For the past month, I have spent my Sundays in races. I competed in three and volunteered in two. This morning was my second time volunteering in a race, this time I helped in the 15th edition of the San Gabriel school for deaf children 10k. My job at this race was to help take out and organize the medals. 

There were almost 1,000 people signed up so there were a lot of medals to organize. 

Members of Freddy’s Runners at San Gabriel 10k (runners and volunteers)

Other volunteers and I took a small break to watch the beginning of the race at Roosevelt Avenue.

About 30 minutes later, as the first competitors began to arrive, we were all cheering for them, but continued to take more medals out of the boxes. 

As I saw the people getting to the finish line exhausted, I began to think ahead to next weekend, when I run my first 10k. It made me a little uneasy seeing someone almost puke after he arrived, and I hope that doesn’t happen to me. I’m confident I will be able to do it, I’m just wondering what the experience will be like, but maybe it’s better not to think about it too much. I’m just going to enjoy my vacation this week, practice like I always do but also relax at the beach and do my best on Sunday. 

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I’m an aspiring writer still looking for exactly what I want to write about, with a lot of creativity, imagination and desire to write. I studied Writing and Rhetoric at Syracuse University where I explored many different sides of writing through my classes and extracurricular activities in order to narrow my search for an identity as a writer. I have written for Citrus TV Noticias and La Voz magazine, both of which gave me the chance to explore different mediums in which to write in. Through Citrus TV Noticias I also gained experience in translating from English to Spanish and vice versa, which is also something that I would be interested in working on since I am fluent in both of these languages. I was also an intern at Syracuse University Press where I got hands on experience in what goes into actually editing and publishing a book. Through out the last four years I have faced a lot of challenges, which helped chape the person I am today. After being in a tragic car accident, being in comma, having a Traumatic Brain Injury, and being in therapy for over a year, I am a new me, willing to face challenges and knowing how to deal with them. I want to write about my accident and life after it to help others, show them it can be done and help in any way I can.

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