Mavie,

Anthony, not many people know the name and most likely only a few will know the name before my time is finished. Most people call me Tony and I am studying to become a doctor. Why philosophy you may ask? For starters I have always been interested in taking a course and the other reason, and what convinced to take the course, one of my close friends was taking the course and didn’t want to take it alone. So therefore, I am now in a class of philosophy. Granted I don’t know much about the class nor who these philosophers are but here I am, struggling along.

My family is from a small town in Mexico. My family was doing well in Mexico but my dad wanted more, of course the rest of the story is like many others who came to America with no money, no knowledge, no relatives and of course no idea how to speak the language. My dad and grandpa only came to America with knowing a couple things: how to work hard, to help us have a better future means they had to make things work, and most importantly that they had each other. Now my pops is definitely not the poster boy for good dads, but I don’t hold it against him any more. I can’t imagine what it was like to take that journey and to live what he went through, but I will definitely help make his dream come true. My mom has always been an outgoing and free spirited person. She was pregnant when she came over to America and didn’t know it. It wasn’t until later when she started to realize that she was having symptoms did she take a test. She was always so free and happy, not much could bring her down. I try to be as happy as she is because we never know who we could be affecting with our actions. The world is in a very bad place at the moment and a little bit of positivity wouldn’t hurt anyone. My parents however are now separated and as I mentioned my father wasn’t really the best dad but here I am, trying to break the cycle and be something better. My dad has been an alcoholic for as long as I can remember. I have never been much to drink or etc but now I don’t because I am saving my liver for my pops. I know it’s a giant thing giving up half your liver but he’s the reason why I am who I am today. I am currently out of things to talk about so I bid y’all farewell.

Sincerely,

Anthony