2. Actress
When I’m older, I want to be an
actress. I have been taking acting classes
since I was 4 years old. In my nine years
of acting, I have been in eleven plays.
Usually they aren’t plays that are well
known, because my acting teacher
makes our class write, direct, and star in
our own. This has all been a big part of
my life because without acting I would
most likely be a very shy person, and I’m
not. Acting has formed who I am today
especially since it taught me to just go
out and try new things and to take
chances, which is now something I
always do. I have two favorite actresses
and that’s Jennifer Aniston and Helena
Bonham Carter.

3. Beach
Ever since 2010, my step
mom, step sister, dad, and I and
some of my step mom’s family, go to
the beach every summer at least
twice. We always go to Hampton
Beach and spend the whole day
there. We started doing this because
we thought it would be good to have
a few family days since we don’t see
each other a lot.

4. Cape Cod
Every year my dad’s
side of the family and I go
to our beach house in Cape
Cod. We spend two weeks
there. It’s a great time
because we spend the
whole day at the beach
and go to fun family
parties. I have so many
great memories there. My
11 year old cousin Alexa
and I always take so many
pictures which makes more
memories and then we
look back on the pictures
the next year.

5. Dad
My dad and I are very close to each
other. When I was younger, he wasn’t around
that much. He was always working and I never
spent time with him either. Then when I was 9
years old my mom divorced him and he was
going to move to North Carolina. I thought I
was going to loose my dad forever. Then he
didn’t end up moving because he knew he
would never see me. Ever since that happened
my dad and I have become very close and
spent a lot of our time together. Now he lives
about 45 minutes away from me and we are
still close but I’m usually never around
because I’m always out with friends. Sundays
are my days when I spend all day with him.

6. Easter
Now that I’m older I don’t really do
anything for Easter anymore, but now I
always help set up games for the younger
kids. I look forward to this just because I get
to spend time with my older cousins and I
get to watch my little ones have a good time.
I also get to spend time with my younger
ones because I usually help them out with
everything. Family time is always important
to me so I make sure to spend every possible
minute with them.

7. Friends
I always surround
myself with friends. Without
my friends I don’t even know
where I would be. Sometimes
my parents don’t always
support everything I do or
want to do and I know I always
have my closest friends to fall
back on. I’m very close to all of
them and we all have an equal
trust which I love. They are all
like a second family to me and
I love them all so much.

8. Grandpa
My grandpa
died when I was 4
years old. I don’t
really remember
anything about him,
but I know he was a
very nice man. My
dad always talks
about him. He died
in a coma from his
diabetes. He was a
big fan of playing
music and always
played guitar.

9. Haley
Haley is my 12 year old
step sister that I met in 2009.
We use to fight a lot but over
the years we’ve become best
friends. She’s always been
there for me when no one else
was and I do the same for her.
She’s been a big part of my life.
I think I’m lucky to have her as
a sister.

10. Ice Cream
Every single year, I have
a dance performance. After it’s
over my friends and I always
go out for ice cream. It’s been
our tradition for the past 3
years. We always go to Meola’s
in Sterling. We go there
because our dance school is
right next to it..

11. Jackie
I have a sister named
Jackie that is 23 years old. She is
in college now to become a
teacher. Even though she lives
in Florida I talk to her all the
time. She’s a very good big
sister especially since she’s
always there for me to talk to.
She’s also very smart and a
great role model. I want to be
like her when I grow up. The
picture to the right is a recent
picture of her.

12. Kevin
I have an uncle that I
favor and that’s my Uncle Kevin.
He’s my favorite uncle because
he gives the best advice and is a
lot of fun. He’s the only one of
my uncles that actually helps me
with life problems. I always love
to talk to him and I can talk to
him about everything. Also we
have great times in the Cape with
the rest of our family because he
always lets me drive the boat.

13. Lily
My Titi Lily is married to
my Uncle Kevin that I talked about
in my last slide. She’s my favorite
aunt. Every year when my dad’s
side of the family go to our beach
house in the Cape, we share a
room with my younger cousin,
Alexa. My Titi Lily always paints my
nails and gives me fashion advice
and she’s so funny and I love
talking to her. Some of our talks
have been the best conversations
I’ve had with anyone. I always call
her flower because there’s a flower
called lily.

14. Mom
My mom is my rock. Without
her I would’ve sunk years ago. She’s
been there for me through every
hard time I’ve gone through and has
been able to get me through it. She
tries so hard to take care of me and I
find it amazing that she can
considering our conditions at home.
Yet she always manages for me to
have food and clothes and to keep
our apartment. My mom is also very
understanding. In my opinion, she’s
the best mom anyone could have.

