Something New

This semester was nothing what I expected and I did not expect to learn so much. I was scared coming into this class, and I was not sure I could pass it. I did not like it at first, and I thought I was going to hate this class with a passion.  However, after a couple weeks I started to like the class, and my classmates too, well some of them. I thought I was getting overwhelm with all the essays at the end I thought I was going to go crazy.  Some of the subjects were not that interesting to me, and I didn’t really give a crap about it. One of my mistakes that I had this semester was waiting to the last minute to do my essays.  I think if I would have taken this class a little more serious, I would have been not so stressed.  I do not think I will continue to blog because, of personal reasons.  I had fun blogging and having the chance to meet new people. I thought the funniest blog that we had was the one about the 3 truths, and one lie. I thought some of my classmates came up with some pretty funny stuff.  I had learning experience this semester, and I’m glad I got to meet new people and become friends.

A Night to Remember

It was a cold chilly night, and the bright lights were shining down on us. My teammates and I had nerves shaking through our spines. This could be one of our games playing as a team, and when we warming up it was silence. I could not believe that we had made it to the CIF finals,and we were playing against a team who had beat us before. We all could hear each others heartbeat, and we all were breathing hard we wanted to win this game. AS soon as the whistle we attacked as a team, and play for each other. The nerves slowly went away,and we all got into our comfort zone. The ball was going back and fort, and long beach had opportunities to score and so did we but each time somone would save it. It was the 36 minute in the game my teammate Riley Ridgit had this moment where she headed the ball from a cross . We all jumped up and down that feeling of a little relief, but it was to close to say who would win.. Half time came, and we were all tired breathing hard so much that you could see the heat from our head. Before the second half we came together, and said won or lose we are a team, and I knew at the moment we deserved to win. A couple minutes into the second half Riley got a pass from Miranda again and she headed it in, and we all looked at each other maybe this could be our game. After that it felt like the game was going to end. I looked at the clock there was less than a minute away, and then 10 seconds left. Five four three two one, and the whistle blew. We were CIF champions everyone ran to each other hugging each other. All of us were crying and happy this actually happened we worked so hard ,and we deserved it. After that I knew this was probably one of the best teams I would ever be on. I cannot describe to you how we all felt it was just happiness,and we felt all our hard work was paid off. And the rest is history.

Reading Twilight

One movie that has recently came out was Twilight:Breaking Dawn Part Two, and I thought it was good and took my breath away. However, the books are much better,and more detailed. Many people do not understand the impact that this series has done to the public. Many young and old people have fell in loved with these books. The author Stephanie Meyer is very smart on how she implies the characters in the text, and she makes the reader want more. I am a fan, and I am not afraid to say so, but I read all the books even before the movies came out. Once I read the first book I had to read the rest, and when I was in the high school I would read the books in class. But when the movies came out everyone started to be a fan, and it got me mad because real fans read the books before anything. But back to the book I wasn't a reader until I read these. When anyone reads these people get dawned in and pictures in their head. People are probably tired of hearing about twilight, but everyone is a sucker for love stories. I know that a love story like this makes you want to believe that it can happen, and I know I speak for a lot of girls. This series of books is great, and it helps you to become aware of reading. After I finished I wanted to read books, and I did I kept reading ,and now I try to read at least one book at a time. If anyone wants to get started on reading I think you should try this, and if anyone is wanting a love story you should read this book. Regardless if you hate it or love it is an amazing book series.

FFN

After reading Fast Food Nation I can honestly say I do not eat at McDonalds anymore, and I do not plan on eating there ever again. I did not know any of the history about fast food, and now that I know much of it I get disgusted. I used to go to McDonalds all the time, and now I cannot not even go and eat anything thing in there. I feel like I gain so much information, and it has helped me not to go eat out as much. I cannot even stand the meat, and how they sell it to people like that. I think that people need to have the right to know what they are putting in their mouth. If more people read this book they could help themselves, and others from getting sick and helping the be healthy . I can understand why some people would become vegetarian based on this book, because it has so many details how food is processed and how little care goes into it. I used to love chicken nuggets now I just don’t want to eat them anymore. The only the I will eat out is pizza, and I will not eat at McDonalds for a while. Better yet never again

what is the truth? (:

 

