Beautiful

Nature tells me not to be proud
of my riches for I am not 
richer than her.

Nature tells me not to be proud
of my beauty for I am not
much beautiful than her.

Nature tells me not to be proud
of my kindness for I am not
much kinder than her.

Nature tells me not to be proud
of my generosity for I am not
much generous than her.

Nature tells me not to be proud
of my logicality for I am not
much logical than her.

Nature tells me not to be proud
of my judiciousness for I am not
much judicious than her.

Nature tells me not to be proud
of my poetic mind for I am not
much poetic than her.

Nature tells me not to be proud
of my prides for I am not 
prouder than her.

JUNIOR PROM

This day I had so much fun, I got the chance to experience my Junior prom and my senior prom. My junior prom was amazing it was inside the Crowne Plaza hotel and it was in the ballroom and this year it was outside. When I heard that the prom was going to be outside this year I kind of didn't like the idea because I didn't know what it was going to look like but it was actually nice, Last year I went to prom with Kathy and this year I went with my boyfriend. It was nice both times, I had a lot of fun with my friends and advisory. Definitely two nights to remember.

A FATHER

A FATHER IS SOMEONE WHO'S THERE FOR YOU WHEN YOU NEED HIM
A FATHER NEVER LETS YOU DOWN 
A FATHER IS SOMEONE THERE TO HUG YOU WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG
A FATHER IS THERE TO DRY UP THE TEARS
A FATHER IS THERE FOR YOU WHEN YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO
A FATHER IS'NT SOMEONE WHO LEAVES THE MOTHER WHEN HE FINDS OUT SHE'S PREGNANT
A FATHER IS'NT SOMEONE WHO DENY'S THEIR OWN CHILD
A FATHER IS'NT SOMEONE WHO LEAVES YOU LEFT BEHIND
A FATHER IS'NT SOMEONE WHO SAYS ONE THING TO ONE PERSON THEN SAYS ANOTHER THING TO SOMEONE ELSE
A FATHER IS’NT WHAT I SEE IN YOU” 

Seinoritus

Sitting here waiting
Watching the clock slowly tick
Tic toc Tic toc
The days go by slowly
It's April and May is nowhere in sight

It is getting harder to wake up in the morning
Pushing the snooze button once again
Trying to find reasons to stay home
The mind is elsewhere, floating in the clouds

May is finally here
Graduation is full speed ahead
Seinoritus is getting worse
The heart is set on graduation 
The mind wants to sleep in 'til noon

BAM
Graduation is finally here
That was the cure needed all along

Javon Jimenez

God bless his soul, I got the honor to meet him and become his friend like my freshman year, Catherine introduced me to him and after we started being friends, I would see him every time I would go to Catherine's house because he would literally be around where she lives all the time. I loved his company we were good friends. When I found out that he passed away that really broke my heart because I knew that he had lots of long time goals and he was a good kid who wouldn't look for trouble. Seeing him on the news I really couldn't believe it and then I texted Catherine to see if it was true and it was, I cried I'm so emotional when it comes to things like this but its still crazy how this happened and till this day it still doesn't feel real, may his soul rest in peace.

Catherine Pineda

This girl right here knows me like nobody else, she understands me and I appreciate our friendship so much, we used to be so close, back when she was at peace street but then we grew apart because she changed to public street and that's when everything changed. I love her so much, I miss having those talks with her and sleeping over her house, staying up until like 4 in the morning then going to sleep to wake up at 7 am to go to the beach, I miss her family, I really thought we were going to be best friends till after we graduate but a lot of things changed, were not as close anymore but were still friends and I still and will always love her the same. I just hope that one day we reunite and go back to the way we were before.

The first time I got my belly pierced...

The first time I got my belly pierced I did it myself, I was so scared because I thought I was going to do something wrong and I was so nervous but I did it, I was 15 in a half, I took a needle and tried to stick it through my stomach but it hurt too much so I just went to the kitchen and got some ice and I numbed it a little so it would hurt less and I just did it and I was so happy but then I had to hide it from my mom for like two days and then she noticed that I was acting weird s she noticed and she pulled up my shirt and saw what I did and she got mad so she told me to take it off and I did, I wanted to keep it on but I couldn't so I begged her to take me to get it re pierced on my 16th birthday and she agreed to and she took me. When we got to the place I was scared but ready to get it done. Then he took the needle and stuck it right through, I don't know why it didn't hurt the second time but it hurt the first time, the heeling process was a pain but I'm so happy it's about to make 2 years with it pierced and I don't have to worry about it heeling anymore.

