Fast Food

Today’s world is full of fast food restaurants. Mostly in every corner you turn you might just find one. Growing up around fast food restaurants makes it hard for one to make the right decision when it comes to your own personal health. As I was growing up, I remember going out to Burger King, McDonalds, Jack in the Box, In n Out and many other places. I enjoyed eating at these restaurants because I would go with all my friends, just to hang out with each other. My favorite restaurant was and still is Burger King. If I were to choose the restaurant, I would pick this place all the time. Every time I’m there I get the number six – The Tender Crisp Chicken Sandwich – I just think it’s the best burger out there. Fast food was also part of my family’s life because we all go out to eat whenever we had the chance. Fast food can be taken as a treat to me in a way because my parents would buy it for me when I was younger just to make me happy. I’m glad I didn’t become addicted to it nor had any problems maintaining myself away from it. When were at a young age, many of us think fast food restaurants are the best thing out there. Personally, I thought there wasn’t anything better than fast food.

            Today, I’m not going to lie; I still enjoy going out just to eat something from a fast food restaurant. I enjoy tasting the same taste I did five years ago because it hasn’t changed since the restaurant opened. Even though I don’t rely on fast food, I still go out to eat with my family and sometimes my friends. My family and I don’t go out as much as we did back when I was ten. We try to eat at home mostly every day except Sundays. Every Sunday, my family and I go out for breakfast; it has become like a family thing in a way because we have been doing it for as long as I can remember. It brings the family together in one place, making us bond and enjoy our Sunday mornings. When I’m with my friends, we all sometimes get together and go to dinner or lunch. We have been doing this lately since we don’t see each other as much as we did in high school. Most of us have started college and some will be off to the University they got accepted to. This is going to stop soon though, so fast food will not be in my life for more than one day per week. There are many healthy options for people and hopefully in my future I’ll be making the right decisions in order for me to be a strong old person. I know it’s going to be tough because as we age, the human population is getting bigger and more fast food restaurants are probably going to be open.

Past, Present, and Future

My past has been a big part of my present. All those good moments and emotions I have shared with friends and family have made me what I am today. Meeting my friends is something I don’t regret because we’ve all stayed in the same track and it has been a good one. Aside from my friends, I enjoyed growing up with an older sister; it has been really fun. We both had the same friends as we were growing; so we enjoyed playing dodge ball, basketball, soccer, and baseball together. I remember going on school field trips and have such a great time with all my classmates. I had a happy past, full of love and happiness and I am grateful for that. Being young is the best part of my past. Everything seems easy so you enjoy life to the fullest. No worries, no obligations, just you, nothing else. Looking back to my past makes me wish that I can go back in time to not worry about my problems.

Today, my life is being challenged with something different, something that I wasn’t use to and barely getting use to as I move on. That something is adulthood. I am no longer that child that would run to his parents whenever he had a problem. Today I’m trying to be more independent and make my parents proud as I move on with my life. I’m attending Oxnard College for the first time and I really like it. I’m getting to meet new people, which is awesome because this way I can have more friends. Once again I am starting to have more homework, but I don’t mind, I am use to it since I’ve been going to school for almost thirteen years now. The thing that makes me happy today is still having contact with my high school friends. I guess it can be true that once we graduate we don’t see each other as much as we did in high school because we are all doing our own little things; getting ready for our future.

The future feels far away from me at this moment but at the same time it feels so close. When I think about it, my future can be tomorrow or five to ten years from now. Many of us think of the future as a long term goal, and I did to, but not long ago I realized that my future can be tomorrow as well. Anything can happen tomorrow and can change my life completely for either the good or the worst. I see my future bright, working on a good job and making a good amount of money to pay for my needs. I see myself living in a nice house and having a nice car. Before that though, I see myself transferring to a university and probably graduating with my masters. It’s a long time from now before I retire, but when that day comes I want to work with youth and try to get them in the right track in order for them to have a good future. I want to see them thrive and have a good life style.