward.  It made me think about what I would do if I could live without worry about money.  So if I had one million dollars, here is what I would do.  First I would travel to London because I want to visit there.  I would see everything.  Something else I would do is donate money to family and friends who need help.  I would also take my little sister to Disneyland because she loves it there.  I don't think one million dollars would last as long as I wanted. 

If You Ever Want to Dye Your Hair Red, Don't Do It!

I decided recently that I needed to rebel  against my parents who will not let me drink, smoke, get a tattoo, pierce wierd body parts or practice making babies.  So they only thing left for me to do was dye my hair a really wierd color.  I went shopping when my parents weren't there to stop me, and brought a special box of hair dye to my house.  I came out of my room, and showed my step-mom the box, and asked her so sweetly in an especially melodious voice if she would please assist me in achieving a new look.  She took the box and looked at it silently for a moment before saying that she wouldn't recommend the color purple.  She instead suggested that I choose a nice blonde or even a burgundy to compliment my black hair.  But no....  I needed to be rebelious and show my true maturity, so I decided to tone it down by going with a rainbow red, as in the primary color.  I had a large section of my underneath dyed but no--I needed more, so we added striped in my bangs.  The pricetag--a mere $70 and the wrath of my father when I returned home.  And my grandmother--we won't even talk about how she was going to kick me out of the family.  About two weeks later, my red was gone and it turned orange--ugly orange.  So now I'm all black again and I probably will stay that way for a while (at least until the gray comes)!

My First Date in the United States

I  went on my first US date in the spring of this year, and I didn't like it.  It was a blind date to my senior prom.  My parents find the boy because I was too scared to ask somebody and my parents said I shouldn't miss my prom.  At first, I didn't want to go because I didn't have anyone to go with.  After I got set up for the date and was convinced, I decided to go.  We went shopping, and I tried on a ton of dresses before I found a peach one that I really liked.  We got new shoes and jewelry and a clip for my hair.  And we found somebody to do my hair.  I looked for some hairstyles online and found one that I liked.  When I got to the person's house who was going to do my hair, we decided to do a different style with lots of barrel curls, and I really liked it.  Then we hurried to my house because my date was already there with his mom because she had to drive him.  Because he couldn't drive on his own for another few days, my parents had to drive us.  We went out to dinner at the Melting Pot and the food was good.  That was the only part good.  We danced a little at the Capitol, but it was very crowded.  He didn't know how to dance, and that was the worst part.  So I learned that dates don't always go the way you want them to, but you can still have a good time.

My Halloween Costume....

Halloween is an excited holiday. For me the most excited part is that we have to wear something funny. For this past Halloween I was excited about my costume. I always wanted to have a pizza costume. I wanted to have it for the past Halloween but it was not possible. My second option was a Gypsy costume. I really like gypsy things. I think Gypsy are interesting. In my family we had a Halloween party on October 30 and I did not wear something because I had not a costume. The 31st my family wanted to go out for candies, so I have to wear something. I found some clothes and I made a Gypsy costume. I was happy because I did look like a Gypsy.

College Succes

 How to be success in college?  That is a very popular question that most of college students have. When we start going to college we want to be the best students.  College is a big change in our lives. It is a step that is difficult to take and we do not want to take that step and do it wrong. Attend to college, take notes on every class that you go, and set your goals are some ways that you can be successful in college.

The first way to be successful in college is to attend to classes.  When we were kids our parents made all of our decisions. Now we make all of our the decisions. Attending classes, sometimes is not an easy decision. For most of the teachers attendance is very important and part of your grade is attending classes. Being in college is very serious. We should be responsible for the decisions that we make and we have to make sure those decisions are the right ones.

The second way that you can be successful in college is to take notes. Some important reasons why you should take notes are that they help you to concentrate in class, prepare for a test, and remember information. When we take notes we do not have to write all the words that our teachers say, we just have to write the main idea and the supporting details in our own words. Taking notes is not boring and it helps you a lot. There are different forms of note-taking. You can draw diagrams, flowcharts, margin notes, and highlighting. If you start to take notes you will see the differences.

