“Don’t expect anyone to understand your journey, especially if they never walked your path.” Everybody grew up differently, whether it’s different neighborhoods, families, religion, etc. The neighborhood i live in now didn’t form me into the person i am today. the neighborhood I lived in growing up turned me into a person that is quiet, sticks to themselves, but also cares for others. I could change my way of being when I’m around people I’m comfortable with like my family and certain friends from work.
At home, I’m the fourth child who has given less problems out of the six. I try to be less problematic when it comes to my parents. They have helped me in ways I couldn’t even understand. I mostly stick to myself but lend out a helping hand when necessary. Now that I attend school and work part time I am rarely around my family due to different schedules. The way my neighborhood was, it made me and my family closer. Growing up in Chicago, depending on what area of Chicago you are in, you and your family either grow together or grow apart. At work, I am no different. I keep to myself most days. Considering that I am a passenger service assistant I help passengers with whatever they need. Wherever I’m obligated to be, I am at their service. I enjoy what I do as a PSA. I get to encounter different people from many different places around the countries. I feel great helping people have never been to the United States before. I believe being from where I grew up taught me how to be compassionate and sympathetic to others. Living in Chicago there are safe places to live along with vicious areas as well. If you grow upon an unsafe neighborhood you either grow into being the bad influence that goes along with the violence or you grow up into being the opposite.
In the neighborhood I grew up in, I’ve watched people assist each other, wether if it was just lending out a helping hand with certain problems or just holding doors open for one another. Seeing other people assisting each other gave me the satisfaction of doing the same.