1.       I like to eat McDonalds hamburgers  

2.       I have 4 sisters

3.       I like to watch crime shows

4.       I have been to Mexico

5.       I have no pets

6.       I love to play softball

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Changing my past

                I am not the same person I was about two years ago, and I better idea what I want in life. When I was in high school all I wanted was for everyone to like me and be my friend. Everyone in school knew me as “nana the nice girl”, and it wasn’t a bad name, until people started to take advantage of me. The friends that I had back than I do not have now. I would let my so called friends tell me what to do, and do things for them. I knew that it was not good, but I wanted everyone to like me, and at times my friends would be rude to me and I would take it.  At times I felt that I was losing myself, and all I wanted to be popular, and that wasn’t me. Many of the friends I had in high school didn’t care about school, and wanted to party all the time; but that wasn’t me. After we graduated I started to see what friends actually mattered to me. People say you find out who your true friends are after high school, and I fully believe that. I thought I was going to stay close to everyone, but I didn’t. With time I started to realize the friends I had didn’t push me around, and didn’t take advantage of me. The friends I had cared about me and wanted the best for me.  I felt like I was getting to like myself, and I wasn’t around people with bad motives. I can say I have changed, I do not care if people do not like me, and I am happy the way I am. If someone does not like that, it is their problem. I refuse to let one tell me how to live my life, and I am in a good place right now with people who care about me, and want me to succeed in life.

The Rios Family

Family means more to me than anything, and I could not be anymore happy for the people I have in my life. My mom and dad are the best, and they always look out for me and my sisters and do whatever it takes to help us out. I have three amazing sisters, and they all are very supportive of me, and what I want to do in life. My older sister is named Celina and she knows what she wants to do in life. She is currenlty married, and is expecting a kid sometime soon, my whole family is excited to have a new family member. My other sister is a high school senior at Buena High School, and Susie is very a smart girl . Her and I are very close, I consider her my best friend, and I am always myself around her. My other little sister Clarissa is one of kind, and she has a heart of gold. She looks up to me, and that is hard and good at the same time. I make her try hard in school, and I always take her under my arm is she is ever in trouble. My mom is the best mother I can say, and all she does for me is amzing. My mom is my rock, but we have our agurments here and there . I still go to her for advice,and talk to her about problems I have with my friends at times. Lastly my dad, he is one of the smartest man I have known. My dad is such a loving person, and he thinks about everyone before himself, and he is a wise man with so much experience in this real world. My dad always goes to my soccer games and supports me. I can have hours and hours of conversations about life and that's what I love about my dad. He is an open guy,althought he has his moments . My father is a protective guy, and is always looking out for me .I do not know where I would be without my loving ans supporting family. I honeslty feel I am blessed with a good family, and many of my friends love coming to my house because if my family. My family is very tradtional, and I believe family never leaves you . I think we all need to see how thankful for who we have in our life

A life changing experience

It was a regular day as any other, but it was my first coast club soccer game of the season. I was a freshman in high school, and everything was new to me. It was so hot the sweat on my face became dry and salty in a second. The grass was dead, and weeds that used to be green were dry and brown. It was hard to control the ball because the field had holes; the field was like a battle field. The humid air and wind made it hard to breathe, I felt as if I was in a desert. We were playing at middle school in Valencia, and the time of the year made it worse. a Within twenty-five minutes of the game I was dying of thirst, and I felt if I was going to pass out. The game between our teams was very intense, and at times it got physical. Something in my gut told me if I didn't stop playing aggressive something was going to happen to me. When I would play I was very aggressive, and I did not let anyone push me around. Players on other teams were not very fond of me, and they wanted to compete against me.

Furthermore, I was playing left back and I had not played that position before, and I felt very uncomfortable. Playing a position you do not know can be confusing, and can cost you to lose a game. A girl from the opposing team had attempted to try to score, but she had a horrible shot and it went out. My best friend Ashley was taking the goal kick, and she usually sends it up; but at this time she sent it to me. As the ball came towards me I turned my body 90 degrees so I could receive it, and I could pass it with my right foot. As the ball touched my left cleat, I turned 180 degrees toward the right, and all I heard was a long cracking noise. The noise was pretty loud, and it reminded me of glass being shattered. I was in so much pain, but all that could go through my head was how bad could this be? I was losing my mind, and I was denial. I could not believe something so loud could come from inside my knee.

Immediately after I fell I knew my life would not be the same. All I could remember from the moment was that I heard a crack so loud. .My scream was so loud it had an echo to it , and people thought I was dying.When I heard the noise I got scared, and I yelled in pain. My parents rushed over and asked me what had happened, and all I could say was “my knee”. The tearing of my ligament was so loud it could wake up the living dead.I had other injuries before, but none could compare. Sure, I had bruises, and got kicked but this pain was not normal, and that noise was not good. I was on the floor for a while, and I knew then and there this might be my last time playing soccer for a while. I was crying thinking that I might never touch a soccer ball again. I had grown up player soccer, and it was my life everything revolved around it. It was my passion for life.

