Jordana

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 My Name is Jordana, I'm 15 years old, and I attend The Frisch School as a student in the sophomore grade. I was born on April 20th, 1995 in Los Angeles, California, where I lived for the next ten years of my life. Then in fourth grade, my parents divorced. In the blink of an eye, we (my mom, my three siblings, and I) moved across the country, from sunny Los Angeles to snowy Englewood, New Jersey. At first, I was upset about moving. I had alot of friends and family in California; it was my home and I didn't feel it was fair to punish me for my parents' divorce (by making me move). However, I soon learned that there is good in every bad, that after every storm comes a rainbow. What could have been a destructive event in my past that could cause me to resent the people and things in life that brought me to New Jersey instead became my most defining attribute. I now feel that my move was a rite of passage, because it truly was the defining event that transformed me from the person I was into the person I now am.

So who am I now?

I'm a proud Frisch Cougar, and enjoy going to school more than most people do. My favorite books are anything by Jodi Picoult, //The Alchemist//, //The Color of Water//, //J////ane Eyre//, and //How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents//. My favorite movies are //When Harry Met Sally//, //Shawshank Redemption//, //Matilda//, both //Father of the Bride// films, //Forrest Gump//, and //The Notebook//.  My favorite place to be is my community's JCC, because over time it has become a second home to me. I participate in many volunteer programs there, and the JCC is definetly where I feel most myself. My favorite hobbies/ past times are volunteering, soccer, tennis, backpacking, white water rafting, and writing. One of my strongest beliefs is that the betterment of the world comes one person at a time, and I carry this with me in all of my life. I try to do what’s best, and really do follow my heart when I feel strongly about something. I became a vegetarian because I started learning about how eating meat harms the animals, the people working at the farms, the environment, my health, and then even my moral stability. I also volunteer for different organizations as often as I can, not as a means to lengthen my college application, but because I really enjoy to. I believe in peace, in the middle east and everywhere else in the world as well. I believe in the state of Israel. In terms of "values," I think that every person should live life with his/her own set. Values, morals, and ethics can be different for everyone, but so long as they set one on a path to do what he/she thinks is best, I think that's fine. For me, this list of values would consist of being my nicest to everyone, raising awareness regarding causes that are important to me, being close with my family, fighting for what I believe in, not judging people, and being a loyal, trustworthy friend.  Things I fear in life are tomatoes, death, loss, failing tests, and missing out on the bigger picture. I love to read and write, and this attribute of mine has contributed to a most quirky thing about me. When one asks an average kid what he or she collects, the response will usually be something physical. For me, it's quotes. Since I was 11, I've written down my favorite quotes from movies, books, speeches, and other places, in a collection that now spans over 5 different notebooks. A few quotes I love that come to mind are "Be the change you wish to see in the world." -Ghandi, "To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved but at what he aspires to do." -Kahlil Gibran, "Pretending to be someone you're not is a waste of the person you are." -Kurt Cobain, "Fear can hold you prisoner.. Hope can set you free." -Shawshank Redemption, and "Take nothing but pictures. Leave nothing but footprints. Kill nothing but time." -John Kay.

What are some of my hopes and dreams?

Some of my hopes and dreams are to have a poem of mine published, go skydiving, fall in love, visit Machu Picchu and the Northern Lights, witness a miracle, run a marathon, plant a tree and observe its growth, be fluent in 5 languages, backpack around the world, donate blood, make a time capsule, experience zero gravity, read the dictionary start to finish, be a mother, learn a form of self defense, learn sign language, read the 100 greatest novels of all time, rescue a pet from the pound, and bike ride across the United States.

Where have I come from?

 I come from one giant move across the country, two parents who both love me dearly, three amazing siblings who support me with (almost) everything I do, four different schools that I have been to, five best friends who stick with me through it all, and six years that I have lived my new life in New Jersey. These are my roots, six things that have caused me to be who I am today, and even though it may not always be easy, I wouldn't have it any other way.



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