Sources of My Identity

Ever since I was little I knew I wanted to be a teacher. My entire basement was set up like a school and I would force my sister and neighbors to sit and "learn" every day. I would make lesson plans and grade fake tests. My mom is a fifth grade teacher so I think this influenced my hobby as a teacher in my basement. As I got older, I still felt the same interest in teaching children. When I got to the Mount I heard about LaSalle Academy tutoring. This was right up my alley. The first Thursday I went, I fell in love with all the kids there. I met so many amazing kids who just wanted a friend. I also realized how much I love to help others in need. As I look at colleges now, I am certain that my major will be a teacher and LaSalle Academy ensured that for me.

A very influential person in my life is my sister, Megan. She is a freshman at the Mount. Even though she is younger, I look up to her. Now I do, both literally and figuratively. She always seems to amaze me with her great grades and her success on the crew team. She is also always there whenever I need someone. Through things like these, I learn from my sister every day. When I was little, I thought two and a half years was so far apart, but now I feel like she is my own age. Throughout each summer, we share a room down the shore and I feel like this really bonds us. Megan is one of my best friends and a lot of my decisions are based off of her opinion. Although she is at a different stage in her life, I feel as though she is a huge source of my identity and will influence me for the rest of my life.



My friends, just as any other teenager, influence me. I think through the friends I met at school and my friends from grade school, they have all influenced me for the better. They have all taught me how blessed I am and how I can be the best person I can. When a lot of people think about high school, they may think of how awkward they felt or how they were bullied. I truly believe that because of my friends, I have had an awesome high school experience. I don't know what I would do without them. They know everything and I hope I can be half as good of a friend as they are to me.