AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY 1

Autobiographical Essay
u!ia" Pa"g#li"a"
Carol Billi"g
E$uc% &'1 (ou"$atio"s o) E$ucatio"
TR* 1+''p%,- &+1.p%,* Spri"g &'1/
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY &
Educational Background
To start o))* I 0as bor" a"$ rais#$ i" Saipa" 0hich is part o) th# 1orth#r"
2aria"as Isla"$s% 3h#" I 0as i" 4i"$#rgart#" I att#"$#$ Sa" 5ic#"t# El#,#"tary School
)or hal) o) th# y#ar* but th#" tra"s)#rr#$ to Ha0aii a"$ att#"$#$ 6u##" 7a8ahu,a"u
El#,#"tary School% Tra"s)#rri"g )ro, o"# s,all isla"$ to a bigg#r isla"$ 0as $i))#r#"t
b#caus# o) th# $i))#r#"t p#opl# a"$ #th"ic bac4grou"$s% Si"c# Saipa" is such a s,all
isla"$* I 0#"t )ro, s##i"g )a,iliar )ac#s #!#ry $ay to "#0 )ac#s #!#ry hour% I thought it
0as a big cha"g# o) a" #$ucatio" #"!iro",#"t% A)t#r th# school y#ar* ho0#!#r* I ,o!#$
bac4 to Saipa"% (ro, 1st gra$# to 9th gra$# I #"roll#$ bac4 to S%5%E%S a"$ co"ti"u#$ ,y
#$ucatio"% This school 0as ,y s#co"$ ho,# b#caus# ,ost o) th# $ay I 0as th#r# a"$ I
0as !#ry us#$ to th# #"!iro",#"t a"$ th# p#opl# arou"$ ,#% B#i"g rais#$ i" such a s,all
isla"$ th#r# 0as "ot a lot o) $i!#rsity i" ,y class#s% As )or t#ach#rs* I $#)i"it#ly ha$ so,#
goo$ a"$ ba$ t#ach#rs i" ,y #$ucatio"al y#ars% I 0oul$ $#scrib# th# ba$ t#ach#rs to b#
,or# o) :ust g#tti"g th# :ob $o"# i"st#a$ o) cr#ati"g a bo"$ 0ith th#ir stu$#"ts% Ho0#!#r*
I ha$ t#ach#rs that I 0oul$ "#!#r )org#t b#caus# th#y ar# a ,a:or i")lu#"c# i" ,y li)#% (or
#;a,pl#* a big i")lu#"c# to ,y li)# 0as ,y 9th gra$# sci#"c# t#ach#r 2rs% A$a,s% 1ot
o"ly 0as sh# a gr#at t#ach#r* but sh# ha$ s#ssio"s $uri"g lu"ch )or th# girls or guys to
tal4 to h#r about a"ythi"g 0hich 0as o"# o) th# b#st parts o) ,y y#ar% Ho0#!#r* it 0as o"
to th# "#;t chapt#r%
I start#$ ,y s#co"$ary #$ucatio" i" ChaCha Oc#a" 5i#0 u"ior High School
0hich 0#"t )ro, gra$#s 9th to <th% I ,o!#$ i"to a $i))#r#"t $istrict so I 0as 0ithout a
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY /
$oubt i" a "#0 #"!iro",#"t% It 0as a"oth#r #;p#ri#"c# I ha$ to a$apt to b#caus# this
0as"=t #l#,#"tary a"$ 0# ha$ to b#co,# ,or# r#spo"sibl#% I thought it 0as i"t#r#sti"g
ho0 0# 0#"t )ro, o"# t#ach#r #!#ry$ay to a $i))#r#"t t#ach#r )or #ach sub:#ct as 0#ll as
"#0 class,at#s i" #ach class% 3h#" it ca,# to th# stu$#"ts i" th# school* I 0oul$ say
th#r# 0#r# cli>u#s* ho0#!#r* it 0as"=t a big $#al b#caus# #!#ryo"# still sociali?#$ 0ith
#!#ryo"# #ls#% I thi"4 ,i$$l# school 0as a gr#at #;p#ri#"c# a"$ pr#par#$ ,# )or high
school% A)t#r ,i$$l# school* I ,o!#$ to Bois# I$aho% I #"roll#$ i"to 2ou"tai" 5i#0 High
School to start o)) ,y )r#sh,#" y#ar% I thought )ro, #l#,#"tary to ,i$$l# school 0as a
big cha"g# but s,all isla"$ to ,ai"la"$ 0as #!#" bigg#r% 2y )irst $ay o) school 0as
