Famliy

Growing up, I was always surrounded by my family and I guess that is because I have a big family. I have five sisters, three older and two younger, and they always played an important role in my life. My parents both do not speak much English so it was easier to explain something I had trouble in at school to my sisters rather than my parents. I think in a way my older sisters were like my parents. Since I stopped taking bilingual classes after fifth grade, I have kind of drifted away from speaking a lot of Spanish which made it harder to explain things to my parents. My sisters, on the other hand, knew a lot more than I did when it came to school so I would always go to them.

Although I hardly see my older sisters now due to all of our busy schedules and to long distances, I know I can still count on them to be there for me whenever I need help with something important. I think that my little sisters are glad that I don’t live far away like my other sisters do because they know they always have me if they ever need help. I can honestly say I love my family. I know that we are not perfect and that I have trouble communicating with my parents sometimes, but in the end, we all share laughs and smiles and we love to have fun when we are all together. I think I am very lucky to have so many people in my life that I love so much. My sisters will always be the people that I look up to and also my parents for putting up with all of us and always staying by our sides.  

My parents will always know that I appreciate everything that they have done for me and I hope one day I can repay them for all their hard work they did while raising us all. I really think they deserve it. I love my parents for always trying to support all of us and for giving us a place to live, but I also love them for giving me such great older sisters that I can always count on for anything I ever need. Whether it is my parents or my sisters, I know that I will always be there for them like they are always there for me.