My Trajectory

One fact I have always been clear about in my life is that everything goes through something, this theory no matter how common it is, to me has been the answer to various situations I've been through. Many times, throughout our lives we ask ourselves thousands of questions like What is our purpose? Why are we here? What would have happened if I had made a different decision? Which therefore makes us questioned almost daily causing these thoughts to be constant. This is where the saying of Everything goes through something began to have a greater meaning for me. Because if I look back on my life, I can see that everything has happened as it should have been, or else I would not be where I am now, writing this essay.

Before I begin, I will describe myself briefly. In the educational aspect I consider myself an applied, dedicated and responsible young woman. On the other hand, in the personal sphere, I am very affectionate, empathetic and considerate. What these qualities in both aspects of my life have in common is that they are essential characteristics to practice the profession I aspire to, the Magisterium.

In my home since I was a child, I have good examples that have been a key part of my development as a person. Since unlike how it is stereotyped, considering the fact that I have been living in the Residencial Luis Llorens Torres since I was born 19 years ago, I have been able to excel and learn to deal with the different types of scenarios that a person who comes from where I come from can meet. Living in a Residencial is not easy, and it is not easy for people who live here as they say, it is difficult for outsiders. These closed-minded people who get carried away by everything they see in the media are the main causes of residents being judged, humiliated and denigrating. Even getting a job is much harder once they see the direction in the resume. They put a lot of limitations on us and then judge us by talking without knowing what reality is like.

At elementary school in my community, a lot of negative things happened to me, because I wasn't like other kids in the sense that unlike them, I was too shy, I avoided any kind of physical activity because of my asthma and rarely had a conversation with a partner, it was a kind of trigger for them and had an impact on "buying." Throughout my time in elementary school, I was the victim of taunts, hurtful comments and even on some occasions, not to say many, I was the victim of physical aggression on the part of some classmates. This caused me a lot more insecurity than I had, demotion from going to school, deconcentration in my classes and I had a hard time keeping my average. Despite this, I had the support of several teachers who were willing to help and support me, which is why I began to admire this profession. This is where positive things start because within the negative there is always something positive that keeps us afloat.

It was in second grade that I decided I wanted to be a teacher, even without being very clear about what this involved as I was only 8 years old, but I was sure that was the profession I wanted for me. So, I told my parents and by the day of the professions I went to do my presentation "disguised" as a teacher. I remember that this also brought a lot of taunts to me, and not only by my classmates but also by their mothers, but for the first time I didn't care and gave my presentation very confidently making this a success. After that experience I was very clear about two things, the first was that I was going to study to be a teacher, and the second, that I had to find a way to manage or overcome my shyness. Besides, I still had the crossroads that I didn't know what subject I wanted to teach as a teacher, I suddenly had more questions than answers again and these were more complicated than thinking about why did my classmates treat me in such a bad way. Now I was beginning to think about my future and for that I had to figure out what subject I wanted to instruct.

It was not until three years later, in fifth grade that this question got his answer, and this thanks to teacher Elizabeth Rosario. She became a brand-new teacher to the school who was going to be teaching us English, but for me it was much more than that, she became my counselor and friend at the level that she currently still is. Throughout her classes during fifth and sixth grade it was that I realized that I wanted to be an English teacher for elementary school children. This is because just as she has been an important pillar for me in the development of my career, I also want to be so for many children who may be going through what I go through. Having the support of these teachers when I needed it meant a lot to me and is something I remember and appreciate to this day.  This is where the question most people ask me comes from, why I chooses English if I can do the same by teaching any other subject? My answer is simple, English is an important weapon that we must all dominated, today it is more pertinent than ever so my decision will not change.

Once I graduated from elementary school and went on to study at Federico Asenjo Pre-Technical School, everything took a turn in my life. Here I got what I didn't get in elementary school. Good friends, a best friend named Lisuanette who to this day continues to support me and being an important part of my life, I was able in addition to this to continue with my notes successfully since my concentration was not being harmed by third parties. But I still had one question left to solve and it was how to overcome my shyness? Since I was clear enough that to be a teacher, I couldn't be shy at all. This is where I met the Boys and Girls Club of my community, where I met another of the most important people in my life, another pillar that is extremely essential to me.