Linda

"Linda listen to me listen to me" I will miss you so much, you sure know how to make people laugh and smile. You brighten anyone's day and know the right things to say when someones not having a good day. You're the coolest person I know. Here's a quote that represents you...

"Every child should have a caring adult in their lives. And that's not always a biological parent or family member. It may be a friend or neighbor. Often times it is a teacher."

LOVE YOU LINDA

My two angels

Emily and Leonardo, these are my two little cousins. They live in New York with their mom, my cousin (their dad) lives here in Rhode Island and there's not one day that he doesn't think about them. Our family was so close and something happened and we are no longer the same. It's crazy how things happen so quick and then we end up being strangers. Their mom is the sweetest thing ever her name is Zaida, she is Dominican and when she used to live here with my cousin we used to have fun every summer and I remember her and my cousin actually being in love and happy, then they started arguing a lot and their relationship went down the drain, they're still married but my cousin is going to file a divorce against her soon because he wants nothing to do with her, she is the only person that I could actually relate to and actually be myself around her. My family loved her so much well I sill love her a lot and care about her till this day and I don't think that's ever going away, I just miss her so much and wish our family went back to the way we were before.

MY MOTHERS LOVE IS SO STRONG, 
MY MOTHERS LOVE BRINGS ME UP, 
I CAN FEEL THE WARMNESS OF HER HEART WHEN SHE HOLDS ME TIGHT, 
MY MOTHERS LOVE IS SO PURE I'M NOT AFRAID, 
WHEN SHE HOLDS ME TIGHT I FEEL SO SAFE IN HER ARMS, 
NOTHING CAN BRAKE MY MOTHERS LOVE, 
SHE LOVES ME REGARDLESS OF WHAT I AM, 
MY MOTHERS LOVE IS THE ONLY THING SO A LIVE, 
MY MOTHERS LOVE CANT BRAKE OVER A LIE, 
MY MOTHER LOVES MY ONLY LIFE, 
SHE ACCEPTS AND HAS NO REGRETS, 
MY MOTHER LOVES JUST THE WAY GOD GAVE, 
MY MOTHER MEANS THE WORLD TO ME, 
WITHOUT HER LIFE WOULD'NT MEAN A THING, 
MY MOTHERS LOVE MEANS SO MUCH TO ME.

Phenomenal Women

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me. 

Maya Angelou

Selfies for daysss

when I first met you..

When I first met you
I felt like I had known you forever,
telling you my secrets
and what I didn't want ever.
you listened to me
I bet you thought I'd never end,
who would have thought
we would become more than just friends.
Over a period of time,
I got to know the real you.
A boy so caring and gentle,
with a heart so true.
You've survived your life
with hurt and loneliness by your side.
I told you I'd never leave
because of the feelings I have inside.
I know you
like no one I have ever known,
and sometimes I wonder
what I'd do if you were gone?
So I have decided
time answers all.
If it is meant to be
time will remove the wall.
I love the way we are together,
you can always make me smile.
Will it ever really be forever?
I guess I will have to wait awhile.
Time will reveal, what lies ahead
but always remember
what I have said.
Meeting you has changed my life
and I really love you so,
the feelings I feel for you
I am never letting go.
Remember me always
and I will too.
I always think of
me and you.

One of the rappers I listen to.

Aubrey Drake Graham also know as Drizzy Drake. Born on October 24, 1986 I always listen to drake and I love listening to his music. Some of the quotes that I like from him as well are:


Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are


“Everybody talk and everybody listen, but somehow it’s always the truth that comes up missing.”


“Live without pretending, Love without depending, Listen without defending, Speak without offending.”


“I’m really tryna make it more than what it is, cause everybody dies but not everybody lives.”


“They say real girls ain’t never perfect, perfect girls ain’t never real.”

