Essay 1- Knowing Margarita Jimenez

Knowing Margarita Jimenez

Would you like to know a dreamer? Well, that would be me, Margarita Jimenez, but I am not only a dreamer but a maker as well. Today I want to share with you some of my dreams in the past, my achievements and the dreams I still have for my future. A quick trip through my life and the experiences I have acquired in order for you to get to know me a little bit more.

Let us start with some dreams that I had in the past. As a kid I wanted to become a secretary. I used to fold the edge of a sheet of paper and then tap on it as if it were a writing machine and I enjoyed listening to the sound coming out of it. As I got older I became involved in the world of the English language while in Secondary school. I then started dreaming of going into a country where English was spoken and I wanted to be able to have a conversation with a native speaker. As a grown-up, I started dreaming of getting into the university and being able to say one day: “I have a bachelor’s degree”.

How many of those things did actually come true? Well, I did turn into a secretary, a bilingual one, and that gave me the opportunity to get my fist job. I started teaching typing and shorthand. After four years of teaching the opportunity to go to the United States presented and I took it. That meant the fulfillment of my long wanted dream and that was a clear and determining turning point in my life. Already back in Mexico, my interest to get into the university came back and I decided to try to get into it. It was not an easy task but I was so proud of myself when I found out that I was accepted. All these achievements have marked my personality and have given me another vision of life.

What dreams do I have for my future now? Apart from knowing that it is uncertain, there are some things I still hope to happen. I would like to finish my studies and work in another country. I want to have my own house, a two story house with a big front and back garden, and many rooms where I can have my space to practice my hobbies like handcrafting and sewing. I would also like to contribute in developing a device that could help in having less painful mammographies and more accurate results for other diseases. I know that many of these things sound unrealistic, but I guess that is why they are called dreams.

As you can see, I have had the opportunity to achieve many of my dreams and life has given me the chance to keep aiming for more. I do not know if this gives you a better idea of who and how I am but one thing is for sure, I am a dreamer and I hope I will always be, because for me to have dreams is synonym of having hope and that is essential for me in life.