Significant Event- Eda Medina

I never dreamed about success till I got my first job. Yeah my job is not one of the best ones but it is better than working at a fast food place getting yelled at and disrespect from people I don't know. I feel comfortable where I'm at right now. I feel that my job is my second home and family. A job isn't just a job, It’s who you are. I’ve learned that life isn't easy, Its hard specially for a 17 year old girl who is trying her best to graduate because she rather work than go to school. But one thing I tell myself every morning is “ you’re a senior and you are almost graduating just 3 more months, and it will be over soon”.  Having to run in a schedule get tiring. Have to wake up for school at  6a.m.-2.20p.m then go home a nap from 3:00-5:00, then wake up get ready for work and by there by 6 or 6:30, later get out of work 3:30 in the morning, get home as fast as possible, be at home by 4 a.m. get ready for bed by 4:30/4:50 have to be in bed by 5 no matter what, then take a nap for an hour. Doing this routine for a year has physically ruin me. I actually cried because I can’t anymore. I felt like giving up, not  just in school and work but in life because I felt I haven't got anywhere in life for the past year I’ve being doing this. Since I haven't gave up this lead me to have great things in the past year, also brought my family way closer than is use to be. This change me to believe that I’m not a failure to society. That I should expect more of me and that I have more to offer. The amount of effort I have done lead me to move up a ladder in life.