Who Am I?

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “To be yourself in a world that is trying to make you something else is a great accomplishment”. So, a question such as “who am I?” really gives me the opportunity to differentiate and express who I really am and who I can be. I am not a complex adult who thinks the world is against me, nor am I an overly sophisticated “know-it-all” who doesn’t take time to pay attention to my surroundings. I can’t say I’m like every other eighteen year old because there are certain things that make me a unique individual. What I can say is that I am progressing to make a brighter future for myself. My name is Samantha. My mom has alwtays loved the name Samantha when she was growing up. She knew when she was going to have a daughter that her name was going to be Samantha. I got my middle name from my mom as well. Her mom’s name was Rose and she passed away a few months before I was born, and she wanted her name to be a part of mine. There were times when I was younger that I wanted to change my name because I didn’t like how it sounded compared to everyone else’s. But over time, I began to accept it and love it. It’s a great feeling knowing how sentimental my name is to my mom, she is the most important person in the world to me. I don’t know who I would be without my parents. They have done so much to support me in my life and I couldn’t thank them enough for everything. They helped me become the woman I am today, and they support me in whatever it is I choose to do in life. I can always go to them for advice, or when I just need somebody to talk to. Everything that I wanted to do or needed, they always did their best and went out of their way to do. My parents will forever be my number one fans and my biggest supporters, and they shaped me into who I am today. Most people say I look and act like my mom. I’ve always been known to have a bubbly and energetic personality once I get to know someone. When I meet someone for the first time, I’m usually shy awkward; but once I get to know them more, they can’t get me to shut up. I love to smile and make jokes, and I love seeing other people smile and laugh along with me. Being funny has always been a trait of mine, and I’m positive I got it from my mom. Giving people a good laugh makes me feel good, and I know I’m brightening up their day just a little. Some people may not like my personality, but that’s on them. Some people in my high school judged people by their looks rather than their personality. You can’t always judge a book by its cover, and judging people by the way the look is the worst thing someone could do (Fazzone). I love who I am, and I can’t wait to see where the future takes me. My future goals and accomplishments are very important to me. I don’t want to just be able to say “I graduated college”, I want to be able to say “I graduated college and achieved all of my accomplishments. I am an aspiring businesswoman with hopes of traveling to places all over the world, while leaving a legacy and a memorable name for myself. Choosing an occupation in business has been set in stone in my mind since I was in middle school. With my determined drive and enthusiastic personality, I will do my best to make it happen. While I’m busy with my studies, I always try to make enough leisure time for friends, families, and activities. My favorite activity is color guard. It has been one of the biggest parts of my life since eighth grade, and I hope it remains in my life for as long as possible. Color guard is one of my biggest stress relievers, but also one of my biggest stress causers. Just the stress of getting everything perfect and being in time with everyone else is enough to make me want to quit, but I know I never will. I can’t imagine what my life would be like, or who I would be if I never joined color guard. I knew when I was choosing and deciding what colleges to apply to my senior year, it had to be one that had a marching band, and that offered me a great education. I applied to seven schools, hoping to get into all of them, but of course I didn’t. I dreamt of going to West Chester University almost my whole life, it was the one school that I saw myself attending. The day I got the letter from them was the most nerve-racking day of my life. When I opened it to find that I wasn’t accepted, I was completely heartbroken; it didn’t make it any better knowing I wasn’t accepted into my second choice either, the University of South Florida. I got accepted into all of the other schools I applied to, so know I just had to pick one. For some reason, Kutztown University was calling my name, so I committed, and to date, it was the best choice I have made. I feel like I have found my home-away-from-home here at Kutztown. Now that I’m here, I can’t imagine myself going to college anywhere else. So the real question is, “Who is Samantha?”. My full identity won’t be found until later in life. Identity is something someone has to achieve on their own. If you don’t achieve it, what will you have to look forward to as you get older? “Who am I?” is a question I’m still filling in the answers for, and I’ll being doing that for the rest of my life. It seems to be a never-ending answer because always I find myself striving to be more than I am.

Works Cited
Fazzone, Amanda. Boob Tube. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.