MY COMMUNITY

The community I would consider being a part of is the Mission district. In the Mission District there are a lot of events where people get together and celebrate whatever event it may be. being part of the Mission district means a lot to me since it is a community where everybody know somebody, which makes us all connected. It is filled with different ethnic groups Blacks, Whites, Latins being the majority. We dance eat great food from the particular islands and we also keep the party going. On a regular day in the mission the streets are filled with people. Also the many foods that people sell in my community, which makes the community closer that much more. In my community there people who do murals , which beautifies the community and make it more vibrant as well as more appealing to the public.

What are some of the things you learned about yourself as a student or a professional in Module I? Did you surprise yourself in any way? Were you proud of yourself? Were you at all disappointed in yourself? Why?

Things that I have learned as an individual is that waking up early at 5 am has improved my productivity and my quality of life. I feel it’s because when I wake up early, my mindset is already set to stay active throughout the day. By doing this everyday it will become almost instinctively to wake up early every day, as long as I get enough sleep. I was surprised to see myself dress up every day in a tie and actually taking the whole program seriously. I was not the type to dress up every day and go to school for 6 hours straight. I was so use to slacking off in high school that I did not think I was able to continue on with the program for a whole year. It have now completed module 1, and I feel that in myself I am able finish what I started and complete my goal in graduating with my class mates as of class 7. I am very proud of myself to know that I have made it this far without firing myself, there has been really close calls where I thought it might have to come down to that but I now see I can accomplish anything if I set my mind to it.

Growing Up In My Neighborhood

HUNTER'S POINT PROJECTS

For about fifteen years or so I have lived in the Jets, which is also considered the projects, in hunters point to be exact. I live in condos where two story houses are side by side, in which they are so close to each other I can even hear other people walking down the stairs or hear there conversations. I say that one of the best features about where I live at is the view of the bay bridge as well as the whole east bay. I have seen many of my neighbors move in and out, many whom I don’t even talk to as much. It might have to do with hard times that people are facing with the economy, there is a lot of violence where I live and is not the kind of environment I would want myself  as well as my family to live in. It can get so bad where people can get robbed on the bus for their shoes, phones, iPods, or just their money. Where I live, it's really hard that I have to constantly watch my back just in case anybody tries to do something. It was never like this with all the violence and gang activity that goes on now. I remember everyday when I was a little kid neighbors would have BBQs, and everybody was invited but now times have changed. I have become a person who wants to better myself for the future and to reach the goal towards success. While living in the projects it has made me the kind of person who will do whatever it takes to move my family out of the projects and into a nice and beautiful house for my mom to live in. Living in the projects has made me the kind of person that knows how hard it is, where I can be easily influenced by negative aspects that come around my way but I have learned to get overcome them.