I’ve come from a background where I ‘ve been expected to be just another person in this world. Where people say I won’t amount to anything in life, or I’ll just be another Latino that works picking grapes. Typical stereotypes where I come from the dreams of becoming a soccer player or an athlete in general are slim to none. That would be every kids dream, wouldn’t it. Playing on a big stage of a football game. I wish it took skill to play the game, but if you don’t come from a background that plays sports, well...I guess you can say bye to that dream, but there is always a chance, or so my parents told me. My parents have seen the best in their 3 kids. They’ve always wanted the best out of us, my father wasn’t present most of my life, he left my mother a long time ago, but when I’ve seen him he always thought I could be someone. My mom on the other hand has always been there for me. She has pushed me just like my sister, brother, and aunt. I’ve been hit with so much motivation in the past couple years.
Growing up around a very large Latin background has been more for me motivation.We get associated with gangs,violence,and drugs. I’ve grown up around that, but never thought I would be accused at times for being of different skin color, believe I would do that stuff. Multiple people go down that path, because the pressure gets to them because they criticize them or they just give up on school because it is getting hard. I’m not like that, multiple people obviously have told me I won’t amount to anything In technology engineering or even become an athlete if I choose to. That never stopped me to pursue what I love which is sports and technology, and if there is a way to combine those two, it will be heaven for me.
Family, people believe that “family” is a motivation and I can agree with that. I’ve seen uncle’s throw money away on vacations and they don’t pay rent while living under their father’s house. I wouldn’t say is is a poor lack of money management but I just believe they never been motivated. As well as my cousins, I grew up around them, I’ve seen how smart they are but they decide to throw their life away and do drugs and stay out at night. One of my recent cousins graduated high school, he was suppose to major in medicine and work in the field of medicine, but decides to ditch that and work a minimum wage job. He isn’t lacking knowledge but the motivation from his parents, which for the record are my god parents, do not motivate their only son of 3 to go to college. I'm not gonna throw my life away for a job or money or I’m to lazy to study I’m motivated to do my part, and what my family expects from me.
My family tree seems to consist of the potential of being something in this world, but without motivation, we wouldn’t do anything and just be working our ass off just to pay rent, I’ve seen it all my life, and I don’t want to be another one of my cousins, it’s sad to see someone struggle in life, especially when you had everything given to you.
Therefore, I’ve grown up around negativity but my family never gave up on me. My latin background hasn’t stopped me to become a better person in life. I’m happy where I come from, a small department in El Salvador. My dreams in becoming a football player or someone who works around sports as a job are a small percentage, but I know what I can do and I know what I am capable of.