Personal Legends

One of my life missions is to open up a place that will help homeless people with clothes and food, I want to be able to help them fix their lives and help them get their GED and/or jobs. I also want to open up a community center for youth to change their lives and encourage them. I always wanted to be remembered by making a difference in life which is why my professional dream is to become a nurse.



I would open up a nice place for the homeless and have different meals everyday for them. There would be sections where they can make their own scarfs and sweaters to stay warm and even little rooms where they can sleep in. There would be a sign in sheet with as much information they can give about themselves and they would have turns to sleep in the rooms and take a shower; however, every homeless person that comes by will have a meal. I will have professionals programs and computers that will help educate them and I will have many different professionals to train them in different areas and skills so that they could get a job easier and change their lives. Even help them with health insurance in case they need any medical attention. All my life, I never liked to see homeless people in the streets asking for change and sleeping on sidewalks, it always made me very sad. Many people just walk passed them very rudely and it gets me angry because they do not deserve to be treated that way, they need help and best believe they are very grateful for giving them dollar bills.


I would also like to open a place for teenagers and young adults. I have seen too many young people waste their life and go to jail just because they were causing trouble in the streets and opening up a community center or program will avoid some of these problems. I want this center to have different groups, such as, an art group, a music and dance group, a fitness group, a homework help group, and etc. We will create workshops about resume writing and interviewing and help encourage these students to make a difference in our community, schools, and workplace.





Poem 

ima get this knowledge
by graduating college
take this homeless mess
and organize it
give them jobs
stop all their probs
become a nurse
help all people
for better or worse
just keep my goals in mind
stay on my grind
time is all mine
so why waste it
when i can taste it
right in front of me
a room full of infinity

Gratitude at work

I work as a cashier at Purple Cactus in Jamaica Plain (yikes). It may not sound so pleasant but the truth is it's not so bad. I find it a great practice to interact with customers and I love meeting new people everyday, I definitely enjoy the part where they smile to me and say thank you for their meals. I also learned how to use a complicated register and how to process payments with cash and credit, which is a pretty good skill to learn. It is also a good way to learn how to deal with upset customers and learn ways on how you fix them.




We are also all one big Purple Cactus family. We all laugh and enjoy each others company and we work together as a team to not only get the job done but to make it easier for each other. I could say that working here is the funnest place I have ever worked in my life, everyone is super nice and cool to talk to and we all get along. We do not mind taking each other shifts when one can not work and we just love to help one another out. This is a huge gratitude at work because we all meet new people and we become a family.



I am grateful for all the things about my job. First of all, I am grateful to even have a job. My job can be stressful because the big boss makes it a bit hard for us and the restaurant gets really busy; however, we together as a team is extraordinary. We all love to laugh and enjoy ourselves like a big family and I am grateful to have such an amazing job with amazing people. In the future, I want to become a nurse because I am a very social person and I love to meet new people. I also want to help people and change others life and working here is a good practice because so many people come in and I take about 500 or more orders a day and its a good way to communicate and meet all sorts of people each day.

Overall, the gratitude at work is the skills I learned, the new people I meet everyday, and the amazing people I work with.


Hip Hop Resume

Went from shy
to talkative
a girl who now loves to talk
meet new people
interact and communicate

skills in computers
excel, power point
and word

learned how to create
databases
at hospitals
a receptionist
helped patients,
answered phones,
canceled and requested
appointments

this is my resume
my skills, my talents
somethings I am good at

learned how to facilitate
events and workshops
for my peers
about education
racism and gratitude

learned how to face my fears
from public speaking
to creating
and presenting
testimonies to school committees

this is my resume
my skills, my talents
somethings that I am good at

learned how to work a register
process payments
take orders
maintain cleanliness
made sure my customers
showed happiness
and gratefulness

this is my resume
my skills, my talent
somethings that I am good at

The future

Plan A:

I just finally finished my master degree in nursing and will become a nurse at Florida Children's Hospital. I will live in Orlando, Florida in a nice big house with a garage and pool in the back with my amazing husband and two kids. My husband ill be a business man and will own one his own supermarket or retail store, we will never struggle financially. We will have everything that we know we can both afford together so that we can never go through that predicament. I worked so hard to get to where I will be and I will make sure that I save money little by little in case if anything happens. I am a great cook and baker and I shall cook and experiment something good everyday for my family.


