About Me

My name is Rosa Castillo and I am a college student currently attending University of the Pacific located in Stockton, Ca. Prior to that I attended Edison High School and in the past I have attended 4 different elementary schools all located in the Stockton area. The elementary schools I attended include Harrison Elementary, August Elementary, San Joaquin Elementary and Washington Elementary. My childhood consisted of a lot of moving so each time I moved I had to adapt to the different environment and make friends. This was and is still at times one of my greatest challenges because I was and still am a bit shy. Throughout time I have conquered my challenge and continue to grow as a person. In my elementary days I was not the brightest student and sometimes I did not do so well and that is because I'm a huge procrastinator. With the exception of freshman year I did really well throughout my 4 years in high school. I was an A and B average student, but things got a little rough when I started attending college. My freshman year of college was filled with many fun times, but also many stressful times. I feel like I could've done better, but what has past you cannot undo. When I was younger and grownups hit me with, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I nodded and always replied with the same answer. I wanted to be an architect. Truth is I was not sure what I wanted to do in the future, but everyone was expecting a response. A few years passed and I started to ask myself is architecture really the path I want to take. Then more questions started to arise and the biggest one being, “what is my purpose?” I was scared and the reason is because I did not know and I still don't know what my purpose is. Not knowing what to pursue in life is scary to me because I feel lost. The feeling of being lost is a feeling I do not like. As I go through college I hope to get rid of that feeling and be a better person everyday.