Who Am I?"I will be the best that I can be" Me
My name is Jessica, I am sixteen years old and I am very passionate about science. I love to travel with my family, but I cannot wait to travel with my friends. I've been to a few places like Florida, Mexico and Turkey, which is nothing compared to the list of places most have my friends have traveled to. After I graduate high school, I hope to explore countries in Europe and South America - like most people want to do. But I want to do it with a friend or two, discover new cultures and try new foods. After travelling or after high school, I hope to be in UBC to become a physiotherapist. I hope to be married or engaged by my mid-twenties and start a family by my late twenties or early thirties. My main goal and dream is to own a big house and have a couple of dogs. :) |
"The love of a family is one of life's greatest blessings" My Family
My family isn't too big, as I only live with my mom, cousin and stepdad. Something special about us is that we adopted my cousin two summers ago, and shes like my sister now. She came from Turkey and had to start a new life here. Shes two years older than I am so it wasn't easy. The only holiday tradition we have is baking sugar cookies on Christmas Eve. I love doing many things with my family such as skiing, hiking, biking, travelling, etc. and hope to make my mom and step dad proud by going to UBC! |
Interests Pt 1 I absolutely love skiing. It's something that naturally 'clicks' for me. I started when I was four years old, when my mom decided to take me up to Blue Mountain (or what is considered a mountain in Ontario) and attempted to teach me how to ski. This is one of my favorite memories and am so grateful for that day because if it weren't for my mom, I wouldn't be skiing today. I love the feeling of the soft powder under my feet, it makes me feel like I’m floating on a cloud. My senses are amused as I descend the mountain - the air so cool and fresh I don't want to breathe air anywhere else. The sound of nothing but my skis compressing the blinding snow, and the rush of adrenaline that fills through my body. |
"Dance is the hidden language of the soul" Interests Pt 2 Ever since I was little I would always make little dance performances with my best friend. We would perform them in front of our parents and their friends - even though we were being very silly. I only started dancing on a team in grade 8, and since then I fell in love with being on a dance team. I've done jazz, hip-hop and breakdance and I have improved or achieved something in every one of them. The best friend that I used to dance with and I actually made a dance team at our school last year, which we were both very happy about. |
"Set goals, then DEMOLISH them." |
Accomplishments There are many dreams and desires I would like to achieve in my life. First of all, I want to stay simple, humble, down to earth, kind and open minded. I want to be close to my family throughout my life and I would like to make them proud by achieving my goals which are their goals as well! Career wise, I would like to become a physiotherapist and have my own clinic. Also, I want to learn how to cook like my mom and learn all her recipes because her food is absolutely amazing. :) |
My Hero Out of all the amazing people I have in my life, my mom is definitely my hero. I've always been close with her; I tell her everything. I've really come to understand my mom throughout the years of growing up. I cannot think of a time in life where my mom hasn't helped me with something I needed for. I personally think she's done an excellent job of raising me, being a single mother for majority of my life. My mom, or my hero, is who supported me and helped me through some important decisions and is who is encouraging me to do what I am passionate about. |
"A hero does good for good, not for glory"