I am what I am. I am a girl who just turned 17 last week. I am a Mexican girl who came to America when she was 5. I am a girl who believes that respecting others is good. I am a believer in God. I am 5’3”. I am a girl with long hair who wishes her hair was curly. I am a girl who goes to the gym. I am a girl with tattoos on her fingers. I am a girl whose family used to have problems but now things are better. I am a teenage girl who cut off most of her friends just to be sober and out of temptation. I am a 17 year old who wants to get a job but is scared to find one. I am a girl whose parents got divorced before she knew what was good and bad. I am a girl who loves kittens but is allergic to them. I am a girl with an older sister. I am a girl who loves her nephews even though sometimes they drive her crazy.
I am what I am. I am a girl who is scared to fall on ice but wants to go ice-skating. I am a girl who dislikes people who just don’t know when to be quiet. I am a girl who loves to shop. I am a girl who doesn’t like impatient people but her boyfriend is one. I am a girl who likes to play with little kids. I am a girl who hates the cold weather. I am a girl who likes to drink cold water. I am a girl who loves sushi. I am a girl who likes to help others. I am a girl who likes “The Weeknd”. I am a girl who likes to dance. I am a girl with big dreams and I am a girl who is determined to make her dreams come true.
I am what I am. I am a girl who looks up to her sister. I am a girl who believes that the earth was made in 7 days. I am a Christian. I am a girl who believes that every teenager should have respect for their parents and older people. I am a girl who doesn’t like the sun. I am a girl with one job and it’s called “school”. I am a girl who is very smart. I am a girl who likes history but gets mad for knowing how unfair people were. I am a girl who believes in equal rights. I am a girl who loves Caribou Coffee. I am a girl who now is picky with her type of “friends”.
I am what I am. I am a girl who believes in people with successful minds. This is who I am and I am not sorry about it.
-Araciel Pliego
