Fast Food

My childhood never really involved fast food because my mom is the type of women that cooks at home all the time except for Sunday’s. So my childhood never involved fast food in my young days.  Therefore, the only time my parents would take us out for fast food was on Sunday’s. The only reason my parents would take us out to eat was because we would go out shopping for are self’s or grocery shopping or the necessary households that we would need. My parents would usually take us to Taco Bell, McDonalds’ or if not they would take us to Toppers Pizza. Most of the time my parents wouldn’t choose are meal they would usually buy us a cheeseburger at McDonald’s or if we would go to Taco Bell they would buy three hard tacos. But when we would go to Toppers my parents would usually buy a large cheese pizza and a large salad for the family. At that young age I didn’t care just because we didn’t have to eat home. At times we would pass by a fast food restaurant  and I would ask my parents if we could stop and eat some Taco Bell and there answer was no your mom is already cooking something at the house.

 

The only time I eat fast food is when I don’t want to eat at home or I don’t like what my mom cooks for the day. My mother is always been a cooker. The only time I rely go out and eat fast food is when I work very late and I don’t want to stop at home and grab something from home and also when I’m rushing to class I will stop and grave a bit from a fast food place. Therefore, I think that I don’t rely on eating fast food. I don’t occasionally eat fast food, maybe three times a week but that includes weekends. I think I don’t eat out as much as other people eat out. At some point I think that it’s not that bad to eat out because you are in the run or maybe your tired of the food from home.

Fast Food

                I have lived in Oxnard since I was a child. I grew up in a family of eight, which included my four sisters, my brother, my parents and I. Growing up in a family of eight was not easy. I can clearly remember my parents always having to work many hours in the fields to have the money to support my siblings and me. I would hardly see my parents since they were always working. My parents would constantly argue regarding financial issues. When I was around twelve years old my parents decided to start their own business. They opened up their own janitorial services, risking on losing the little money they had saved up for many years. Their business was a success and money was no longer an issue for us. My older sister and I would help my parents’ clean offices after arriving home from school. We did not live a normal kid’s life, since we were always at school and then work. This routine continued until I was done with high school. I graduated from Hueneme High School in 2006.

                Today I am currently 24 years old and I am a full time student at Oxnard College. I want to be like my parents and succeed because that’s the example they have taught me my entire life. I have learned many things from them and a very important one is to never give up on your goals. Even though I have worked since I was 12, I’m proud that I never gave up on school. I only need two more semesters in order for me to apply for the radiology technology program.

                By the time I’m done with Radiology school, I want to travel to many places and enjoy myself, since I never really had a normal childhood. My main goal is to work at a Hospital as an X-ray tech. Even though my goal is to become an x-ray tech, I would like to go back to school and get a degree in business.  I don’t want to settle for less, I want to continue on pursuing my dreams and goals. I want to be successful and support my parents because if it wasn’t for their help I would not be where I am at today.