"The People I Admire"

            One of the most important people in my life is my mom. She means every thing to me. She taught me to respect others. She always tells us that she was so poor when she was a kid. She went to school without using shoes. She had a hard life. She gave my sibling and me a better life than what she had. She taught me to appreciate everything I have. She always has been working in the field since she was 13 years old. She is not a short but with a strong character. I always look up to her. She always gives me advices on what to do when I have problems.

            Another person I look up to is my father. He is 50 years old. He made many mistakes but I learn that I should not judge him. It took me sometime to know him but it was worth. He listens to every people’s problem. He is honest with everyone but he says that he might not the right person to give an advice. Now he looks tired but not old. He is not the type of person who likes to argue. He says that a person always should talk with respect without insulting someone. He is not the perfect person but I love to be his son.

            My older sister is one of the people I admire. She took care of me when I was kid. She was more than just my sister. I did not saw her for almost six years because she moved to US.  She is like my mom with the same strong character but also she is a funny person. When I was in high school, she always encouraged me to keep in school and also helped me get my home in Mexico. She always gives me advices on what I can do. I consider her my second mom and the best sister.

The Review of The Message

When I was in sophomore year, I had the assignment to read a book. I found the book The Message in the Bottle. I thought this book was about some kind of fiction book just by what I saw on the cover. This book is a romance storyteller. It is from Nicolas Sparks, the author of the book A Walk to Remember. It is not a big book but it is really enjoyable if you get into it. I think this book should be read by those who likes book about romance, who believes in the true love, and the destiny. It is about two people taking a second chance.

          The book stars by telling the life of a divorce and a newspaper journalist woman in Boston. Her name is Theresa Osborne. She found a bottle with a message inside at the beach. She got really interest after she found more letters. She wanted to know who wrote these letters. The person who wrote these letters was a man who lost his wife in the sea and he throws the letters to the sea in a way of leaving behind what he felt for his wife. Theresa went to a beach town to find this person. She did not expect to fall in love for this strange person. She saw on him the person she was looking for. She wanted to be loved the way he loved his wife. On the other hand, they both were afraid to fall in love again. At the end, they could not stop their feeling but it did not turn the way everyone expects.

          I think in this book you find out how two different people come together and fall in love. Not many people can say they found their real love. This book shows that there is always a second chance to be with the right person. The relationships have ups and downs but at the end you know he or she is the perfect person.

Change of Mind: Fast Food

            The fist time I saw this book, I though it was going to be a boring book talking about McDonalds. At the beginning, it was not that interesting but as I started to read more chapters, it caught my attention. It started to change my perception towards junk food. I started to notice how the fast food industry is changing our society. All the marketing they did to get the people buying their food. How they looked for strategies to gain their costumers. Also how they got the teenager and the middle class people as their work forced and the children as their best consumers. On the other hand, there were the most important chapters of the book that change my minds towards fast food. These chapters describe how the beef are pressed. Reading what the cattle eat and also in what conditions they are killed. How many bacteria, the beef can bring is making me think twice before eating food at any fast food restaurant. Many diseases can be caused by eating all this unhealthy food. Personally, I would never eat fast food without thinking what I have read in this book. I do not want to put my health on risk by eating all this food. 

This Semester

In my last blog, I put just one truth and it is that I play baseball. It is one of the few things I use to do on my free time; however, I do not watch baseball games.

This Semester

            This semester has been fine so far. At first, I thought this semester was going to be like last semester but it had been harder than what I expected. I came back after dropping from college last semester. I had to get use to doing homework and reading. My daily routine involved going from home to work. Now I do not have enough time to do many things. I barely have time to study. In this semester, I am taking two classes. They are good classes but it was hard at the beginning, because I lost the routine of studying. This semester is different because now I am taking only evening classes. Honestly it took me more time to get use to my evening classes. I had the bad habit of doing homework at the last minute. I also putted more effort of getting the same grades I got my last semesters. In the campus, I saw many good changes for example the library. It looks really great but most importantly all the services and tools they offer. It is a big place with lots of more computers than the old one. I have being there two times and I think it is a really good place for studying. Also I notice that they put more lights in the parking area. One thing, I did not like this semester is the recent increase on classes’ fees. Overall Oxnard College has most of the classes I need for my major. In recent days, I have started to look for information with the counselors about the courses I have to take next semester. It is hard for me to work and then come to college but it is the only way to succeed. I want to have a better future for my family and for me. I always try to take advantage of the spare time to study. When doing my homework I take my time to complete in order for it to be perfect.