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Sal

New York, New York 

Hello my name is Sal. I am 19 years old and I attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice. My major is Criminal Justice and I have a 3.2 GPA. My future career is to be in law enforcement, such as being a cop, F.B.I agent, C.I.A. or maybe even a U.S. Marshall. Having a law enforcement career is something I’ve always wanted to do because I used to always get bullied and picked on in school. I remember when I was a freshman in high school and everybody used to pick on me thinking I was the weak link because I wore glasses (which, stereotypically makes other teenagers think you are weak.) In my spare time, when I’m not doing homework, I volunteer at the New York Police Department (NYPD) as an Auxiliary Officer. I have been an Auxiliary Officer for about a year now, but I’ve been an Explorer for about 3 years. I enjoy being an Auxiliary Officer because I get to interact with the community and also help people who are in need of help out in the streets.

When I was born, I was given up for adoption because my biological mother thought that I would have a better life with somebody else. I was adopted along with my older brother who is a year older than me. Growing up in Brooklyn, as many people may know, can be rough - I had to worry about thugs trying to rob me. But I got through it because of my brother who was always there for me when I was in need of help. I didn’t grow up in a nice, fancy house. When I was growing up, my adopted mother struggled to keep the house she has. She has been through a lot to put a roof over our heads. She received a lot of support from the community. For example, her pastor gave her money to fix the house to make it more livable for me and my brother. She has only one biological son that is 50 years old. I didn’t know I was adopted until I became old enough to understand. I used to always think that my adopted mother was my biological mother until one day she told me I was adopted.

My biological mother would come over once in a blue moon. Sometimes she would come over just for money, never really to see how we were doing. My biological mother has 3 more kids, so I have two brothers and one sister. As I grew older, my adopted mother gave me more things in life which helped me become a better person. I think me and my older brother had it better compared to others - I’ve never had to live in a shelter which my biological mother had to do because she was not financially stable. My adopted mother tried her best to give me and my brother shelter, and she was able to put food in our stomachs. I can say she did her best and did a great job. If I had to go back in the future and choose whether I wanted to stay with my biological mother or adopted mother, I would have to say I would pick my adopted mother. She treated me like her own child and cared for me when I was sick, and she provided for me the best way she could. I can personally say that she spoiled me and I now have a little brother who was also adopted as an infant. We all grew up having the best mother because she really knows and understands how to really care for us.