In this organization I was part of several Leadership groups and even became the president of one for two consecutive years. In addition to being co-facilitator of the other two groups for young children and younger adolescents. It was thanks to these different experiences that I exposed myself for more than five years that I managed to cope with my shyness and realized how important it is to raise my voice and defend what you think is right about everything else. Based on these beliefs, I was selected four times to represent our clubhouse and present our community project at "La Cumbre de Liderazgo anual."  This project over the years was becoming more complex, relevant and extensive, but more than anything every year it meant much more to me than the previous year. It was thanks to this and the passion with which my colleagues and I worked that we came to win for four consecutive years the first place. Still, the greatest and ironically last experience I had was to participate in the "Joven del año" event I say ironic because since I started to delying into what a good leader and be part of all the leadership groups, it was always my dream to be part of this competition. This amazing experience marked a before and after in me, as I could recognize that the shyness that characterized me so much before was gone. This is because I had to make what has so far been the best speech I've ever made. This experience most of all I draw much closer to who I still consider my life mentor, Leicka T. Ojeda. She is a special being in my life who has advised and supported me since we met and more important than that, she is a person who has always believed in me. And I am grateful to have ended that stage of my life with her.

Thanks to people like Elizabeth, Lisuanette and Leicka, it's that I've been able to keep my decision to be a teacher firm. In addition to having the immense support of my family and partner, I always highlight these three people because I think it is also important to highlight those who do not carry your blood and treat you as if it were no matter what happens, those people who support you without judging are the ones that you always have to remember and thank.

Contrary to all these good experiences and moments of growth in my development, I have also had an example of people, in this case teachers of whom I am very clear that they are not a worthy example of admiration. Since at my high school Rafael Cordero Molina, I unfortunately had several teachers who lacked passion and motivation to teach. For example, in grade 11 I spent a full semester without a math teacher, and when it came, I was only assigning us extra jobs because we were "behind." He was zero empathetic, had no consideration, and on besides that, he didn't know how to handle our gaps caused by that semester and instead of going over with us he only gave us jobs overnight. This was an extremely difficult challenge as I have never been good at math, but I was lucky enough to be in a good group where support and explanations were not lacking. On the other hand, in grade 12 I had three different English teachers throughout the year, no one knew why, but none lasted more than three months, this lack of consistency was another factor that made it very clear to me that I could not afford it at the time of instructing. For this only influenced me a more responsible and conscious attitude of what might happen if I did not meet the goals that I had set based on my profession, since this can cause harm and delay in students that will be much very noticeable later in their lives.

That's why if they asked me about how my school life was, I'd be very divided. Since I had many positive examples and thanks to these is that I made one of the most important decisions in my life, but also thanks to these same experiences I was able to learn what does not work or is not good to make as a teacher. But that's what it's all about because life is like that, nothing and no one is perfect. So in a word this experience would describe her as enriching, for it is in one person to take and learn the good and take and reject the bad. Only in this way will we begin to see truly significant progress in us as an individual, either based on any kind of experience.

As a future teacher I aspire to be a key piece in the lives of many children. I aspire to be a pillar in their lives and to be a source of support whenever anyone needs it. I hope that I will be able to convey to my students all the good that I wish them and that they believe in themselves from day one so that once my class is finished at the end of the year, they can continue to believe in themselves on their own. I aspire that they want to continue learning English as a second language, this could open many doors for them with many opportunities and that is the idea of being an educator. To be a guide so that over time they make their own decisions and find what they are passionate about. This is why being a teacher for elementary school children is so important, because this is where they lay the foundation for them to continue to build themselves as people and future professionals being exemplary people.

But most of all, I long to teach my students more than a subject, I want to instruct them about life and what can wait for them in the future. Let them know that maybe some things at the time don't make sense, but later on they can understand that everything goes through something and they, like me, will be able to understand and appreciate it.