There are many many families that come to America. One of the main reasons they come to the “land of the free” is because they want to succeed in life. Some might argue that succeeding in life requires you to have an education. I agree. My family moved to America for that main reason. In the Hispanic community it’s very important for kids to go to school and become something. That was no exception with my mother. My mother has always been my sister and I’s supporter. She always told us that school is very important if you want it make it out in life. That meant living a good life with little stress and most importantly enjoy working in the field that either my sister and I choose.

Growing up my mother would take us to elementary school very early just as the doors would open up so that we could be the first ones to go inside. I remember having to wake up early at 6 am with the Sesame Street theme song in the background. I knew it was time to wake up early to go to school. My mother wanted us to learn something new every day. She had always mention that she wanted us to work in a good career and in order for that to happen we had to get good grades. Coming from a Mexican culture, education is crucial for the students. Families feel that if you get some sort of higher education it will bring some success to their family and to you, the student.

My families background influenced me to go to college. For me it wasn’t an option, it was something that I had to do just like like going to middle school or high school. Unfortunately, my mother didn’t go off to college and for that reason she has encouraged us to go to college and complete the years. My father and mother reminded us that she didn’t want us to go to a job just to get a paycheck but rather go and enjoy the work we do.

My relationship to education is simple, I like to learn. Coming here to America wasn’t that easy. English wasn’t my first language. There were times that I had to be corrected in the way that I spoke. I learned that by reading books, it could help me understand the English language better. When I write I can sometimes spot out some words that don’t make sense because of the way I’m thinking it in my head. Now every once in a while I might be corrected with the way I say a certain word or phrase, I don’t mind because I’m still learning. Overall, having some education is seen as key to success.