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One of my most important and difficult goals

By Arlen  |   From : Dominican Republic  |   School : Plantation High School

I am a boy from the Dominican Republic. Who at the age of 11, for family and study reasons, decided to go live with my dad in Italy. Later, when I was 15, my dad decided to apply for American residency. Although in Italy things were going very well for us and my dad. He thought that, thanks to his job, it would be a good idea to come here to earn more money even if he spends more. Also, the fact of graduating here and being able to get my diploma will add a lot to me and I will do everything possible to get a good scholarship through basketball so that I can have a short career and that I like it at the university.

One of my favorite and proud moments is when I was able to win the finals of the Central Park basketball league undefeated and I was able to win the defender of the year and the regular season we were able to win 11-1 and there was a lot of chemistry between us and I was able to meet people good with my same tastes. 

One memorable time was when I traveled to Italy for the first time. It was a fairly long trip, and it was alone and the first and I had a stopover in Spain with a stewardess. It was very uncomfortable because it came with a stewardess and younger people that I didn’t know but it was an unforgettable adventure since I was scared by the turbulence and the takeoff, but I had a great time 

I have encountered different problems when I arrived here, but nothing legal, but rather problems with living, feelings and communication problems with my father and his current partner, since it is not the first time that I have moved from my country due to decisions made by other people and not mine. Being away from my family and friends has always affected me and the distance has distanced us, and falling in love with the wrong people has made me go through down moments and with a bad attitude, an attitude that I pay for with people who have nothing to do with me. 

One of my most important and difficult goals, but not impossible, is to be able to reach the NBA, because it has been my favorite show since I was little. Being able to get there would be a dream and an achievement that would make my family very proud since I always wanted to be a kid. Since I love the court, being able to make a living from it, in my favorite place, would be an achievement. 

 

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