probably o"# o) th# 0orst $ays #!#r% U"li4# ,i$$l# school cli>u#s* high school cli>u#s
rar#ly associat# 0ith o"# a"oth#r% I=, "ot goi"g to li# that I 0as "#r!ous to #"t#r ,y
classroo, b#caus# I $i$"=t s## o"# )a,iliar )ac#% Ho0#!#r* :ust li4# a"y oth#r school th#
t#ach#rs tr#at#$ #!#ryo"# #>ually a"$ h#lp#$ 0ith our #$ucatio"% As th# ,o"ths
co"ti"u#$ to pass* I l#ar"#$ to a$apt 0ith th# #"!iro",#"t a"$ a $i))#r#"t school% O"c# I
gra$uat#$* it 0as o)) to coll#g#%
To$ay* I a, att#"$i"g th# Coll#g# o) 3#st#r" I$aho a"$ it is ,y @th s#,#st#r% I"
th# b#gi""i"g o) th# y#ar I 0as ,a:ori"g i" Psychology* but a)t#r th# &"$ s#,#st#r I
0as"=t co"!i"c#$ that it 0as th# right car##r )or ,#% Th#r#)or#* I $#ci$#$ to pursu#
E$ucatio" El#,#"tary b#caus# I ha!# thought o) this car##r )or >uit# so,# ti,#%
Throughout ,y #$ucatio"al y#ars I ha!# b##" i" ,a"y progra,s% I" #l#,#"tary I
0as part o) th# Pri,ary Gra$# (or#"sic L#agu# APG(CB a"$ A1atio"al u"ior (or#"sic
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY @
L#agu#B 1(L 0hich is 0h#r# I participat#$ i" co,p#titio"s )or / y#ars a"$ 0o" ,a"y
a0ar$s% Throughout ,y #$ucatio" I ha!# al0ays b##" i"!ol!#$ i" sports b#caus# I also
0a"t#$ to b# part o) a group a"$ ,##t "#0 p#opl# by $oi"g so,#thi"g I lo!#% I" ,i$$l#
school* I 0as part o) th# 1atio"al u"ior Ho"or Soci#ty 0h#r# I ha$ to ,##t ,y hours o)
co,,u"ity s#r!ic# a"$ 4##p ,y gra$#s up% I 0oul$ say that th# stu$i#s that ar# "ot
si,ilar 0ith th# stu$i#s i" th# ,ai"la"$ ar# that 0# stu$i#$ our o0" la"guag# 0hich is
Cha,orro as 0#ll as our history i" Saipa" i"st#a$%
I thi"4 #$ucatio" $i$ a lot to ,a4# ,# 0a"t to b#co,# a t#ach#r b#caus# o) th#
,a"y 0ays to t#ach stu$#"ts% I co"si$#r ,ys#l) a cr#ati!# p#rso" 0hich is 0hy I thi"4 I
ca" co,# up 0ith a !ari#ty o) acti!iti#s* l#sso"s* a"$ cra)ts )or ,y stu$#"ts to #":oy% I
lo!# th# )##li"g o) h#lpi"g chil$r#" a"$ b#i"g th#r# 0hil# th#y l#ar" a"$ gro0 #!#ry$ay%
Job History
2y )irst :ob 0as as a cashi#r bac4 i" Saipa" )or ,y )a,ily stor#% Although I 0as
at th# ag# o) 1/* I 0as a r#spo"sibl# a"$ r#liabl# 0or4#r% I 0or4#$ at Tu$#la=s
E"t#rpris#s )or a y#ar a"$ a hal) 0hil# I 0as still goi"g to ,i$$l# school% I 0as taught
ho0 to $o ,y :ob by ,y ol$#r cousi"s 0ho 0#r# also 0or4i"g )or th# )a,ily stor#% 2y
$uty as a cashi#r 0as )ull charg# 0ith th# ,o"#y that go#s i" a"$ out% I also h#lp#$ out
0ith i"!#"tory 0ith ,y gra"$par#"ts as 0#ll as 4##pi"g th# stor# cl#a"% As ,y )irst :ob I
ca" say that I lo!#$ it* but that #"$#$ 0h#" ,y )a,ily a"$ I ,o!#$ to I$aho%
2y s#co"$ :ob 0as as a "a""y )or ,y t0o "#ph#0s* o"# 0as )our ,o"ths ol$ a"$
th# oth#r 0as C ,o"ths ol$ 0h#" I start#$% A)t#r school I 0oul$ go o!#r to ,y broth#r=s
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY .
