It was a peaceful May evening, and I don’t remember how I got there, but I was outside sitting on the porch of my apartment eating a Smarties roll as the warm air gently touched my cheeks. I felt alive for the first time. The familiar smell of wet dirt and beautiful flowers that decorated the front of my home …
My name is Elizabeth Fierros. I am from Ventura and attended Ventura High School. English 113A has helped me become a better writer. I have learned how to fix flaws that I had throughout high school, and most importantly now I know more than ever that revision is extremely important. Even though it takes a lot of work and frustration, …
My name is Jasmine Estrada, and I am a freshman here at CSUN this year. I was born and raised in LA and have always enjoyed school. In my free time, I like to read, but this semester has been so hectic I haven’t had time to read lately! I am majoring in psychology and hope that one day I …
My name is Mark Santiago. I was born in Los Angeles, California. I am an only child. It is currently my first year here at CSUN. I was admitted into CSUN as a Chemistry major, but I quickly changed my major to Psychology. I graduated from STEM Academy of Hollywood which was a brand new school. The class I graduated with was the …
My name is Richere Barbeau, and I am a freshman here at CSUN. My passion is art, and I am majoring in art as of now. I have a twin, and we were born on Valentine’s Day. Overall I have four siblings, my twin, and my three brothers. My favorite hobbies are singing with my sister, drawing for hours on end, watching anime, …
My name is Rustam Sharipov. I was born and raised in Russia. I went to school in Russia until seventh grade. At that moment my family moved over to the United States. When I first got to United States everything looked unusual and different to me. I did not know the language to speak with people. My parents decided that it …
“I don’t want an autobiography, just put ‘autobiography.’” I’ve been programming since I was in 8th grade and love it. I started researching how programs were made and discovered the art of coding. To this day, coding has been my escape from life and English. I have always struggled with English until I met my favorite English teacher in High …