A second right after I heard that horrible noise the pain came, and it was the most agonizing feeling ever. The pain was so agonizing, and I felt like someone had run over my leg. Parents from the other team had heard the crack, and were worried. The pain felt as if someone had stuck a thousand needles in one spot in my knee.. The only thing that was running through my mind was how bad my knee hurt. I could not move my right leg just turning a little was hard. My parents would try to move me, and I would not let. I was on the field for about ten minutes until they could pick me up, and when they did I was crying while they were carrying me. Moving my knee just a little bit felt like someone was stabbing with a knife. My friend's father and my father were the ones who picked me and brought me to the car. After I was in the car my mom told me we are going to the emergency room, and that’s when I found out I needed to go to a specialist. And from there we found out that I tore partial of my Acl. Your Acl stands for anterior cruciate ligament, and the function of it is to keep your knee placed all together. This ligament is major part of how a knee is bending, and how you run and do other activities. In soccer many girl my age have Acl injuries, and it is common based on how our body is. Women have curves and hips, which leads to more pressure on their knees. Thus women have more weight to deal with, and it is hard for the knee to stay strong with all the weight.

Eventully I had to have surgery to fix my knee, and with surgery comes the rehab . After my surgery I had to do eight long months of physical therapy, and it was very difficult . I had to learn how to run,walk,and bend my knee all over again. I had good days and bad ,but I never gave up. I kept trying to be my do my best ,so that I could play again. The process was a very overwhelming,and it took a lot of strength out of me. The only reason I was modivated to get better was so, that I could play soccer again. My recovery was a learning experience, and it taught me to be thankful for living.

Lastly, my experience taught me that I should take each game seriously. I do not know when my time could be up, and the doctor tells me that I cannot play soccer anymore. I never thought that I would tear anything in my body because I took care of my body. However, I was wrong. Any moment something unexpected can happen, and for me, one bad turn was it. It was a very dramatic time in my life, and I still have flash blacks from the accident. Although I try to keep my head up, because my injury didn’t stop me, it made me. Many people do not understand the how precious life is, and at any moment something you value can be taken away. After my injury I learned that I should play every game like it is my last, and I have done so. Lesson learned. Never take anything for granted. I am still playing soccer today, and since my injury I have had two surgeries, but I continue to play and fight all my battles that come my way.  

Something New

I had the honor of interviewing one of my classmates by the name of Mindy Sanchez. Mindy has lived her whole life in Oxnard , and she plays softball aswell and is very passionate about it. She attends Oxnard College, and this is her second year here. As I was conversating with her she mention that she wants to become a fire fighter, and I thought that was intresting and cool. Not many women go out there and decicde that they want put their life before others. She has a job, and mostly works everyday, she attends school two days a week, however she does not have a break that much. Mindy does have a brother, and in her free time she likes to be with her family. I asked her to describe herself in three words , and she came up with weird, nice and talkative. I could understand why she was said talkative she was very social when we were doing our interviews. One of her favorite quotes or saying “you can achieve it , if you believe it”. I thought that was a great quotte because in life you have to believe in yourself. Lastly when we started talking about the campus she said she liked the library best, based on how nice it was. If she could change anything she said it would be that old cafeteria building, because it is just sitting there with no purpose. I thought that was funny, but Mindy was a very open and honest person, and interviewing her was a great opportunity.

TEXTING is taking over

I believe that texting is just a way to comminicate, and that it comes in handy for emergencies. I am the kind of person who likes to call rather than text. It is very hard to get a hold of someone by text message I would rather just call and get it over with. Texting has become something that everyone needs to have nowadays. When I first got myphone as a freshman in high school I was excited to text. However, over the years texting got boring, and I started to to talk on the phone more. Kids nowadays are always on their phones, and their whole life revolves around it. I am not going to lie I am attached to my phone, but I could live without it. I remember when phones were just for calling and now they have texting and a bunch of things. Texting is good for certain things, but too many teenagers are so into texting they do not see the bad grammar they use. I fell some people loose their writing skills, and forget how to write. A phone call is better and it makes everything better, and quicker. Althought, texting is quick it is a pain in the butt when you the person you are texting doesn't reply.

Fake television

The media has changed so much over the years, and reality television is one of the reasons why people question if what they are watching is real? I honestly believe that media and reality shows effect our society. Nowadays all you see on t.v is sex, fighting, and drinking and kids are watching that and thinking it is okay. I believe mostly everything that is shown on television is fake, based on what happens behind the scenes. There are some shows that display the American Dream, but I believe there is a twist to them. Everything that is on television is reality shows, and they all betray the same issues, and that is drugs, and fighting . All these show have the same drama with cursing, but at the same time people like to watch it. I admit I like to watch shows with drama, however I like when shows betray love, and family.

Although I do not believe reality shows are real,but they do have some particular issues that are real. One of my favorite reality shows was the “Hills” on MTV, because it displayed a girl's journey to the city and follows her dream. Like any other reality show there was drama, but my favorite character was Lauren Conrad. She was a down to earth girl, and even though some of the issues were fake she remained true to herself. I admire that so much, she did interviews and explain that MTV wanted her to do certain things, and she refused. They got upset. Laruen eventually quit the show and it was not successful, but she stayed true to herself. So many shows today have no learning lesson; for example if something serious happens on a reality show on MTV they all get into it . I believe they should show the true struggle of what it is to be in America, and none of this Real World or Teen Mom. My personal opionion I do not like those shows they are just showing that all America wants to do is party, and young girls getting pregnet. I refused to let my children when I have some be involved with this, because this is not how we should see ourselves as.