A relationship can give you a gut wrenching feeling sometimes. It's a real emotional ride.
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Me and my dad are friends. We're cool. I'll never be disappointed again, because I don't expect anything anymore from him. I just let him exist, and that's how we get along.
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Me and my dad are friends. We're cool. I'll never be disappointed again, because I don't expect anything anymore from him. I just let him exist, and that's how we get along.
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Me and my dad are friends. We're cool. I'll never be disappointed again, because I don't expect anything anymore from him. I just let him exist, and that's how we get along.
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Me and my dad are friends. We're cool. I'll never be disappointed again, because I don't expect anything anymore from him. I just let him exist, and that's how we get along.
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Cutting my hair..

I had cut my hair like 2 months ago and I kind of regret doing it just because I'm not used to having short hair so it's taking time for me to actually start getting used to it. I cut it because I was tired of my hair and I wanted to change it up a bit so I cut it myself. I was actually shocked of how short my hair actually came out to be and scared of what my mom was going to say, one of the reasons also why I cut it was because my ends were really bad and needed to be cut but if I went to a salon to cut it they would actually have cut it shorter than I cut it so I just thought to myself "why not do it yourself" so I went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror and I took some scissors and I just did it. When I was all done cutting my hair I was shocked and went to my mom and said "Hey mom look what I did" when she looked at me there was nothing but a surprise look on her face, I think she was more shock than I was. Then she asked me why I did it and I explained why. She started laughing and said "You're crazy" and I said "I know" and I walked away, everybody was shocked when they saw how short my hair was, but 1 month after I then realized "Prom is coming up!" I started to go crazy because I started to think about how I was going to my hairstyle for prom, so I went on Google and started searching up dos for short hair and seeing so many nice hairstyles gave me a little confidence so I picked one and when I went to do my hair the lady said "your hair is so short" but she said she could work something out so I relaxed a little but she also said that the hairstyle wasn't going to come out the same way the picture shows it but I said that I don't care as long as it looks nice after. When she finished doing my hair I looked at it and I fell in love, she did a miracle on my hair because I actually thought it was going to come out looking horrible. I was happy. Now I just want my hair to grow back fast because I love having long hair and I told myself I would never cut my hair ever again.

Prom Night 2014

This had to be one of the best nights of my high school career, I had so much fun with my friends and my boyfriend at prom. It was such an amazing night, getting a chance to share a special moment with special people in my life. I was really nervous because I thought that nothing was going to come out the same way I wanted it to be, and it was sort of like that because I had a little situation with the car and how we were getting there, I wanted to rent a car that day and when I went to the car rental place they said I had to make a deposit of $200 and I didn't know that so I couldn't rent it so instead what I did was that I washed my mom’s car and I just used that one instead, besides that little misunderstanding my night was amazing. It was a special moment for me and my boyfriend because that was the first time that we ever went out so fancy and dressed up, it was exciting especially for me, I honestly wish we can go back to this night and just relive it. We will have more nights similar to this because for my 18th birthday I want to go out to a fancy dinner and then after go to the beach at night and watch the sun set, it will be a beautiful night. I'm really excited for the summer and spending it with friends and family and my boyfriend, it'll be lots of fun I know it.

Amber :)

This right here is my everything, ever since me and Amber started being friends its been nothing but good and we've been getting closer, I love Amber's personality and just love having her vibe around. This poem really explains her:



To me you are an angel in disguise.
Full of intuition, intelligent and wise.
Always giving and helping through good times and bad times.
You are the best friend I've ever had.

If I had one wish it would surely be
to give you as much you've given me

Though I've put our relationship through some cloudy days,
you've been my sunshine in so many ways.
Though trials and tests, right by me you stood,
and gave me your hand whenever you could.

Thank you so much my sister, my friend
My gratitude for you has no end..

My two cousins

This right here are my two cousins, Yordy is the one on the left, his sister Yordiana the one on the middle which turns 18 today May 1st, and of course me the one on the right. Yordy practically raised me and was always by my side, I thank god that I still have him in my life and I didn't lose him to the streets of New York because when we used to live in New York he would love being in the street and be in gangs and sell drugs but not anymore he left that life because he knows that his life and his family are more important than anything else. So now he lives here with us in Rhode Island and I'm glad he chose a better lifestyle not only for him but for his 2 kids he is fighting for. Every time I see him I get happy and glad he's still with us, I wouldn't know what I would do if I lost my cousin. Also his sister Yordiana, our moms raised us together and when I say together I mean attached to the hip, we would basically live together. I love my two cousins they mean so much to me and I'm so thankful for them. Yordy is like a second father to me, he always gives me advice when I need it and when I don't but it always comes in handy. It has been a true journey growing up with these two and I'm looking forward to seeing how far our family goes.

