I'm sitting here trying to figure out where to start to begin the story of my life. Let's see, there is so much I want to say, but is hard to write down 16 years of my life in a ˝ hour. Well my name is Miriam and I was born in Mexico. My mom was unhappy when she had me because she wanted a boy for her first child, to make my dad happy. But she didn't know that he already had a boy, so he was very happy to have me. Two years and a half past by and my brother was born and 8months later my dad died. Those three years were the only ones that I can say I had a family, not the greatest one but at least I had one. After my dad committed suicide my life took a drastic turn. My mom couldn't take care of my brother and I at the same time, because she was an inexperienced mother and she had never worked in her life. Therefore she had to leave me with different relatives every year or two. I was mostly raised by other people and I love them very much, but there was always somebody who didn't like me for some reason and made my life impossible.

Sadness, happiness, what I looked forward to,
Moving, problems in high school,
What I like to do,
Favorite music,
Guys I've liked.

My name is Miriam. I was born in Mexico during the '82 World Cup. My dad died in 1985, 8 months after my brother was born. After this event, my mom left me with my aunt for three years. Since then I've moved a lot with different relatives. I don't know if they didn't like me, but I found myself moving every year or two… I don't like talking about my past because those are memories that I've always kept inside, because it makes me very angry to bring them back. So I just go with the good ones. When I was seven I used to walk asleep. My grandma says that one night past 12:00am she found me walking out the house with my eyes closed. I don't know how that went away but I don't do that anymore, or at least no that I know of. I love freedom, when I was in Mexico I used to have so much fun because I was so free to do what ever I pleased. I would always be running around with my friends, fighting with the boys, jumping from the roofs, or just climbing trees. I can say I was very fortunate to live two years of my life in this little town surrounded by nature. I love that town, what makes it so special is that I've never been in a place like that before or since. I moved from that town to the U.S. that's probably one reason why I hated it here. But now I'm very attached to the U.S. I love it. I love the fact that I can do so much with very little money. I also love it that high school is free, and that you can have so much fun (or at least I do). There are no words that can explain how much I love this country.

There is so many things that I do that I probably wouldn't if I was in Mexico. I like going to the movies a lot. So far my favorite one is Titanic, although I didn't even want to go see it when it came out. But since a fine guy invited me, I couldn't say no, but I ended up loving it. I also love using computers, that's one of my hobbies, and if I had my own computer it would be my addiction. That's one reason I love going to Bresee Youth Center. They have a big computer lab, with the latest technology, that's where I've learned all I know about computers. Other thing I LOVE is going out. I like partying, and afterwards going to Tommy's Burgers (since I love eating), I love swimming, playing badminton, and roller-skating, I also like oldies, hip-pop, Spanish music, and meeting people. I can say I'm an outgoing person and I'll like pretty much anything that is good. But I hate when people are not honest (especially guys). I also hate when a friend violates my space, by going through my belongings. Or by being self-centered. But I really hate when a friend (a) thinks that she can act or do what I do with my other set of friends (b) just because she is my friend. By not behaving and acting ghetto like if they were her friends. with other friends of mine just because they are hanging out with me.