I am...

Brayan Alvarado

English 1A

“I am…”

            I am Brayan Jhonny Alvarado, I am 21 years old and this is a blog about who I am and what defines me.  This is currently my 5^th semester here at San Jose City College.  The first thing I will describe in the blog is who I am, what my goals are, my hobbies, my family.  The high school I attended and graduated from is Lincoln High School, class of 2009.

            First, I am a current student at San Jose City College my goal is to transfer as soon as possible to a 4 year university.  The reason I want to transfer is because I want to receive a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering.  By achieving this goal I am confident that I will have a good paying job.  Getting a job at The Apple Company is my dream job.  What helped me decide what I wanted to major in all started when I was 8 years old because my mom took me to the museum in downtown San Jose, and they had a workshop that allowed everyone to make their own computers from recycled hardware, that companies no longer needed.  So I was there creating my computer out of cardboard boxes and recycled chips and put it together, so that was when I fell in love with computers.  Later did I realize math was highly involved, and liked it even more because I am excellent with numbers.

            Second, I have many hobbies over the years of my life, I have learned to do many productive things and some not so productive.  For example, some of my productive hobbies I enjoy doing is to play soccer because I have been playing this sport since I was 1 year old, and actually got into my first official team at the age of 4 and was the leading goal scorer.  My next hobby I also enjoy doing is Martial Arts, it has taught me to discipline my mind and actions.  Another hobby I have is attending a church group, the reason I enjoy that is because they have taught me the true values of life, for example not to be so center minded.  My final hobby is not so productive but I enjoy it a lot as well and that is to play Xbox live, it is really fun to play when there is absolutely nothing to do.

            Third, there is a long history about my family and struggles, I always thought my life was perfect until my parents had immigration issues.  Because of immigration issues our family was separated for a total of 6 years.  My mother and sister were living in México, while my dad and I stayed here in the United States.  Eventually there were able to fix their documents and we were reunited once again but it was never the same as it was before.  This life experience motivated me to be someone in life to show the world that even with our family being separated because of immigration issues it only made me stronger and did not stop me from being successful in life.  Because I know I’m not the only kid that went through a tough separation.

            In conclusion, these are a few things that describe who I am.  My life is not perfect but I learned through experiences that anything in this world is possible.  My parents gave me wonderful attributes and made me the man I am today.  If it was not for my parents, I would have been a lost soul doing nothing with my life.  So I am very grateful for what I have in my life and what I have been though because it only made me better as a person.