hous# a"$ 0atch ,y "#ph#0s u"til t#" at "ight% I ha$ th# basic $uti#s o) )##$i"g a"$
4##pi"g th#, cl#a"* as 0#ll as put th#, to sl##p% At )irst it 0as har$ to ta4# car# o) both
o) ,y "#ph#0s* but as I got us#$ to it th# :ob b#ca,# #asi#r% As th#y gr#0 up I also
taught th#, ho0 to $o sig" la"guag#* 0rit# th#ir "a,#s* a"$ th# alphab#t a"$ "u,b#rs
th#y shoul$ 4"o0 at th#ir ag#%
I ca" say that both ,y :obs $#)i"it#ly taught ,# ho0 to b# a r#spo"sibl# a"$
i"$#p#"$#"t p#rso"% I thi"4 that b#i"g a "a""y 0as a gr#at #;p#ri#"c# to b# i"!ol!#$
0ith ,y "#ph#0s to 0atch th#, l#ar" a"$ gro0% I lo!#$ th# )##li"g o) t#achi"g th#, a"$
)or th#, to l#ar" a"$ acco,plish thi"gs at th#ir ag#%
Service and Extra Curricular Activities
3h#" I 0as i" high school ,y )ri#"$ a"$ I ha$ to !olu"t##r at 3or4i"g Solutio"s
to co,pl#t# t#" hours o) co,,u"ity s#r!ic# )or our go!#r",#"t class% At 3or4i"g
Solutio"s I ha$ to b# a t#ach#r )or r#)ug##s "#0 to A,#rica% 2y )ri#"$ a"$ I ha$ a roo,
0ith #l#!#" r#)ug##s a"$ ha$ to b#co,# t#ach#rs i" a" i"sta"t% At )irst it 0as "#r!#
rac4i"g b#caus# th#s# r#)ug##s 0#r# "ot you"g chil$r#" but a$ults% I ha$ to t#ach th#,
ho0 to r#a$* 0rit#* a"$ apply )or :obs% I ha$ to h#lp th#, 0ith si,pl# 0or4sh##ts o"
r#a$i"g a"$ 0riti"g basic 0or$s li4# th# $ays o) th# 0##4* ,o"ths o) th# y#ar* a"$ so
,uch ,or#% I also ha$ to assist th#, o" applyi"g )or :obs o"li"#% It )#lt gr#at to b# a
t#ach#r )or a coupl# o) $ays a"$ actually h#lpi"g p#opl# 0ho ar# "#0 to A,#rica% I ,#a"
it is $i))#r#"t )ro, t#achi"g you"g#r chil$r#" but at th# sa,# ti,# it is si,ilar b#caus# I
0as t#achi"g th#, basic 4"o0l#$g#% I #":oy#$ h#lpi"g th#, l#ar" a"$ acco,plish thi"gs
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY 9
that th#y 0ill $#)i"it#ly us# i" th# r#al 0orl$% It also sho0#$ ,# that I ha!# a lot o)
pati#"c# 0ith p#opl# 0ho $o sp#a4 E"glish 0#ll* 0hich is 0hat is goi"g to happ#" 0h#" I
t#ach you"g#r ag# stu$#"ts a"$ tryi"g to u"$#rsta"$ 0hat th#y "##$% This #;p#ri#"c#
0as a gr#at #y# op#"#r as a )utur# #$ucator b#caus# I ha$ )u" t#achi"g a"$ h#lpi"g
oth#rs%
Reason for Choosing Education for a Career
(ro, high school to th# s#co"$ s#,#st#r o) coll#g# I 0a"t#$ to b#co,# a stu$#"t
or ,arriag# cou"s#lor% I 0as tol$ I ga!# r#ally goo$ a$!ic# a"$ 4"o0 0hat to say 0h#"
tal4i"g to oth#rs% Ho0#!#r* pla"s all cha"g#$ 0h#" I r#ali?#$ that I ha$ ,or# to o))#r
tha" a$!ic#% I thought about 0hat I lo!# to $o a"$ 0ho I sa0 ,ys#l) i" th# )utur# 0hich
is 0hy I $#ci$#$ to pursu# ,y #$ucatio" i" El#,#"tary E$ucatio"%
I absolut#ly lo!# th# co,pa"y o) you"g chil$r#" a"$ cari"g )or th#,% I also 0a"t
to b#co,# a t#ach#r b#caus# I ha!# gro0" to 4"o0 that #$ucatio" is a priority to ,y
