Personal Narrative: My Life In High School

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Throughout most of high school I was focused on trying to be more like the people around me. When the real question was what could I do to figure out who I am in this life. What is my purpose here? Growing up as one of the few Hispanic kids in my neighborhood, and being the only Nicaraguan kid I know made me feel very different. Even though I went through most of Glenbrook South high school with friends, family, girlfriends, parties, sports, and all the advantages I had living in this town; I still had this deep hole in my heart. It was as if I were heartbroken all the time but didn't know why. A sense of loneliness. Knocked me off my feet and held me there. I started to lose my motivation. It was because I never felt a love that was always …show more content…
This past Summer the gap in my heart was filled for the first time in the mountains of Cartago, Costa Rica. I was sent on a mission trip with my church to volunteer for the community, and to hold a Christian youth camp for a week. Being able to create friendships and bonds between kids from a totally different culture despite the language barrier was something you have to experience. We all became a family. Being one of the only kids in my mission group that was able to speak/translate Spanish for us made me a leader. On one of the last nights of my trip we were worshiping learning more about Jesus Christ and how he impacted this world, when all of a sudden I realized something. Everything that we were doing on this mission filled that missing piece in my heart. Hosting the camp and taking care of these kids made me feel that I had a purpose. That I was worth something. God healed that loneliness I've been living with for years. I felt I was given a second chance. I was given the motivation that every teenager needs before they venture out into their own life. I learned to start taking all the opportunities I get with a full open mind to learn. Ever since this trip I have pushed myself even more to get involved in more service projects/volunteer work with my church and extracurricular