My name is Rosa Tejada, I’m a sophomore at Baruch. My major is English, which might change, and my minor is Women’s and Gender Studies. I’m 19 years old but I’m turning 20 this Thursday, August 30. I’m scared of becoming a young adult because of all the responsibilities that I will need to manage. But, I’m also excited because I want to be independent and be a support for my family.
I’m from the Dominican Republic and I came to the United States five years ago. Living in my native country I was committed to school, yet immigrating to the United States did not change my commitment and my mind about education being an important key in my life. Even though my mother didn’t even go to high school she taught me to see the importance of having an education and a degree. So, being in college really means a lot to me. My goal is to make my mother and myself proud.
A fact about myself is that I love music. When I’m not having a good time I would play some songs and it would make me feel better and relaxed. Another fact about me is that my mother is an important, essential and vital part of my life. I can’t even describe the amount of love and admiration I feel for her. My mother raised my brother and I by herself, she gave us love and everything we needed. Actually, the death of my father, when I was three years old, is the only bad memory that I have of my childhood because my mother made me feel loved and happy. I’m not saying that I don’t miss my father because I do and now more than anything, but my mother is a person that I have to thank God for.
I hope being in this course will teach me more skills and techniques about critical thinking, analysis and reading between the lines. I want to be a faster reader and writer. I also want to be able to autocorrect my writings when I need to and serve as a help for my close friends as well.