My current resume

                                   Karina Castillo

                                                 29 Corinth Street Providence, Rhode Island

                                                               Cell: (401) 574-6726

                                                  Email: lovelykarinaxx3@gmail.com

 

Education:_____________________________________________________________________

The Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center

Candidate of 2014 August 2010- Present

 

Internship:_____________________________________________________________________

 

The Met Recruitment Office:

Office assistance

·         Assisted with office related tasks.

·         Answered phones

·         Faxed documents, filed papers

 

Love 4 all daycare center:

Daycare provider

·         Gave kids snacks

·         Helped the kids with their work

·         Put the kids to sleep for nap time

 

Extra Curricular Activities:________________________________________________________

 

Extended day program

·         Recording studio- making songs and beats

·         PWM- talk about life experiences, colleges, teen violence, my future and teen dating.

 

Skills:________________________________________________________________________

 

Organization

Multi-tasker

Bilingual

 

Volunteer Work________________________________________________________________

 

Baltimore, Maryland feeding the homeless

Walk-a-thon to raise money for people in need

Cleaning up school grounds

Bake sale

Essay For Year Up Program

Karina Castillo                                                                                                                                      5/1/14

The reason I would like to join Year Up is because I think this will be a great opportunity for me to not only learn new things but get better at communicating with people and getting ready for the more professional world. I believe that I will be a good candidate for this program because I have the chance to prove to people that yeah life is hard but nothing is impossible and even though we’ve all been through our fair shares of obstacles that it’s important to stay strong and never give up because you will gain nothing if you give up. I don’t know a better program that pays you for participating and also learning at the same time and not only that but getting college credits as well. Throughout my high school career it’s been tough for me, trying to stay focused and getting my work done on time and staying on task, but as I got to senior year things started changing for me. I take things more serious and I am more mature and started taking college classes so I got a little experience on how it feels to be a college student. Getting into the Year Up programs gives you so many benefits; it’s the greatest opportunity I could ever reach for. I also have a little knowledge about how this program works because I’ve intern in a few places throughout my high school career, I’ve intern at places like the Love 4 All on Elmwood working with 1^st graders and helping them learn better being there for when they needed someone, I’ve worked at a massage therapy place in downtown providence on the front desk helping clients book appointments and helping my manager with clients, also learning what massage therapy is all about, I’ve worked at The Met high school on public street being a secretary assistant I helped my boss create files, fax papers, answer phones and organizing documents and last but not least I’m currently interning at Miriam hospital helping the CNA’S assist patients and getting them water, walking them to the bathroom even walking them around the hospital. I’ve had fun doing many different internships and I’m always determined to learn many more things and meet new people. I’ve also worked with the A Sweet Creation organization with Pilar Mccloud and I’ve done many community services with her and participated in many events as well. For my further studies I would love to do the Year Up program and then do 1 more year here at CCRI in providence Rhode Island and then transfer and finish the two years at Manhattanville College where I’ve gotten accepted to. As my career I would like to be a registered nurse, but also while I’m here in Rhode Island studying my two years I would love to work and get on my feet and get my CNA license and I’ll be all set to go when I go into the nursing field. My whole life I’ve been struggling with my mom trying to maintain our happiness and trying to stay on our feet but it’s been so hard especially when most of the problems I haven’t been able to do anything because I’m only 17 years old, but I’ve been applying to many jobs and studying a lot so I can stay on my two feet and keep my mom happy. I’ve been struggling with my family on trying to help them out but good thing I turn 18 soon on July 2^nd and I will hopefully be able to get into this program. The reason why I’m doing this program is not mainly to learn new things and take advantage of this but really to use this and all of my problems as a motivation to move forward and give my mom something to be proud of and also give myself something to be proud of. Dealing with a lot of things with my family really brings me down and brings my confidence and self esteem down but as I progress and do better things will get better for me and I know that getting into this program will help me out a lot. I am looking forward to seeing the results of this and learning as many things as I can and also meeting new people and taking more opportunities of things like this. My goal is to make my family proud and everybody around me and proving that anything is possible.