After the accident, I heard my mom talking about Malala. I first heard people talk about her about three years ago when my mother explained to me that she was a Pakistani girl who was shot when she was about 15 years old for wanting to go to school. She told me that she survived … Continue reading Malala: The power a brave, determined, young woman can have in the world.
Author: mariacristinasanfeliu
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.
You know that moment you don’t want to remember, that moment you never want to relive. Well I had that moment about 8 months ago. I have been trying to keep my mind off it and not go back to that moment, but as hard as I try, it just keeps coming back to me. … Continue reading That one flashback that made it all real
I keep hearing about war here and there, terrorist attacks, murders, robberies, and the list goes on with news about tragedies and just bad things going on around the world. One problem ends, another begins. Things just keep getting worse, outside as well as here at home and I can't help but start to loose … Continue reading Countries uniting to help refugees
After I had the traumatic brain injury, I became aware that there is a large group of people, including football players, or any other contact sport and soldiers, who also suffer these. For some reason I though they only had one injury, I didn’t consider the fact that they suffer several smacks on the head. … Continue reading Brain trauma awareness
Keep working hard, trying, moving. Keep doing the best you can and don't give up.
When that photo was taken, 3 years ago, my family says I weighed like 90 pounds. I am skinny, but I never thought I would get that skinny. I had never looked like that. That was and is not me. My mom still gets sad when she just thinks about this. I got that way … Continue reading I won’t stop, can’t stop doing everything I can to be myself again
I am that girl I am the girl who has been rebuilding herself for three years. I am the girl who didn’t want to give up and won’t give up. People saying no won’t stop this girl. People said this girl wouldn’t be able to do it, but she did. This girl works hard and … Continue reading #iamthatgirl
September, you have been good to me in the past, you brought me back home during the most difficult time of my life. I am looking forward to what you will bring me this year, but I hope it's something good, like a job.
This is what I wanted three years ago. Apparently I got distracted by a lollipop and I wanted the world to know this. I still have to be cured, but it's not as easy as it sounds. It's not a cold, it's not a headache. I still need help and I … Continue reading Keep calm and you will get better
Listen to this I love hearing this when I go to bed every night. It means I'm home. It's the beautiful sound of my island. You can't say that's not a beautiful and incredible sound. No one can, because that's just what my home and culture are all about, beautiful and unique things … Continue reading Just listen
Fix your flat tire and keep going.
Third interview and I think I was more nervous than the other two before. Why? Well I kind of knew what to expect, I still didn’t know if I said what they wanted to hear. I thought it would be good to know what they were going to ask, but it wasn’t. It just made … Continue reading Third Interview: Before and After
Yesterday I got a call from the first job I applied to, calling me for an interview tomorrow morning. This is unbelievable. I have had three interview in my search for a jog. Three interviews! I applied for more than three jobs, but I was hoping I would be called back from at least one. … Continue reading I can’t believe it, another one!
I just got home from visiting my brother and meeting his new dog, the most adorable little ball of fur. I’m in love and I just wanted to bring the dog home with me. Just being around that adorable little thing made me so happy. I didn’t care about anything else; I almost ignored taking … Continue reading The happy new member of our family
I had never been on a diet, I had just heard about them, but never even thought about going on a diet. It always sounded like such a torture, and why? That was until the day I decided I needed to go on a diet. It all started the day I decided to give up … Continue reading I tried, I failed
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