just because i'm Mexican doesnt mean im a beaner
just because i'm Mexican doesn't mean i do drugs
just because i'm Mexican doesn't mean im poor
just because i'm Mexican doesnt mean i wear waraches
just because i'm Mexican doesnt mean i gotta be in a gang
and just because i'm Mexican doesn't mean i don't gotta love my family and friends.

i wear a mask

when i wear a mask, others dont recognize me. it hides our feelings and shows the good side. But deep down I suffer, loved ones die and the ones alive don't notice that deep down I'm suffering till death, you might say why does she smile every day: I'll answer that right now I smile to hide my pain my heart beats slower every day I miss my fallen soldiers and need love from my friends. mom is here, daddy left but I  love them till death I smile to hide my pain.

Luis Castillo

I will love to honor this poem to my cousin Luis Castillo. he passed away on May24,2010. one smell that reminds me of him is a cologne he would always use to put. something he loved to drink was jarritos soda because every time we use to go visit him from the hospital he would call my mom to bring him some jarritos. he would also tell my mom to bring him some chile reyenos because that was his favorite food. i remember i would always use to see him in his pajamas and his black shirt. a sound that also reminds me of him is the type of music he likes and i like. and even though he was suffering from cancer,he would always use to have a smile on his face and he always use to make me laugh and smile. one thing i would tell him if he comes back is that we all miss him and one thing he will tell me back is that he also misses us. and one thing i do not want him to forget is that he will always be in our hearts.

me!!!

PeOpLe DeScRbE mE aS SwiNkLeSs & mY fRiEnDs ArE ClAuDiA & cLaRiSsA. I LIKE TO GO SHOPPING WITH LUPE ND MY MOM ND SOMETIMES MY FRIENDS. I AM CREATIVE ND FUNNY. I DONT REALLY LIKE TO HANG AROUND WITH MY FAMILY, ONLY IN PARTIES. ONE THING I LIKE TO DO AFTER SCHOOL IS HANG AROUND WITH ALL MY FRIENDS ND GO SOMEWHERE. ND MY FAVORITE CHIPS ARE TAKIS ND PUFFCORN.=]NOW I HAVE GLASSES ND CLAUDIA THINKS I LOOK SMARTER THAN HER.. BUT SOME PEOPLE THINK I LOOK PRETTY,NERDISH,AND SMART, BUT I DONT REALLY THINK WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK ABOUT ME WITH MY GLASSES ON. I ALWAYS STUDY HARD BECAUSE I WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE. BUT THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE IS  THAT I ALMOST LAUGH AT EVERITHING..