story of my life :)

*It was hard to write about  my life because it is way long and way to many emotions to talk about and very nerve racking for which I just compiled some of my life story in no particular order so that you may all  enjoy :)

I was born on April 20, 1992 in Ixcapuzalco Guerrero México

I immigrated with my mom and two younger sisters to Utah when I was 3 1/2 years

I've lived here ever since. 

I've lived in Rose Park and Bountiful :)

I've lived in 5 different homes

I’ve gone to 2 different elementary schools

There are 11 people in my family:

• Mom, dad, me
• Yazmin, Yuri, Tony
• Marcos, Jose, Esmeralda
• Mari & Vicky

I was born on my parent’s one year anniversary

I am an undocumented student trying to get a higher education

I am a Spanish Interpreter at the University of Utah Hospital

I was voted and chosen as Senior Class Officer

And I was also chosen as Homecoming Queen

I have never been kissed, or gone on a date, or even had a boyfriend

I love learning languages

I can speak 3 languages fluently

I’m learning Mandarin Chinese

I’m insecure about the future

I've changed my major from business to international studies

I'm a faithful Catholic living in a Mormon state

I've had to overcome many obstacles to become the women I am today
I had to surpass bullying in junior high and high school

Proved to everyone that I could graduate from high school and attend college :)

Learned to live the moment, becuase you never know what will happen

Had to say goodbye to my cousin Mario, he will be greatly missed and left this place too early :( He was an amazing person who was unique and never cared what anyone thought of him.

My grandma who is suffering of Alzheimers moved in with us on February 10, it has been one big rollercoaster with her here. She keeps repeating everything, and only remembers all of the bad memories and none of the good ones, she follows you around and watches your every move  (*I feel like I am in Big Brother, or 1984 where the cameras know your every move you do)

Lately.......

life has been very busy and stressful which is why I have not posted for a whole month!!! :( Which by the way I am so sorry. Also, since I don't want to write this big long post that most of you are not going to read anyways I will just make a short quick list of everything that has happened since my last post

• Spring Semester 2013 is completed just need one more final on Tuesday and I am officially done with my 6th semester of college
• Juanito's wedding on March 30th, it was fun but it could have been better.
• Had a job interview for an interpreter position at the Hospital and I got the job! First day is on Monday April 29
• Easter was a blast going up to North Canyon Park and playing volleyball with the cousins and doing an Easter Egg Hunt
• Celebrated my 21st birthday party it was a blast and it was very exciting and loud I guess since we had the cops called on us. :) (post will come later about this one)
• Celebrated my parents 22nd wedding anniversary the same day as my birthday
• my family life right now is a living H*&%$#&* because of my grandma who suffers from alzheimers
• Classes are okay, Spanish and Chinese were kicking my behind  because they were two of the hardest classes this semester as well as they were time consuming and very important for my career choice
• Made up my mind on exactly what I am going to do with my educational career (I will be a conference Interpreter at the UN (UNITED NATIONS) both in Spanish and Chinese, for which I want to also get a business minor so that I can travel the world and work at various businesses and learn about their trade and commerce areas.)
• Got acrylic nails done for the first time and I am enjoying them ( purple sparkly tips)
• Wedding Season is coming up!! I have quite a few to attend, hopefully I can make it to them all.
• Its Swap meet (aka flee market) Season again (West Valley City Redwood Drive-in theater here we come)

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Lately....

my life has been one big emotional rollercoaster. I have so many mixed emotions going on inside of me. Which none of them even show up on my face. I  have felt (sad, happy, jealous, angry, scared, stressed, rejected, misunderstood, left-out and lonely) I'll try to explain why I was feeling each of those emotions as best I can. 

Sad: Because there are so many good people dying that don't deserve to, also because my dad doesn't understand me and what I want in life. I feel the pain of the family members who have lost a loved one, because I too have lost someone near and dear to my heart.  My cousin Mario who passed away on August 5th 2012, I miss him dearly and always think about him, Everytime I hear about a death it takes me back to the day that we found out that he had died, the day that I have engraved in my heart forever which causes me to feel saddened at all times. 

