Who Am I?

Hi, my name is Paulina Mejia. I am an 18 year girl with many questions that I wished were answered. I graduated from IDEA Frontier College Preparatory. Which I spent both my middle school and high school years in. I would always argue with my mom every year, going into summer, begging her to please move me schools. She always told me "No, it's for your own good that you stay in IDEA, I'm not moving you." So eventually I gave up on my dream on experiencing what a real middle school and high school was like. Because yes, it was a dream of mine. Every day I would wake up for school thinking "ugh another boring day of school." Until my Junior and Senior year in high school. I stopped with the negative attitude and actually joined activities that had to deal with the school. I got into the dance team, and I joined the cheerleading squad. I would always tell myself, "why should I join if I hate being in front of a big crowd?" But everyone changed my perspective of it so I decided to join. I went from being an extremely shy girl, to not even caring what thought nor said about me. I was always that girl that would put people first before myself and not even care what I wanted. I was always there for everyone but when I needed someone to talk to no one was there for me. And the actions of people not appreciating what others do for them has made me become the person I am today. I have goals in my life, which are to eventually have a family of my own, and to become an oncologist surgeon. I love helping people, that is something I have always loved to do, and the fact of knowing that by becoming an oncologist surgeon I can be able to help people just pushes me further to accomplishing my goal. A little more about myself and the things I love to do during my free time would be hanging out with my friends, spending time with my family, playing with my dogs, and eating. Specially tacos! I have two yorkies, which I love, and their names are Maya and Lorenzo. To me family is a number one priority and I believe that they are the only ones who are actually really there for you. Always be yourself with anyone no matter what the circumstance is. People will always hate, however you must always show them that you can care less of what they think. Be you and always be yourself!