Auto Biographical Narrative
My name is Alfonso Mendoza, I am 17 years old. I was born on May 26, 1995 in a small hospital, which no longer consists, here in Lindsay California. I live in a family of 7 with me being the second oldest child. I grew up in Lindsay my entire life and have noticed all the little changes the city has gone through. Growing up, my mother did not work and stayed home to take care of my brother and I, while my father ran a trucking business. After a few years he started a new packing business first starting in a small packing house moving up to building several new ones, and opening up a store, all based around the culture here. I have always lived outside of town so agriculture has played a big part in my life. When I was about 6 years old my father began getting very ill, and after a few weeks the medicine began to take its toll on him and it wasn’t normal for me to see my father the way he was so this was hard to see for my entire family at the time. One night he began having hallucinations and acting completely bizarre so I called 911 and they quickly came and my father was sent to a hospital where he would stay for nearly a month. This was not an easy time for my family and I, but my father did return in good health eventually. He began working again and this is how he spent the majority of his time so I only had the chance to talk to him scarcely some nights. A little further down the line I began talking to a cousin of mine that because a very close friend with whom ive spent a lot of my childhood with. To this day we are still the same. No days I spend most of my time with friends and in school. I am very into physical fitness so going to the gym or going for jogs around town is a daily thing for me and something I definitely plan on including in my life for as long as possible. I am very fond of it simply for the reason that it makes me feel great about myself and everything else, and of course maintaining a healthy life style is very important.
My main priority currently is education. It’s something that has been in my life since I was just a child and obviously has shaped me into the person I am today. Without schooling I would have not met all the people I am so close to and fond of today. I believe in getting a good education to pursue a career. In the future I plan on attending CSU Long Beach in order to acquire a degree in biological sciences so that I can hopefully land a career in physical therapy. I still have a few months left here in high school, it being my senior year and all but hopefully everything will go as planned. I’m a little nervous to be graduating High School this year because life afterwards will certainly be a big change for me, but I’m sure I can manage it.
My main priority currently is education. It’s something that has been in my life since I was just a child and obviously has shaped me into the person I am today. Without schooling I would have not met all the people I am so close to and fond of today. I believe in getting a good education to pursue a career. In the future I plan on attending CSU Long Beach in order to acquire a degree in biological sciences so that I can hopefully land a career in physical therapy. I still have a few months left here in high school, it being my senior year and all but hopefully everything will go as planned. I’m a little nervous to be graduating High School this year because life afterwards will certainly be a big change for me, but I’m sure I can manage it.