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My river begins in San Francisco California, where I was born and lived for the first portion of my life. Life was much different there.

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Moving across the country brought a whole new lifestyle. Moving from the west coast, which is filled with ethnic diversity and so much unique culture to a small town in Connecticut where everybody looks the same, acts the same, and wears the same clothes was eye-opening. The way I acted and connected to people changed entirely.

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The cultural impact moving to Darien had on me was crazy. Going from a very diverse and unique culture in San Francisco to a place where everyone and everything is the same was eye-opening. It was here where I began to fit into Darien's lifestyle

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When I was 13, I was asked to play in a competitive soccer game. Before this, I was consumed with school, and I wanted to have a future in academics. But from that day on, my life became soccer and my life still revolves around this sport. Academics are still very important to me, just not life-consuming.

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Playing soccer is what turned me into the type of leader I am. As I got more and more invested into this game, I became more determined and passionate to reach my goals. I brought the mentality I gained on that pitch into moments in my life. Sometimes I can be a little fiery, but that's just because I'm very passionate about what I do and how I do it.

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So my life started off very simple, but after I moved everything changed, and I'm not the person that I was before I moved, so I created a dam. The separation of the two lines represent my life on the soccer field (right), and my life off the soccer field(left). My life off the soccer field has been somewhat messy and confusing, but on that field my life is simple.

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At the beginning, the water is calm. My life was simple and easy back when I was younger, but life does seem to seem much more simple than it was when reminiscing about the past. My life got complicated right as I picked up soccer, which is where the water gets rough very suddenly. Family and money issues became commonplace in my life when I was 10 years old. When I was about 14, some of these issues dissolved, making the water a little calmer.

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The relationship I have with my mom was and always will be the most important relationship I have. She has been with me since birth and always will be the most important person in my life.

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Right now, I think I'm in a nice, easy, shallow part of my river. Although my life has been insanely busy and a bit stressful this summer, I oddly like it. In the future, I think there will be some deeper and crazier parts of my life "river", but nothing I can't handle. I see myself going down the same path I'm on now for the foreseeable future, but it could always change. Our lives are constantly changing, which is what makes life so interesting.