Autobiographical Narrative
This is my life My name is Irene Alcantar and I am 17 years old. I was born in Lindsay, California, where I've grown up all my life. I am the youngest of three and unfortunately the only girl, but at times this can be an advantage. As time has passed by, I've learned that life isn't easy. All the mistakes I have made have taught me valuable lessons in life. A quote that I believe defines my life and who I am, states that “getting knocked out in life is given, but getting back up and moving forward is a choice.” Throughout my life I've had many ups and downs, but I have successfully passed through all those obstacles.
My life as a child can pretty much be described as any other normal childhood. The one thing that I had that was really huge and still to this day continues, is my imagination. I guess this is a really important role in one's life, without this your goals may seem really hard to reach. With me being the youngest and only girl in my family, my brothers as well as my parents are very over protective. At times this can be a disadvantage, for now that I'm all grown up, it's really hard for me to explore past my boundaries. To me this is a huge problem because as a young adult I would like to see what's out there but it's really hard for me to take all this risks.
My life started collapsing once my grandpa died. I can still remember that brief silence in the waiting room when the doctor told us the devastating news. For months it seemed like nothing would cheer me up. This was a huge down in my life because of the fact that my grandpa and I were really close. I would tell him everything that was going through my life whether it was good or bad. I believe that if it wasn't for my grandma's comfort I would of never got rid of this massive pain.
Another difficult event that affected me was when my older brother moved out of our home. This really hurt because I was extremely attached to him. Even though I would talk with him on the phone every day, it was not the same feeling as seeing him in person. This caused me to go through depression, which eventually lead to my grades dropping at school. I remember that I would beg him to come back, which eventually worked and it felt like someone had filled that huge hole that I had in my heart, however, this wasn't the end to this story. Months later he was sent to jail. My depression got worse, I remember asking my mom why this was happening all at once. I remember her always telling me to never follow his bad example. I guess that bad experience really taught him a valuable lesson in life because after he was out he started to better himself and he is now married to the love of his life and living a happy life.
Lately my life hasn't been hasn't been that bad. Since I started to attend high school I can't say I've been through too many negative experiences. To me this is really comforting because this is a time that I really have to just focus on my education and not worry about other things. A huge blessing that just came into my life is my first nephew. This was an extremely exciting time in my life because I've always dreamed of being an aunt someday. I just hope that my life continues to be in this happy and stable state and that I won't have to experience anymore hardships!
My life as a child can pretty much be described as any other normal childhood. The one thing that I had that was really huge and still to this day continues, is my imagination. I guess this is a really important role in one's life, without this your goals may seem really hard to reach. With me being the youngest and only girl in my family, my brothers as well as my parents are very over protective. At times this can be a disadvantage, for now that I'm all grown up, it's really hard for me to explore past my boundaries. To me this is a huge problem because as a young adult I would like to see what's out there but it's really hard for me to take all this risks.
My life started collapsing once my grandpa died. I can still remember that brief silence in the waiting room when the doctor told us the devastating news. For months it seemed like nothing would cheer me up. This was a huge down in my life because of the fact that my grandpa and I were really close. I would tell him everything that was going through my life whether it was good or bad. I believe that if it wasn't for my grandma's comfort I would of never got rid of this massive pain.
Another difficult event that affected me was when my older brother moved out of our home. This really hurt because I was extremely attached to him. Even though I would talk with him on the phone every day, it was not the same feeling as seeing him in person. This caused me to go through depression, which eventually lead to my grades dropping at school. I remember that I would beg him to come back, which eventually worked and it felt like someone had filled that huge hole that I had in my heart, however, this wasn't the end to this story. Months later he was sent to jail. My depression got worse, I remember asking my mom why this was happening all at once. I remember her always telling me to never follow his bad example. I guess that bad experience really taught him a valuable lesson in life because after he was out he started to better himself and he is now married to the love of his life and living a happy life.
Lately my life hasn't been hasn't been that bad. Since I started to attend high school I can't say I've been through too many negative experiences. To me this is really comforting because this is a time that I really have to just focus on my education and not worry about other things. A huge blessing that just came into my life is my first nephew. This was an extremely exciting time in my life because I've always dreamed of being an aunt someday. I just hope that my life continues to be in this happy and stable state and that I won't have to experience anymore hardships!