Another way that you to be successful in college is set your goals. Goals are something that you want to achieve. Setting your goals provided you direction in life, clarify education plan, and gives you direction for the future. Short- term goals and long term goals are the two types of goals that you can use to achieve your goals. A short-term goal refers to the goals that you want to achieve soon. An example of that is finishing your homework. A long-term goal is something that you want to achieve at some later day. An example of that is passing a class. Every time you are setting your goals you have to make sure you state what you will do and when you will accomplish it.

Everyone wants to be success in life. I believe that there are a lot of different ways that we can be successful. To be successful in college means a lot. If we use some of the ways that help us to be a success in college, life will be easier.  

My accent!

It is really interesting how languages are. I think the most interesting thing about languages is the accent. Sometimes I am scared to speak english because of my accent. It's funny when people try to find out where I am from because of my accent. I ride the bus to get home. One day I was riding the bus and I asked something to the bus driver. He asked me later where I was from, I said I am from Mexico. He said "I thought you were from Germany" because your accent sounds like german. I started laugh. Other day a person asked me if I was from Italy, even one day someone asked if I was from Asia! People never guess that I am from Mexico.

My sister Briah

How Briah Changed My Life

It has been difficult for me to see life from a good point of view when I believed that only bad things happened to me.  My sister Briah has been a great help to me because she show me so many reasons I can be happy.  Briah is eleven years old and is a girl with special needs.  She was born four months premature and she has had a lot of medical problems since then.  Even though she has a lot of disabilities, she does not let them stop her from being happy, smiling and always with desires to keep living.  At the beginning it was hard to be with someone with special needs because I did not know how to act around her.  Because of Briah I now know that people with disabilities exist to teach us many beautiful things.  That is what has happened to me with my sister Briah.  She has been a great example for me.  She has taught me how to be strong in difficult moments, to accept people who are different than me, and to see things with a good attitude and to live my life with happiness.

 The first thing that I have learned from Briah is to be strong when life is difficult. I have had three surgeries in nine years and they have been difficult. I have not been very strong because I think of Briah who is only eleven and has already has 41 surgeries and it seems incredible to me how strong she is. I have had the opportunity to be with Briah in two of her surgeries.  It has impressed me how strong she is and how easy she recovers.  Even though she is always in pain, she is always happy.On one occasion, the day after one of her surgeries I asked her how she felt and her response was “I am happy”.  It amazes how strong she is.I have learned to be strong and to not complain.

The second thing that I have learned from Briah is to accept people that are different than me. There is a big diversity of people in my family.Briah is different from everybody else in my house.She cannot walk or do other basic things for herself. Living with people with disabilities is challenging but rewarding, because I can learn a lot of things with them.Living with Briah has helped me accept people different than me. It has helped me to understand nobody is perfect.And the most important thing i have learned is to respect and not discriminate other people.

The last thing that Briah has taught me is to be happy.  Happiness is an important feeling we should have every day. It is easy to forget about what makes us happy. Briah is a girl that always is happy and it makes me happy too.  She shows me that I do not have to have an easy life to be happy. When I see the happiness that she shows, I feel happy too.Briah has shown me so many things that i can be happy and thankful for. One of those things is that I have to accept myself as I am without worrying about how I look or how smart I am.

Everything that Briah has taught me are important principles that we have to learn in life and it is not easy to learned them and shows them. I show Briah how thankful and happy I am that she is my sister and part of my life by caring for her, spending time with her and trying to be more happy in my life, even though she does not know everything I have learned thanks to her.

Writing 0900

When I was in high school in my senior year I took Honors English. That was hard for me.  When I took the placement test for college I had to take Writing 0900. I did not know really much the differences between Honors English and Writing 0900. When I was in high school I did not learned enough English to be in college. I think this year I am focusing more in learning English.

 Writing is really important. Is really hard for me to communicate with other people or when I have to express my feelings. Writing is really helpful for me because it helps me to write some of my feelings or the things that I do not want to say face to face. Being in Writing 0900 has been helping me a lot because I realized that I did not learned very much when I took Honors English.  Writing 0900 is a class where we can learn the basics things of writing.  At the beginning I was not happy because I knew it that taking Writing 0900 I was going to take more classes but now I realized that I really need this class and I like it. When I was in Mexico I had to learn how to make an essays and I never learned how to do it. Now taking writing 0900 I had been learned how to do an essay and I am really happy because essays are very important and I am learning how to do it. 

