About Me
My name is Guadalupe Paredes,my name is Mexican and i got named after the Virgen de Guadalupe. I am 16 year old, born and raised in San Francisco California and very proud of that. My family is Mexican, so obviously i come from a huge family (lol) even though my family only consist of two children, me being the youngest. I believe my family arrived to the U.S in the late 1980's. I know some of my family members have spanish blood in them, but i consider myself Chicana (Mexican-American)and i am very proud of that too :). I live in a district which may seem dangerous at times but ether way i still love it. I attend John O'Connell High school, on my way to be a senior. My native language is Spanish, but i also speak English and a little bit of French.
I love music i can't go a day without listening to my iPod or the sterio, i could listen to anything as long as it has a good beat to it :). Some of the types i listen to are Chicano rap (top of my list), Oldies from the 60's, Latin, hip hop, rap, some rock, I listen to these type's of music because i brought up with those types.
I really don't like to read but some of the books that I've read and found interesting were "Always Running" by Jose L. Rodriguez, i liked this book because some of the event's that happened in his story are happening right now, "Women Hollering Creek" by Sandra Cisneros, my last year english class read some of the story's and they were really good, "Sista Hood on the Mic" by E. Fierce is a special book to me because the author came to our school and i won it and the story is great.
These are some of the movies i grew up watching, and now that i am older i can understand their story's, I like them because the character's life's are similar to some of the people i know and it shows you what most Chicanos/as go through every day.
Some of the t.v stations i like to watch are MTV, VH1 because they are music channels. I also Like to watch soap operas on channel 14 Canal Univision. When i play games online i like to got to http://www.candystand.com/index.do, but i rarely play games. My favorite website i would have to say www.myspace.com because that's hoe i keep in touch with my friends. Another website is http://www.youtube.com/.
I don't play any sport's any more but my favorite is Volley Ball, i sometimes watch soccer well only when I'm with my family.
I also like to write poems (lyrics), take pictures and draw when i can, i just find it the easiest way to express myself.
I don't have anything favorite thing to do because i like to do a lot of things, but i like spending family and friend time a lot. I love to use the phone specially text, even though my mother hates it lol.
If i had a chance to travel anywhere i would like to go to Latin America, Brazil, Europe, China.
Some of the things i worry about are losing people i care about, the world's environment as of global warming. What makes me mad are, political issues; laws that kick out immigrants and what also makes me mad is how people make the dumbest choices for this country.
My hobby is drawing since i do find it a way to relieve some stress.
The heroes in my life are my mother Juana Mercado because she is the one who brought me to life and she is the strongest woman i know, she has worked and work's a lot to be in the position where we have enough to pay our bills and bring food o the table, my other hero is my grandmother because she has been their for me since day one.
When i finish high school i would like to continue my education to become a probation officer or a counselor.
Here is a video of me showing you some of the thing's about what i wrote above.
Comments
In what grade is a senior in high school? In South Africa we have grade 1-12. Our final year in school, grade 12, is called matric.
Senior's are 12 grader's and it's also our last year of high school.
So what are the years of high school?
Junior
Freshman
Sophomore
Senior?
Are Rosary Beads a Catholic tradition?
Are Rosary Beads a Catholic tradition?