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Senior Senior

Elvira Hita

My

Inspiration

by Melody Castro

hroughout my life, several of education and modeled what it moved out.
people and places have looks like to be successful in life. But Little by
Tinfluenced my life. Church, the main thing is that she is always little they
family members, friends and Liberal, “there”. got back on
KS, are just a few examples of the their feet.
who, what, and where the impact has When she first moved to the United
occurred. Those things are a big deal States with my grandpa, they both I have
to me, but there is one person who has struggled to find jobs in California. never
influenced me more than anything My grandma said they only ate known
else, my grandma. My grandma is my potatoes for food. Little by little, they anyone
inspiration because she has never let were able to afford a house, and my with such
me down. She is the kind of person tía, Chelo, helped babysit so they amazing
who makes me feel better when I get could work all day to make more qualities
in trouble or when I get sick. She has and more money. The two illegal as my
always been there when I needed immigrants struggled to prove they grandma.
a hug, or someone to talk to. She is were trustworthy. Even my grandpa’s She has
happy when we call her, and when brothers told him he was going to kill always
she sees any of her grandchildren/ my grandma by starvation. But they been so
great grandchildren. She taught me to overcame the impossible and became selfless
be thankful for what I have, because middle class working people with two and always
there are many people in the world children. takes care
who don’t have what I have. She has Eventually, their hard work paid off. of everyone
also taught me to be kind to others, It took them 10 years, but they finally around her. My grandma went above
because being nice to people makes became legal residents. Everything and beyond for me and her other
them feel good about themselves and seemed perfect in California, but granddaughters. When my family and
causes a ripple effect. As a child, she eventually, they had to move to El I lived in Liberal, Kansas, she would
directed my life in the right direction. Paso because my mom had some drive to visit us every single weekend.
She never talked down to me and personal trouble. While in El Paso they My siblings and I didn’t have the best
never gave up on me, no matter what had to live with my grandpa’s brother home life with our parents, so she took
the situation was. care of us for a lot of my childhood.
and build a house from scratch. The Part of who I am today is because of
Throughout my life, she always made process bankrupted them. My tía got her and I love that. I’ve always had a
sure to emphasize the importance a job at age 15 to help and my mom protector in her. Anytime my siblings

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