Medicine

The importance of medicine.

Medicine is very important. Yesterday I felt bad.  My stomach  really bad.  When I got home I took  a pill  and  in 20 minutes after I was whithout pain.  I was really happy and thankfull because medicine exist.  I was thinking about the people who discovered medicine and how they did it.  I know it is hard, but at the same time I know people have capacity to do all kind of things.  I was sad too, because medicine not everybody have it.  It can be people in bad conditions or with a lot of pain and they do not have medicine to take the pain  off.  I learned that people from long time ago didn't had medicine and because of that a lot of people died.  There are some medical problems that don't have medicine for cure it, but there are people who are discovering  medicine every day.  Medicine helps me feel better.

Differences between Mexican and American schools

Schools

I had been in school since I was 4 or 5 and now I am 18.  I lived 17 years in Mexico, so I went to school  there.  When I came here  I went to high shool and I finished my senior year.  I was really impress about all the differences between the school here and Mexico. First,  here you can wear normal cloth, but in Mexico you have to wear uniform.  I did not like it because it was boring wear the same cloth every day. The only good thing about uniform is that I did not have to worry about what cloth I was going to used. The second thing that most impress me was that I was available to choose my classes. In Mexico they gave me the classes that I had to take. Something good about that they gave me my classes was that if I did not like the class I was having someone to blame, but if I choose the class and I did not like it I was going to be mad with my self.  I like more the teachers here, because they care about my grades. In Mexico they do not care,  if you fail sometimes they are happy. That is sad. The school in Mexico is harder that the school here. Here I have freedom and a lot of opportunities to have a good grade.

Photography

PHOTO

I took Photography when I was in high school. It was a great experience. Before I take that class I tought it was going to be an easy class and I was going to take only pictures. It was not easy as I tought. I learned how to take and develop pictures. Some days was boring because all the theory. It was stressful too because sometimes the pictures didn't turned how I was expecting, but it was really fun. If I have the opportunity to take it again I would do it. I think pictures are very important. I remember a little about my childhood but when I look some pictures it helps me remember more. Pictures helps us to remember things and to know places that we don't know.

Surgery

My third surgery

A few days ago, I was remmembering that my last surgery happened a year ago on September 2, 2010. It was something that I didn't expect that it was going to happen because I thought I was healthy.  Something that was funny was that my first surgery was on September 2, 2002.   The day that my dad told me that I was going to have another surgery I was really sad.  I have had a lot of good and bad experiences at the hospitals.  I got to know many people and some of those people are now dead.  I had he opportunity to understand people with differents situations.  I now look back at those days and I remmember how things happened and sometimes it makes me feel sad for all the pain that I was feeling but I feel happy too because I am here alive. 

If a girl ask a boy on a date who should pay?

I think the people who ask for a date should pay, because those people are interested in the date. I like the idea when both persons pay; I think that's the better option. I don't like it when guys pay for everything, even that I grew up believing that boys have to pay. I think all those ideas came from a long time ago maybe because women didn't have a job; for me that’s the reason, but at the same time we should have some of those ideas, like boys opening doors for girls and things like that.

My experiences in Mexico were when boys asked me on a date I like to pay my part, but Mexican boys don't like when a girl pay because their mom's told them that they have to pay, sometimes that’s good.

When someone else ask us for a date, sometimes we should allow them to pay.

Every culture is different, in some cultures is not accepted that a girl asks a boy on a date, but those differences make cultures interesting.

My Firsrt Day

Welcome to my blog! 

           I feel ecxited doing my first blog. I am doing this because I have to do it for my writing class, but I think is something that can help me depelop how to express my feelings. This is being hard for me. Is even hard when I write in Spanish and Spanish is my native language. My problem is that when I think in something that I want to say I don't know how to put it in a piece of paper, but I know that doing this is going to help me to learn how. First I have to think what I want to say in Spanish and then I have to translate that to English and then write it, which is a long process. I look at this as a challenge, a challenge that is going to help me learn more English and to express myself better.