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MynameisAndreaAlvarezGuillen.IwasbornonApril28,1997inDemorest,
Georgia,asmalltowninthecountryside.MyfamilyconsistsofmyfatherFrancisco,my
motherMaria,andmysisterMaira.IcurrentlyliveinAlto,Georgia,inasmallhouse,
whichIadore,becauseofallthewonderfulmemoriesIhavemadewithmysisterMaira.
IhavealwayslivedinGeorgiaallmylife.IstartedschoolatanearlyageIwenttohead
startlocatedin291LightRoadBaldwin,Georgia,whenIwasthreeyearsold.WhenI
wasfouryearsoldIwenttoPreschoolat176FinisSpringsDr.Cornelia,Georgia.When
IwasfiveIstartedKindergartenatBaldwinPrimaryandfinishedin2005.Ilaterwentto
SouthHabershamSixthGradeAcademyforthesixthgradeandthenformyseventh
andeighthgradeyearIwenttoSouthHabershamMiddleSchool.HabershamNinth
GradeAcademyistheschoolIwentformyninthgrade.IamcurrentlyinHabersham
CentralHighSchoolinmyjunioryear.Iwoulddescribemyselfasaleader,loud,fun,
intelligentandoptimistic.
OneofthemostinfluentialpeopleinlifewouldhavetobemysisterMaira
AlvarezGuillen.WhenIwasyoungerMairawouldalwaysbewithmeandshewould
takecareofmelikeifIwasherdaughter.MairahasalsokepttellingmethatIamgoing
totogofarinlifeandthatIcanreachallthegoalsIhaveinmind.Mairahasinfluence
myinawaythatIcannotevendescribe.SheislikemymotherandIfIneedanything
shewillalwaysbethereforme.MairaislikemysecondhalfIfwearenottogetherIjust
donotfeelright,becauseshehastoldmewhatIamdoingrightandwhatIamnot
doingright.Mairaisthemostinfluentialpersoninmylife,becauseshehelpedmeget

throughatoughandharshlieIfoundoutaboutandjustofthinkingofthelieIstartto
yearup,MairamademestaystrongandshehashelpedmewiththelieeversinceI
foundout.
TheplacethatisreallyimportanttomeisGuadalajara,Mexico.Ihavehad
numerousofmemoriesfirm,goingtoguadalajara,onewhichconsistedofgoingon
vacationasafamily.Weusetogoallthetimeinfamily,butnotanymoremyparents
arealwaysworkingandtheysaytheyhavetoomanybills.Ireallyhopewegettogoto
Guadalajara,MexicoasafamilyagaineventhoughIbelieveitisnotgoingtobethe
sameaswhenIwasyounger.Guadalajaraissuchadiversestateandhasmany
differenttypesofcultures.Guadalajarahasamazingfoodandthetraditionheldevery
yeararegreat.
WhenIwasinninthgradeitwasgreat,Iwasdoingexcellentinschool.IWasthe
kidyouwouldimaginetalkingtoeverybodyandalwayssayingHeytoeverybody.My
sisterwouldalwaystellmeyoushouldneverchangeandshelikedthewaysIwas.I
wouldalwayssaydonotworryIamnotgoingtochange,evenifIwantedtochangeit
wouldbehard,becauseitwasahabittosayHeymtoeverybodyinschoolLatermy
ninthgradeyearIgotScholasticMerit,Whichwasanhonortohave,becauseitwas
basicallythebeststudentscholarly.Iwaswonthecitizenshipawardwithwasthebest
allaroundstudentfrommyteam.
duringmylife,therehasbeensomanyeventsthathaveinterest,butthereisone
inparticular,whichisengineering.wheniwasatSouthHabershamMiddleSchoolIwas
inadvancetechnology.inadvancetechnologywegotocompeteintheFirstLego

League,wherewegottodesignarobottodomission.therobotforexampletherewas
abrokenbonetherobothadtoclosetheboneandthenithadtoputacastonit.wegot
toprogramtherobottowhateverwewantedtomakeitdoforthenextmission.when
wecompeteditwassonervewracking,butattheenditwasworthit,becausewemove
ontothenextstage.
ThepersonIamtodayisa16yearold,thathasonejobsandtriesherbestin
school.Theworldthatweliveintodayisgreat,becauseiloveAmericaandjustthefact
thatwehavefreedom,unlikeothercountries,butItisalsobadbecauseoureconomyis
notsogreatest.Thethingthatinterestsmeishelpingothersandbeinginvolvedwith
sevenschool
clubs.IwouldliketoattendtheUniversityofGeorgiaTech,becauseiwouldliketo
majorinmechanicalengineering.Ihopethaticanmajorinmechanicalengineering,
becauseitiswhatilovetodoandmechanicalengineeringpaygood.