Fast Food

Fast Food

As a child I have always been surrounded by fast food. Growing up I had two aunts who worked at Burger King and they would always tell me “clean my room and I’ll bring you chicken tenders”, back then they were so good and I could not say no.  Some stories I’ve heard is my grandma would take me to McDonalds and at the age of four I was already asking for a Big Mac, and what did my grandma get me, a Big Mac. Both my parents and grandparents cooked everyday and it was always really good, but for some reason we also were accustomed to eating out every weekend. From time to time we would go to restaurants but the fact that McDonalds, Carl’s Jr., and Jack In The Box was just so much faster and cheaper  we decided to go there instead. Sometimes my mom would even tell us “if you guys go to sleep early today I’ll buy you guys McDonalds tomorrow before school”, we would all get so excited.

            Now that I’m older I hate Burger King and now the only thing I like from McDonalds is their fries. My experience with McDonalds will probably have all of you gagging. About a year ago me and my cousin decided to get a bite at McDonalds when I ordered some chicken nuggets, it was probably the 5^th chicken nugget I bit into and that’s when I  lost all  interest in any of their food. I had always heard that chicken nuggets were made from the leftover meat that shouldn’t be eaten but I never thought it would taste and feel like that. The feeling I got when I bit into it was like biting into a Gusher and all the jelly coming out, but this was not a gusher it was the chicken nuggets I thought nothing about and ate on a regular basis. Now that I had my bad experience with fast food I find myself more at home and eating more home cooked meals than anything.  I seen that overtime fast food played a big part in my life, and it wasn’t for the better. I am constantly unhappy with the way I look and a lot of it is from eating unhealthy food and not having any energy to exercise after. Although I’m a little more active than I was before I still catch myself eating many things I know I shouldn’t, I know eating fast food isn’t good for you but I’m not going to lie if someone tells me to join them for a cheeseburger and animal style fries from IN-N-OUT the only question I’ll be asking is “what time?”  Now I feel fast food restaurants should have never been put on this earth and maybe so many people won’t be so unhappy with themselves but at the end of the day we choose what goes inside our body and for those who have eaten fast food all their lives probably don’t really know what good food taste like because the only good food is the food that is made at home.

                                                         Past, Present, Future

Growing up I can say I have always had everything I wanted, my 3 beautiful brothers and sister and two wonderful parents. Like any other family we had our ups and downs, but I cannot complain because no matter the circumstances my siblings and I have always had anything we ever needed. I attended Cesar Chavez Elementary from 1^st through 6^th grade along with most of my cousins. My grandma would pick us up everyday from school and we would walk just a block away to her house where she would have a home cooked meal waiting for us. Coming Jr. High I went to Frank. I can say I had a drastic change in my attitude, grades, and my interest in education. I started hanging out with the wrong crowd, getting into plenty of fights, and getting suspended. There was no reason behind my bad behavior, it just was. Beginning my high school education my bad habits of falling into trouble followed. As the years went by I matured, started doing all my schoolwork, signed up for softball and graduated from Pacifica High School.

Though growing up I have had everything I needed, my family who  has always been my backbone is no longer the same. Two years ago my mom passed and since then I have had to grow up much faster than most 18 year old's. I now have more responsibilities in that I have to pay car expenses, phone bill expenses, and any needs and wants for myself. Not only that but I help my younger siblings as much as I can to be there when they are in need. I began my college career fresh out of high school in 2012. This is now my second semester at Oxnard College and I can honestly say I enjoy going to school and learning appose to going to school because I have to. I am a full time student, work part time at Baskin Robbins, and currently joined the Oxnard College softball team.

In the future I see myself helping children and teens cope with struggles they have and or need to surpass. As for my personal life I feel as though I will be content with it as long as I help to make a difference for our future generation. One of my other goals in life is to see my family grow and be successful in anything they pursue. I will make sure that everything runs smooth just as if our mother were here.

            

Past,Present,and Future

                                                             Past, Present, Future

Growing up I can say I have always had everything I wanted, my 3 beautiful brothers and sister and two wonderful parents. Like any other family we had our ups and downs, but I cannot complain because no matter the circumstances my siblings and I have always had anything we ever needed. I attended Cesar Chavez Elementary from 1^st through 6^th grade along with most of my cousins. My grandma would pick us up everyday from school and we would walk just a block away to her house where she would have a home cooked meal waiting for us. Coming Jr. High I went to Frank. I can say I had a drastic change in my attitude, grades, and my interest in education. I started hanging out with the wrong crowd, getting into plenty of fights, and getting suspended. There was no reason behind my bad behavior, it just was. Beginning my high school education my bad habits of falling into trouble followed. As the years went by I matured, started doing all my schoolwork, signed up for softball and graduated from Pacifica High School.

Though growing up I have had everything I needed, my family who  has always been my backbone is no longer the same. Two years ago my mom passed and since then I have had to grow up much faster than most 18 year old's. I now have more responsibilities in that I have to pay car expenses, phone bill expenses, and any needs and wants for myself. Not only that but I help my younger siblings as much as I can to be there when they are in need. I began my college career fresh out of high school in 2012. This is now my second semester at Oxnard College and I can honestly say I enjoy going to school and learning appose to going to school because I have to. I am a full time student, work part time at Baskin Robbins, and currently joined the Oxnard College softball team.

In the future I see myself helping children and teens cope with struggles they have and or need to surpass. As for my personal life I feel as though I will be content with it as long as I help to make a difference for our future generation. One of my other goals in life is to see my family grow and be successful in anything they pursue. I will make sure that everything runs smooth just as if our mother were here.