Thomas
Tuitama
August
26, 2014
College
Comp 101
Past,
Present, and Future
I
was born and raised in Oxnard, California and grew up in a two bedroom house on
Kamala Street with both of my parents and my three brothers. I am Samoan and
Mexican and I am 18 years old. I went to preschool at Peppermint Junction and
Kamala for elementary school. I finished out my schooling at Haydock
Intermediate and just recently graduated from Oxnard High School. As a kid, I dreamed
about playing professional basketball in the NBA. If I wasn’t in school or
doing chores, I was down the street at Rudolph Beck Park trying to ball with
the big boys. All I could think about was playing for the Los Angeles Lakers
one day.
Now,
I’m currently taking classes and working at Walmart. I’m working towards
joining a fire academy in hopes to become a firefighter one day. On my days off
or “free time” I help my mom babysit or help my cousin with his catering
business. Although I know playing in the NBA isn’t a realistic goal anymore, I still
find time to play with friends or just simply play to work out.
In
the future, I see myself as an active firefighter who’s financially stable and
able to take care of my family. I see myself with at least two kids and be able
to send them to college without a struggle. Hopefully I will also carry season
tickets to for every Lakers season as well as the Oakland Raiders. This is what
I see and expect in my future.
Thank you! I enjoyed reading about your life. Welcome to the class!
ReplyDeleteYou have set great goals for yourself. I wish you the best of luck in joining the fire academy. Hopefully you will be able to buy your season tickets!
ReplyDeleteFirefighting seems like such a great and rewarding occupation. Good luck in becoming a firefighter.
ReplyDeleteFirefighting is an awesome career choice and way to impact people's lives. You could even see if you could be medical firefighter or work into the medical field and find a way into working for the NBA in that way. Keep on working hard!
ReplyDeleteFirefighter is a great career choice. I heard it is so much fun joining the firefighters. It’s great you want to help out your family. Keep doing what you are doing.
ReplyDeleteYou have great goals for your life. Thank you for the drive to want to be a firefighter and save people's lives.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to be a fireman too but then realized that I like fixing their cars instead. Good Luck with your career. I hear its very tough.
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