)utur#% I r#,#,b#r 0h#" I 0as i" #l#,#"tary ,y )a!orit# t#ach#r 0as 2s% B#th* 0ho
0as ,y t#ach#r )or 7i"$#rgart#" a"$ )irst gra$#% Sh# 0as th# b#st t#ach#r #!#r a"$ I ca"
s#riously say that I al0ays #":oy#$ goi"g to class% 2s% B#th al0ays ha$ #;citi"g a"$ )u"
acti!iti#s to $o i" class 0hich ,a$# goi"g to school #!#" b#tt#r% I ca" ho"#stly say sh# is
still o"# o) ,y )a!orit# t#ach#rs i" ,y #$ucatio"%
(or that r#aso"* I 0a"t to b#co,# a t#ach#r so that ,y stu$#"ts 0oul$ lo!# to
co,# to class 0aiti"g to s## 0hat th# $ay bri"gs% I 0oul$ ha!# to say that I a, a cr#ati!#
p#rso" 0hich is a gr#at tool as a )utur# t#ach#r% I 0a"t to us# ,y cr#ati!ity to cha"g# a"$
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY C
cr#at# "#0 l#sso"s a"$ acti!iti#s )or ,y stu$#"ts% I 0a"t to 0atch ,y stu$#"ts l#ar" a"$
gro0 i" ,y class* but also ha!# )u" $oi"g it% 2y stu$#"ts 0ill loo4 to #$ucatio" as a"
i,porta"t part o) th#ir li!#s so th#y ca" buil$ a bright )utur# )or th#,s#l!#s% Lastly* I
0a"t to b# th# t#ach#r that ,y )or,#r stu$#"ts 0ill say D2s% Pa"g#li"a" is ,y )a!orit#
t#ach#r%E
My Long and Short ter goals
As o) "o0 ,y short t#r, goals is to ,o!# out o" ,y o0" a"$ )i"ish school%
E$ucatio" has al0ays b##" i,porta"t to ,y li)# b#caus# I 4"o0 at th# #"$ it 0ill bri"g
succ#ss to ,y )utur#% This is 0hy I a, curr#"tly ta4i"g class#s i" El#,#"tary E$ucatio"
to g#t ,y Associat# o) Arts a"$ gra$uat# )ro, th# Coll#g# o) 3#st#r" I$aho% (ro, th#r#
I 0ill att#"$ Bois# Stat# U"i!#rsity a"$ co"ti"u# ,y #$ucatio" to r#c#i!# ,y Bach#lors
F#gr##% 3hil# co"ti"ui"g ,y #$ucatio"* I 0a"t to b# i"$#p#"$#"t a"$ )i"$ a plac# o) ,y
o0"% I )##l th# "##$ to ta4# r#spo"sibility 0ith ,y li)# 0hich ,#a"s ,o!i"g out o) ,y
par#"t=s hous#* 0or4i"g to ,a4# ,y o0" ,o"#y* a"$ stayi"g )ocus#$ o" school% Also
si"c# I a, goi"g to school )or El#,#"tary E$ucatio"* a"oth#r short t#r, goal is to
!olu"t##r 0ith chil$r#"% I 0a"t to gai" ,or# #;p#ri#"c# 0ith you"g chil$r#" so that I ca"
gai" ,or# #;p#ri#"c# b#i"g arou"$ th#,% I )##l that this 0ill h#lp ,# o" ,y r#su,# to
g#t a :ob as a t#ach#r i" th# )utur#%
2y lo"g t#r, goal is to b# sta"$i"g i" )ro"t o) ,y classroo, a"$ )##l th#
acco,plish,#"t o) b#co,i"g a t#ach#r% I a, hopi"g to b#co,# a t#ach#r by th# ag# o)
&@ b#caus# I a, so a";ious to ha!# a class o) ,y o0"% T#achi"g is ,y passio" a"$ th#
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY <
)ast#r I )i"ish ,y #$ucatio" th# )ast#r I 0ill b#co,# a t#ach#r% I a, #;cit#$ to put ,y
cr#ati!ity a"$ ,y lo!# )or chil$r#" to us#% I 4"o0 that i) I stic4 to ,y goals a"$ 0or4
har$ to ,a4# th#, co,# tru#* I 0ill $#)i"it#ly ha!# a succ#ss)ul )utur# ah#a$ o) ,#% I
ha!# al0ays lo!#$ chil$r#" a"$ #":oy#$ 0atchi"g th#,* 0hich is 0hy I 4"o0 that I chos#
th# p#r)#ct car##r )or ,#%