Why Do I Belong?

Why Do I Belong?

I belong for many reasons. I am a unique individual that is going to be a part of the future as a university student, an inspiration to others, and I am someone that belongs. I belong to my community, my family, my country, and everything I associate myself with. My surroundings truly make me belong. I know who I am and I have worked hard to be successful as a student right now. I plan on gaining more knowledge and going to college. I belong because I know who I am, but I have worked hard to be better person and I plan on being even better.

I belong to a traditional family where respect means everything. My dad has told me numerous times, “respect takes you places in life.” I grew up respecting my family and the people around me. I try to avoid using hateful comments and I also try being as respectful as possible. My family always encourages me to do my best in school because we moved here so I, along with my siblings could have a better life; a life that my parents couldn’t have. I have learned many things here, and I want to learn more. I want to expand my learning and become a professional at something I love.

Going to college has always been one of my dreams, and ever since sixth grade, when I joined this program; I have been working towards my goal. This means I have had to sacrifice some stuff, while all my friends GPA’s have gone down, mine keeps going up. Its because I care about my future and a lot of my friends just want to, “live in the moment.” I feel like I still belong with my friends though because they have been there for me and even though they don’t care about their future as much as me, they still are my friends.

My experiences make me different because I have gone through many things in my life. I had to leave my country, Kosovo, to come to America to start a new life. People often view me as “white” in PEOPLE program and many people say I don’t belong here. I completely disagree with that because I feel like I belong just as much if not more then anyone in this program. I have worked just as hard as everyone else and I like everyone here.

I belong as a University student because I have worked hard to be one. I plan on doing much more to increase my chances of being a university student. I feel like I belong because being a student at UW Madison and having a good career is the thing that drives me the most. When I don’t want to do homework, I just think about how it is going to help me in the long run and how it will help me succeed.

I know I belong in many places. I belong as a student, an athlete, a brother, a son, and many other things. I belong because I am accepted, and I am unique. I think differently, I act differently, I am different.