My CW1 Blog

Being the oldest out of 5 comes with A LOT of responsibility in terms of helping around the house and helping my parents with my younger siblings. My parents have always been away from home a lot because of their jobs. We were always taken care of by my grandma or my aunt. But now that I'm older, I'm basically the one who looks over my younger siblings while they're gone. Between college, work, and helping around the house and my younger siblings (especially because the two youngest are two and four years old), it can get overwhelming. But along with all the responsibilities that come with being the oldest, I also get the chance to see them grow and reach milestones in their lives. And that's the beauty of it. Recently, my 4 year old sister started her first day of school, and I was just as excited as she was. And in a couple months, I'll get to see my one of my brothers graduate from high school and head to his training for the US National Guard, and the other grad

I just recently found out from a friend who still goes to the high school I graduated from that one of my art pieces is on display! Every year, the AP Art teacher chooses the top 10 art pieces from different artist who show their technique effectively to display in a case located in the main hallway of the school. Out of almost 50 students, I was one of those students chosen! This just shows how wrong I was about my art. In AP Art, students choose a concentration and from that concentration, they draw 24 different pieces that portray that concentration or concept. I chose, and I know it sounds lame, details of fruits and vegetables. Because I thought no one would really like my concept, I always thought that my pieces wouldn't be eye catching. I went all of AP Art doubting myself and my pieces, but this just shows that my art pieces had just as much potential as everyone else's. Now my 'Dragonfruit' art piece (done with colored pencil) is on display and will be returned