On the other hand there are some respectful, and exciting shows that a family can watch. The Voice is a fantastic show to see with your family it shows true life people and what they are going through. Life is all about struggle, and celebrities make it seem easy; but by having shows that display hardwork and heart is the real deal. I know that now more t.v stations are having more traditional shows, and showing moral lessons. I believe we all need to change what is out there for the sake of children in the future. I honeslty miss how the shows used to be when I was a child, because when I was a kid Disney Channel taught so many lessons throughout all their shows. However, it is different now I do not see those actions taking place, and it is a shame.

Fast Food

Fast food has been around for many years, and it had a big influence in my life as a child. xcWhen I was a child my parents would not let us go and eat at Jack in the Box or McDonalds, because they felt the food was not healthy. However, every now and then we would go as a treat, but we were limited to what we would get. Fast food as a child was not as bad as it is now, back then I felt that people only at fast food restaurants when they really needed to. As a child the only reason why I would like to go to McDonalds or Burger King was because they had toys when you bought the food. I did not really pay attention to the food, which meant my main focus was on the toys. I can say myself and all other children that the only reason why we ate at fast food restaurants was based on the toys. I had a routine when I went to McDonalds, I would get the happy meal with fries and chicken nuggets. I always loved the taste of them the soft inside and hard outside, but the BBQ sauce is that put it all together. My parents were really strict about what we ate, because my family has a history of diabetes. No parent wants to have their child go through that. My family was and still is very traditional, which means we like to have home cooked meals and eat together.

My life right now is very busy, and ongoing I have no time to stop and relax so I depend on fast food more than necessary. A life as a college student I tend to get lazy, and not want to make myself food. But, that is where the fast food role comes into play. When I am running late to work or on the way to soccer practice I go to a drive thru, and the food is hard to stay away from. I rely more than I should on fast food. I feel I have gained weight since I got surgery. A big role that may be involved was fast food. With out working out and fast food incorporated all the weight added up. It is very hard not to go, because the food is made already so there is no wait. Almost every where I turn my head, fast food is right there. Fast food can have some advantages they have salads even though they might not me good they have them. When I eat fast food I try to choose the healthier items or anything organic, most of the time I limit myself even thought it is very hard with all the delicious food and to add to that the resisting smell. Everybody has a choice to choose healthy or not. Fast food should be eaten once in a while with moderation instead of temptation.

Past, Present and Future

The word history has a deeper meaning than most of us know, and mine describes my life. My life has always been struggle since I was small, which has made me have this drive to succeed in everything I do. For example, I have been playing soccer since I was five, and I am still playing. My first year of high school I tore my ACL playing soccer, and I had to get surgery. I was out for about 8 months, and during that time I had do to physical therapy. After my surgery I continued to play soccer, and I played until my freshman year of college. As soon as I entered college I got injured again, however I hurt my left knee. Everything happened so fast, and I could not understand what was going on. A couple weeks later I found out I needed to get surgery, and my whole mind set was not well. Furthermore, I could not face the fear of going through surgery once again, but I knew that this was just another obstacle I would have to overcome. My whole past makes me who I am today. Nevertheless, I knew I could get over this, and I did I got surgery. In addition I am playing soccer now , and I continue to play and not let my past effect my present nor future.

Regardless of my past I try to live in the present, and try to live each day as if it is my last. My life right now is very ongoing, which means I do not have that much time to relax. I am juggling a job, soccer, and school, it is not easy. On the other hand, I like to be kept busy because it helps me get over things. Everything that I do I try to do with a purpose. I strive for the best in anything I do, and I want to go far in school. I know that my life is in my own hands, and it just takes a second to get distracted. My family is my whole reason for living they are always there for me, but other than I have a few couple good friends. I am the kind of person who lives in the moment, but I tend to stress out for little things. Despite that I do try to keep busy and hustle to make it to the top.

Lastly, my future is very big and open to any new opportunities that are headed my way. In a couple years I see myself at a university studying and majoring in Sociology, and I know that is my path in life. I hope one day to live by the beach, and having a family with kids. Everybody wants to meet that special person that they will spend the rest of their life with, but I am not in any hurry. My main focus is school, and providing for myself and giving back to my parents. I am a very humble person,that can be good and bad;but I try to make decisions that will help me in the long run. I choose what my future is , and I know that any choices I make can effect it. I am excited to see what is ahead of me ,and ready for any troubles I will face and conquer them.