Written by: Amir Malave (5th grade)
What I want to do when I grow up is to be a professional soccer player. When I was 2 years old I started to play soccer and I played on a team in Panama because I’m from there. When I started growing up I kept playing soccer. But when I was 7 years old I went to the USA because I had a lot of family over here and it felt like my life was restarting because I didn’t know how to speak English so it was really hard to understand what was going on and what people were saying. During that time I was learning English but I still kept playing soccer because it was my passion and I never gived up. Later on I was playing for a travel team and I was really happy because it was the first ever I had gone to. At the same time I had to learn English and it was a big challenge to my life because at the same time I had family stuff and school, plus I had to practice English and it was taking time from soccer, but I never gave up. So now I’m here proud because from all the challenges, all the worries, all the nervous times, I never gave up and I’m so thankful for my parents who cheered me up at my lowest.