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I succeed through determination and perseverance

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Hello! My name is Diana and I am 25 years old. I am currently in my last semester at Montgomery County Community College, taking my last four classes I need to graduate in May. After graduation in May, I plan to apply to teaching jobs.

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Religion is something that has made me open up to people and has helped create who I am. I was raised Roman Catholic and even though I still attend Catholic Church on Sunday’s and enjoy doing to the Rosary group to pray the Rosary, I enjoy being apart of young adult Christian fellowships as well. I have been apart of the Thrive Christian fellowship here at Montco for about 4 years now and absolutely love it. I have met so many people and have become so much more outgoing than how shy I was in high school. I have gained such a great relationship with God, I can’t thank Thrive enough for instilling a passion for gods grace and worshiping the lord through singing.

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Our family celebrates traditions including gathering for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and we always celebrate our birthdays. In my immediate family, whenever we have a birthday, we each get to pick where we get to have dinner out to celebrate.

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I enjoy running and positive self-talk has been the one thing that gets me through running. I run for personal enjoyment and even though running gets hard for me, since I am not in the best shape, I persevere through positive self-talking. While I run I voice positive self-talk to help me persevere and get through it. While running, I voice positive things, to myself, such as “It does not matter how slow, all that matters is that I am running,” “Do not give up, you are almost there,” “I can do this, I will go this, and I won’t stop till I am at the finish line”, and lastly, “The faster you run, the faster you’ll be done, so push it.”

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There are countless thing that I value which include: perseverance, selflessness, being kind, being there for family and helping then especially in difficult circumstances.

Perseverance is one of the greatest values I hold close because having perseverance has helped me get through a lot. As a result of having perseverance, I am able to push through things when they get tough and have the determination to finish things I start.

Selflessness is something I am proud to value because life is not always about me. I value helping others over myself and caring about others. I am one of the most selfless people you would meet because I put others before myself and how I would rather help others than be self-centered.

I value being there for my family. There have been so many times I am there for my family in the good times as well as the not so good times. Two examples jump  out at me immegiately which are driving my sister around when she couldn’t drive and helping my mom after she had surgery for her hip replacement. I was almost always more than willing to dirve my sister places when she needed me and couldn’t drive. Also, I was the person my mom knew she could tern to after her surgery because I was always there to assist and help her with whatever she needed whether it be simply going downstairs and getting her a drink or having to run errands for her because she couldn’t get out of the house. Also another time I helped out family in a difficult time was when my mommom fell and hurt her ankle. I was so selfless, I came over her house for 2 days and assisted her throughout those whole 2 days. I was basically her caretaker for 2 days when she couldn’t move or do anything on her own.

Lastly, I value kindness because it doesn’t cost anything to be kind. Kindness is just my nature and I would rather make someone’s day by being kind then have a bad attitude about things. I would rather be kind and smile to someone I pass by at school than have an annoyed or negative attitude.

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I am the oldest child and just have one sister who is close in age (22 months younger), but we do not talk. My parents have had the most influence on me, and if either were not in my life, I don’t think I could live. My parents are the hardest-working people I know, and I have learned to never give up. My dad always tells me, “As long as you do your best, that’s all I can ever ask.” My dad is a general manager at a small company, and is a manufacturing accountant who works seven days a week and my mom is an IT business analyst who works a full-time job as well. My dad is the kindest man I know, and he is truly someone special. My mom is strong and guiding and without her guidance, I would be lost. My parents have also taught me to always be kind and as my dad says, “It doesn’t cost anything to be kind”.

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I have always had a passion to help people in some way, but I did not always know how. I am currently pursuing my passion of being a middle school special education teacher’s assistant. My one middle school special education teacher I had in 8th grade really inspired me to want to be like her. Ever since I had her in 8th grade I wanted to help special education students struggling just like I was, and since I absolutely love being in school studying and attending classes, it would be perfect to have a career in a school.

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My hobbies include: crocheting, reading, and watching sports. I learned how to crochet from my mom when I was 10 and have been crocheting ever since. I enjoy making scarves, blanket, and other things. Some projects I have completed include: multiple scarves, a blanket, and one shawl. I also enjoy reading a lot because it is something I can turn to if I’m stressed or upset that calms me down. Even though I don’ have the best comprehension, I find books that I can understand. I usually read young adult books, however, recently I found I love James Patterson’s books especially the Bookshots he has written. I bought a huge stack of James Patterson’s bookshots over the holidays and enjoy them so much. They are so action packed and not very long. Lastly, I enjoy watching sports and watching sports would not be the same if I didn’t watch sports games with my dad. My dad and I are the perfect duo for watching sports. We are so enthusiastic, and I have been watching sports with my dad since I was little. With his knowledge he has taught me a lot about the games of sports especially when we watch Villanova Basketball, the Eagles, Manchester United soccer, Notre Dame football, Flyers hockey, and phillies games.