Happy: Because I was able to pass my Medical Interpreter Certification Class through the University of Utah Hospital, which I'm also happy because I did not have to pay a single dime because the ladies from the Volunteer Service were gracious and kind enough to pay for it, because they value my work and dedicaiton that I have put into the Volunteer Services, the total since I first began is to about 450 hours and counting. :) 

Jealous: I have been feeling like this lately, which I find really weird because I really am not a jealous person, however, lately I have felt like this because I see how all my friends are happily married and having kids and getting engaged. I am so happy for them, even though sometimes I wonder if I will ever be at that point in my life. I also feel like this because I see the liberty that my friends and even family members have, when they go out with friends, or start dating guys, or even being able to travel to other places without having adult supervision. Or even with family members who are allowed to dance the night away, or dance with guys. Sometimes I just feel this way because I feel restrained to this house and family, with no freedom to hang out with friends, or even date guys or even talk to any guy for that matter.  

Angry: Because my dad doesn't understand who I am or even what I want for the rest of my life, and he even prohibits me from doing things. I also feel this way because he tells me what I have to and how I have to do it, so that it can be upto his standards. Or  because he made a decision for me and expects me to follow it without any kind of saying in it. I felt this way because I hated watching people lately who do not take advantage of everything they have, whether it is that they are permitted to work or receive scholarships but don't do it because of one stupid mistake after another. I also got this feeling when I heard on the news about how people doing stupid things and they are not getting the punishment they deserve (thinking mostly about the guy that killed all those persons at the Colorado Theatre Shooting, who the judge has decided to enter a no-gulty plea with the guy, even when the defense attorneys are saying no and acting really astonished.)

Scared: I have been feeling this way lately, because I have been thinking alot about my future. I always ask myself "where am I going to be 5 years from now?" "Will I be married, single, focused on my career, traveling the world, living with my parents, not dating at all?" Sometimes this causes me to always question my every movement and decision. I hate this feeling because it always makes me second guess my choices and thoughts. Even though I feel this way every day, I always tell myself to think day by day and not ahead. 

Bridging the Gap

Since January 26, I have been taking classes on Saturdays to become a Certified Medical Interpreter. Which has been an amazing and gratifying experiment, getting to meet and socialize with my classmates. We are all from different countries as well as having different career paths. Melida from Colombia, Allam, Deisy and I from Mexico, Ana from El Salvador, Ericka from Venezuela, and Melinda & Alberto from Guatemala, finally our professor Don Ernesto from Peru. They have become my friends as well as those who I work with when I volunteer at the hospital.

Anyway, I have learned so much that has helped me to become a better interpreter, however, this program is only to get certified as a Medical Interpreter, there are pointers that are great in any setting at all. Which has helped me when I am interpreting for my mom in the educational field. Not only do I learn more and more every time,which helps me interpreter better as a person.

My last class was two Saturdays ago, which was really sad because we were all going to go our separate ways, however, we met again last Saturday since it was our exam day. On Friday, I was so preoccupied with other homework, that I didn't even get to study. Which was really freaking me out, however, I decided that I was going to put it in the Holy Father's Hand and have it be his way. I knew that I was going to do really well in the first 20 lessons, which were basic rules and guidelines to follow. Nevertheless, I knew that I was going to have the hardest time on the Medical terminology, (I know right, me being a medical interpreter already, I should know all the medical terminology! Well that is so not true, I still have a hard time trying to interpreter some words).Anyway I still was not able to study.

Saturday I woke up early, and took a shower, however, by the time I was ready it was already 8:35 and it usually takes 20-35 minutes to get to the hospital, anyways it was our exam day, and we had decided to have a potluck celebration for having completed the 40-hour course as well as for getting to meet and know every single one of the classmates. 

The potluck celebration was really fun and very entertaining, the food was all very delicious, and I was grateful to have met Ana's husband, as well as Ericka's husband and their dog Tito. 

Then yesterday I received an email from our professor where it told us if we had passed or not. We had to receive a 70% or better. There were 50 questions and we could miss up to 15 to be able to pass. So after I was done I went back over all my answers, where I noticed that there were many questions where I kept second-guessing myself. Anyway, my final result was that I got a 96% I was really proud of myself and very accomplished because I was so worried that I had not passed.

Anyway, that now means that I can apply to work as a Medical Interpreter, because I passed the certification test, to be certified. :)