15. New York
I have a lot of family that lives
in New York. Almost all of my family
lives there.
I usually go to see my Titi
Terri and Uncle Bob in Brewster. I
usually go for the 4th of July and
Halloween and sometimes we go in
the summer for no reason. It takes
about 2- 2 ½ hours to get there. The
ride is worth it though because I love
seeing my family since I don’t see
them very often.

16. October
Every October I go to
New York for my family’s
Halloween party. This has been a
tradition for my dad and I ever
since I was 8 years old. This is my
absolute favorite time of the
year because everyone in our
family goes. It’s a great way for
us to all spend time together
because we set up the
decorations and do everything
together. Also my Titi Terri makes
the best food for the party. I also
love seeing everyone’s costumes.
Each year it’s something new
and exciting and it’s always
something to look forward to.

17. Pizza
Pizza is always fun for me because
every Friday night we either order pizza or
make it. It’s the most fun when my step
mom, step sister, and I make it. It’s a great
way to spend quality time with each other
and we always make a huge mess and
then clean it yup together. Haley and I like
to through flour on each other and see
who can roll the dough out the fastest. No
matter who wins its always so much fun
and when we’re too lazy to cook we just
order it and in the summer my sister and I
eat it outside.

18. Quilt
The quilt that I have now is the
only thing I have left of my Great
Grandmother. She made it for me
when my mom found out she was
pregnant with me. She died when I
was a year old and this was the only
thing I have of her and I always slept
with it next to me. I did until I was 6
years old.

19. Rebecca
I have an almost 24 year
old sister, Rebecca. Everyone
calls her Becky. She’s the best
big sister. She helps me with my
problems and whenever she
visits from Florida we always go
on big shopping sprees. A lot of
people say she and I look a lot
alike and I love it when they say
that because I think my sister is
beautiful. She’s a very good
mother too and at such a young
age for having two kids, I think
she does great. She’s a good role
model and I look up to her.

20. St. Leo’s
The first school I ever
went to was St. Leo’s which is a
Catholic school. I went there
up until 6th grade then I came
to Sky View. I went back in 7th
but I did very bad at that
school so I came back.
Honestly it’s not a good school
at all and the uniforms are
really uncomfortable. I would
never go to any Catholic school
again. Also the teachers aren’t
nice at all and are very rude.

21. Titi Terri
I have an aunt named
Terri and whenever I go to
New York I always stay at her
house. She has two kids, my
cousin Alexa and my cousin
Matthew. My Titi Terri is 43
years old and was born in the
Bronx. She’s a good mother
and aunt and I’m grateful for
all the times she’s let my dad
and I stay with her. Without
her for a while we would’ve
had no place to live.

22. I have four uncles. Uncle
One of them is on my
mom’s side of the family
and the other three are on
my dads. The one on my
moms sides name is Jeff. I
almost never see him
because him and my mom
don’t talk a lot. The other
three, Jack, Kevin, and Bob, I
don’t see very often either.
They all live in New York so I
usually see them a few
times a year. Out of the four
my Uncle Kevin is my
favorite.

23. Vision
I have had glasses since
I was in fourth grade. I have
always had really bad vision. I
don’t wear my glasses
anymore because they aren’t
strong enough for my eyes.
Also because I lost them. I
refuse to wear contacts though
because I don’t like touching
my eyes and I think they would
bother me all the time.

24. Wish
My wish is to become an
actress when I grow up. I have
wanted to be an actress since I
was three years old and I’ve been
acting since I was four. People
always ask me why I like it and I
honestly don’t know why. Over
the years it’s just become a
passion for me and something I
love to do. I would love to
continue and become
professional. Even if it’s just plays
on Broadway, I love the feeling of
acting.

25. X-ray
I have always been careful
when I’m dancing or playing
sports. I have never gotten an x-
ray before because I usually don’t
get hurt. The only time I get hurt
is when I’m dancing and I do a
stunt wrong, which usually
doesn’t happen. I dance at Paula
Meola’s in sterling and I would
say since I’ve never gotten hurt
that they have good, professional
teachers.

26. Yogurt
Every Thursday after my
sister and I have dance, we
always go to the store afterwards
and get yogurt. We started doing
this a few years ago because we
wanted to eat healthier. After
dance instead of eating junk, we
now always have yogurt. We
both always get the same thing
and that’s either strawberry
cheesecake yogurt or chocolate
mousse yogurt.

27. Zeke
My brother Zeke is 28
years old and I didn’t grow up
with him. The last time I saw
him was in 2007 and I don’t
talk to him very often. The
reason why is because he
joined the Marines in 2009. I
never get to see him anyways
because when he goes home
he goes to Florida with his
mom. He hasn’t been a big
part of my life but he’s still my
brother and I still love him.