Changes-who am I ?

Throughout this semester in sociology, I learned a lot about myself and about the people around me. I learned that you should never judge people by stereotypes or by outside appearance. I feel as though at the beginning of thee semester I didn't know exactly who I was. But throughout Sals class, I learned a lot about who I am and how to read people around me as well. Before I was influenced a lot about what others thought about me. Now I am happy with myself as a person, and who I have become. My name is Jen I grew up in Naperville, Illinois. I had many struggles in my life that have made me a stronger, and more rounded person. I've overcome a lot of challenges, especially when I was younger. I used to have to sleep with braces on my legs because my feet went inward and I wasn't able to walk normally. My mom is the closest person to me In my life. She has taught me everything I know. I also had a learning disability, slower learning and when I was younger I used to have speech problems. I have lived with slower processing my whole life and it takes me so much longer than the average person to learn the material we learn in class. I used to give up so easily because I had to study for hours just to remember things for a test. Now i realize my disability is just a part of who I am and I've learned to live with it. When I was younger I never saw myself going to college or getting good grades in high school. I have proved myself wrong for both.