Rose Calles - Personal Essay

Mi name is Rose Calles. I have a spanish name, but I am not Spanish or latina. My ex husband is mexican. I am Italian. I have two children. My daughter is sixteen. She plays volleyball and she likes to dance. She knows how to dance very well. My son is twelve. He plays basketball and he likes to ride his bike. He has a new bike. I like to cook or work in my garden. Sometimes we like to take walks in our neighborhood or to my parents house. They live next to the lake and they have a boat. They like to take us on boat rides and to swim at the beach. Do you like to swim? The remainder of my family lives far from me. I have one sister. She is my best friend, but she always has to be right so sometimes we argue. She is married and has two sons. They also many dogs, but I dont like them because I am very afraid of dogs. I also have two brothers. They are not married and do not have kids. My older brother lives in Florida. He does not like the michigan weather because he hates to be cold. My other brother lives in northern michigan, but i do not see him much because he works very hard and he is very successful.

My ideal profession is a psychologist. After this semester I will be done with a lot of my basic classes for my degree. I still need to take various psychology and sociology classes. I am happy that few math classes are required because I am not good at math. Right now I have to finish this exam. I am sweating right now because I am very nervous. I am worried because I need to get an A . I am also frustrated because I am hungry and sleepy. It is nine thirty. I always sleep at ten. I want to go to bed early because I have to wake up at seven. My family is going to church tomorrow. We go every sunday, but there is a new priest. I do not know him. After church I always make lunch at my house. I say I am a bad cook, but my children say my food is delicious. I watch tv to check the weather for tomorrow. When it is cold I wear my gray coat and pink scarf. When there is snow I wear my black boots.