Experiences That Have Made Me Grow Up

There are a lot of things that I have changed during the last five years. Although I have had some bad experiences in my life, I have learned from them. I think that I have grown up in different senses.
Five years ago I was 26 years old when I decided to travel to England because I wanted to study English. At the same time, I wanted to be an independent person. I think during that time I maturated a lot. Before that, I was a very spoiled girl. My parents always had given me everything that I wanted, so living on my own taught me to work very hard in order to get whatever I wanted. Also I learned to save money, to take care of all my stuff and to be a very responsible and organized girl. Since that phase of my life, I have tried to improve every day to be a good woman.
However , I have made some mistakes that have made me suffer, but I have learned from them too. One of these mistakes was to get married. It was may be the worst experience in my life. I did not really know the person who I married, so the marriage never worked. Despite this I have learned that I must think carefully before take any important decision in my life, even more when it is about my happiness.
As a conclusion I have had relevant experiences in my life during the last five years that have changed me in a good way.

Shakira

Shakira is a Latin American famous singer. She is from Colombia. She started to write song's letters since she was 8. She began to be listened on the radio when she was 13 years old with her first album called " Magia". Some years later, she participated in a Colombian opera called Oasis which was about Armero tragedy. After that, she has produced and released 5 albums which have given to her different prizes like Latin Grammy and Billboard awards. Her most recently album is " She Wolf". Although, the album hasn't been released yet this song is being listened already around the world. She has sang with some famous singers too. Songs as "Si tu no vuelves" with Miguel Bose, "Te lo agradezco pero no" with Alejandro Sanz and " Beautiful liar" with Beyonce have been also hits in her musical carrier. She has made humanitarian work. Shakira created her children foundation named " Pies Descalzos " where she helps poor children to have studies. Recently, through her foundation she found a school in her natal city Barranquilla. Nowadays, She is the most famous singer woman in Latin America, and "she is the highest best-selling Colombian artist of all times"1. Therefore to be a singer, she is an expert Arabic dancer due to her Eastern ancestors.

1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakira

My Life In California

My life in California has been exciting. Since I arrived here, everything has been new for me. I see that most of the places are big, for example, the Houston Airport. To be honest this airport has been the bigest one I have seen, and trust me I have been in a lot of airports around the world. I have met a lot of people of different countries and cultures. I find Americans are very friendly people. My homestay is very nice. I am living with a colombian girl whinch is like my family here. She is generous with me and, she share all her stuff as well. I am working as a baby siiter with two little girls which are lovely. Another thing that I love here is the wheather. Every day is sunny and I love it. I don't like a cold day. It makes me feel depresed most of the time. I like the big freeways, althouht I don't like traffic jum. This experience have been very interesting for me because I have found a lot of christian people who share with me the same feeling about God. I am assisting to a Chistian church in Anaheim, and the Pastor is great. I love his messages and people is sociable as well. About School, I like the campus which is very big, and I love the teachers too. I have only one bad experience because my GPS and my composition class book was stolen from my car two days ago on campus. I hope that it can be found by the police. Anyway, My life here has been great.

A Memorable Day

A memorable day in my life was my 15 th birthday party. It was unforgetable day. Actually It was a surprise for me because I didn't know that my parents were thinking to organize a party for me. I had failed the last year in school, so there wasn't a reason to have my party, but my parents were so loving to me. They didn't care about my faults, they just wanted to give the surprise. Some days before, my mom just told me, "you only will have a small party with our family and some friends, so you will get a nice dress for it". Then we went to buy the dress and the shoes. It was excited but I was confused as well because that dress didn't look like a normal dress for a small party. The day of the party was very nice, but everything was strange. My parents were acting differently, and they were speaking very quietly. That night my parents took me to some place and I continued to be very confused because they wore very elegant clothes as well. Finally we got to the place. When we entered the place, I saw several people and a big cake, especially for me. It was a huge surprise for me. All of my family and all of my friends were there. I enjoyed my party a lot, and I good a lot of presents. I will never forget this day!!

A Person Who has Made a Difference: My Mother

My mother has been a great woman for many reasons. Since she was young, she often helped my grandmother with the housekeeping. My mom always has been an organized person and very responsible. Also, when she was young, she studied and worked at the same time. My mother always was an example to her siblings and now for me. Since she got married with my dad, my mother has been a housewife. She always has everything ready on time. Besides, she always attends all our requirements. Apart of all of these, my mom is a hard working woman. She works with my father in our family company, where she is the production manager. She knows how to manage all the machinery perfectly. She has to wake up very early in the mornings to go to the factory. After a long day, she goes home and makes dinner every night for all of us. Then, she tidys up all mess and finally, she goes to bed. My mother is a kind person. She always is available when we need her and she loves us so much. That’s why she is the best for me above all famous people around the world.

EGYPT BEATIFUL PLACE TO VISIT!!!

If I could visit anywhere in the world, I would like to go to Egypt. I think this place is wordeful and has a lot of things to know around. Five years ago, I had the opportunity to go there when I was in London, but I couldn't go because my britain visa didn't has the time that the embassy required to go there. I was so sad because I had missed this opportunity. Actually, If you are in living in England It is very cheap to travel to Egypt. Most of the travel agencies offer to you different kinds of planes, and It is very nice because you can get for $1500 a five star hotel with all include even the tikets during one week. In my personal opinion I think Egypt is a country with many beutiful places to see our great heritage from the ancient world, including Pyramids and wonderful temples, but it is also part of the Holy Land, and tours to Christian and other religious monuments are popular. At the same time, we can enjoy the Red Sea beaches with a excellent wheather. Hopefully, some day I will go to Egypt and I will let you know how is ride a camel!!!

INTRODUCING MYSELF

I would like to introduce my you. My name is Viviana Marin. I am from Colombia. I was born in Bogota, which is the capital of the country. I am an industrial engineer from Colombia University, and I came to United States to study a Master's Business Administration in Marketing. About my family, I can tell you that I am the oldest of three siblings. I have two brothers, which are students as well. One of them is studying bussines right now. The youngest started his firstpa semester in the university. My parents work in their own of underwear clothes for women.

After I got my degree of industrial engineering, I went to England to study English. I was there for two years. while there, I had the opportunity to go to Europe and I travel in some countires such us: Germany, France, Spain. Portugal, Italy and Switzerland. It was the most exciting experience I have had so far. After these two years, I came back home to start my professional life. In 2006, I worked as a purchasing leader for two years in a multinational Chinese company called "Huawei Technologies Coc". After that, I worked in a Germany company called " Siemens S.A" where I was Project Process Consultant. I was there for eight months when I decided to come to United States to start my MBA. Ispeak Spanish fluently, and I love traveling.