Plan B: (God Forbid)





I get into a terrible car accident with my two kids and I need to go into surgery immediately and recover, my son slips into a coma but my daughter is fine.  From this point on, everything is falling apart. My husband is scared and exhausted, he visits us everyday and try to cook a good meal for me and our son. The doctor says I can not go into work for months until I am completely recovered and that's what hurt me the most. My son slipped into a coma and the blame is on me, I want to help fix my son but I am injured as well.

A month later, I recovered but my son has not woken up yet. Doctors ask to take the respirator off but we continue to fight for our son. A few moments later, he wakes up and we call the doctors to tell them that he has woken up.

This experience changed everything and it showed how much faith we will have for our children.

Plan C:





I tried out for American Idol because my friends dared me to and although, I am an okay singer I knew not to get my hopes up because the singers there who were in it to win it can sing incredibly beautiful. Long story, short, it was all for the fun of it.

At the end of the contest I win because of my killer hit song I sang and it was the most shocking thing ever to happen to me in my life! It was all a dare and not only did I become 100,000 dollars richer, I was creating my own album.

This changed my whole life, but my dream of becoming a nurse will still come true. I just will be more financially stable and I will never have to worry about money for the rest of my life. I could immediately get a nice house for my family and a nice car before becoming a nurse.



Poem


Life is too short
for fun and games
time to take it serious
time to make a change

got my HS diploma
never  thought that I would make it
I thank my family, my mentor
for being my motivation

helping me realize
not to let life pass me by
opened my eyes real wide
told me to change my life

First job at 14
wanted to help my mom out
struggling as a single mother
she put her life out
trying to help her kids out

worked hours and hours
overnight
to put food on the table
my role-model, my mother
my guardian angel

started college
the first person in my family
to ever accomplish that

starting my nursing degree
going to give back to my mom
and everyone who supported me

My world

This Vision Board is my life. It shows that I love to travel although, I am afraid of planes I want to travel everywhere. I love nature as well, I really enjoy watching birds and looking at all the different types. I believe trees are very beautiful, they go through a lot in different seasons and they get cut down and they continue to grow which is the part that makes it so beautiful, I believe trees show a way of life. This board also shows that I am outgoing, I love going to the movies with my friends and family and I love to hang out with them. I will do anything for my family and my boyfriend, they are the only ones that have been there for me and always had my back in whatever situation. I love to meditate my mind and exercise, it is a good way to find peace in your mind and soul and relieve all the stress. I love to go to school and work and I believe you need to work hard to succeed and that is what I intend to do. My goal is to become a Nurse and I will not give up until I get there. I love to go to the beach, when I was younger me and my father used to go fishing together. He lives in Florida so the beach is right there.  I love to swim and watch the sunset, it is something very amazing to look at. I believe in God and I was raised in as a Christian from both my father and my mother. Currently, I have not gone to church but that does not mean I don't have faith and that God has left my side.


Kim's Life

Oh what is it that I want for me?

Now I see!

Now I see!

The birds flying in the air
red, blue, green and yellow

Now I see

Now I see

The trees in fall season
red and orange
falling apart little by little
until it is all gone

Now I see

Now I see

The future in my hands
continue with motivation
none the less
by family and friends

Now I see

Now I see

The love from my boyfriend
the love from my family
the people that always will love us
care for us
nurture us

Now I see

Now I see

Never to give up
on your dreams
not until
you succeed

Now I see

Now I see

God will always be with me
never will he leave my side
my mistakes will be forgiven
I will never be alone

Now I see

Now I see

The sky clear blue
the smell of peace
happiness
success
hope

Now I see

Now I see

THE REAL ME
THE REAL LIFE