All About Me

May 2009

Intro

My name is Daysha and I am a sophomore at Parkway West High School. In my family, I have one half-sister, three half-brothers, and three step-sisters. I am in the middle of the eight of us, including me. Some of the things I enjoy doing are reading, writing, hanging with my friends, and listening to all different types of music. My favorite astists are India Arie and Mario. Normally, I listen to R&B but hip-hop and rap are okay. Any type of music is fine with me, but classical. My favorite color is yellow and my lucky number is seven. I run cross country and track, but I'm not necessarily good at it; I just like to run to stay in shape. I am a smart, motivated, sweet, and extremely silly person, but can be serious, if needed. I take school very seriously. Ever since elementary school, I have been an A-B student. I feel that education is a key and opens many doors.

My Favorites

Favorite Band or Musician: India Arie and Mario
Favorite TV show: The Secret Life of an American Teenager
Favorite movie: Love & Basketball
Favorite book: Push by Sapphire
Favorite food: pizza rolls

My INSPIRATION

This is my grandma at the breast cancer walk three years ago

Before she past away, my hero was my grandma, Donna Marie Carter. She had all the qualities any hero could have. My grandma was intelligent, caring, heart-warming, free-spirited, honest, trustworthy, loyal, faithful, and a great advisor. In any situation, I knew I could go to her and she would throw some of her heartful and wise words of intelligence. The day she past away, my heart broke in two. I was devastated and didn't want to continue on with anything. She was truely my rock and without her, I felt like I couldn't stand. Going from a 4.0 to a 3.1, and creating this a horrible attitude so bad that no one wanted to be around me, I blamed it all on her. How could she leave me? I thought she did it on purpose. It wasn't until I was about to make the decision that could take my life away, I heard a familiar voice. It was my grandma and she told me not to do anything stupid. Don't take my life away because she's gone because technically, she wasn't. If she was how could she have been talking to me? She said live everyday like she's there. Live everyday like it was my last. Walk in footsteps that I know she would make. Make wise decisions that I know she would choose or would want me to . . . . .

And that's how I live my life; making those wise decisions. That is why I choose to go to college. For and in rememberance of my grandma. I want her to look down on me with all the other angel grandmas in heaven and brag and be PROUD that I am indeed HER granddaughter.

Most Admired

My Grandma Donna

My Hobbies

Sadly, I love to eat. ( :D ) Thanksgiving and Christmas are when I get the best meal. I didn't used to be that way, though. When I was little, I did not like many foods. Pizza rolls and hot dogs were what I stuck with. Eventually, as I got older and started going to school and those choices weren't given to me, I began broadening my taste for food. There isn't a food I won't try. Pizza rolls are still my favorite, of course!

Enough about food. I also enjoy to read. My mom used to make me read once upon a time. Now she forces me to put my book down !

Another hobby of mine is having fun and being with my loved ones; friends included. There isn't a more better feeling when you're around people who care about you. Some of the things I do with my family are picnics, walk around in the zoo, or just sitting at home and listening to old songs with the elders. With my friends, going to concerts, parties, the science center, or having a big kickball game at the park are some of our activities. Anything that I do with my friends and family is fine with me as long as I'm with them !

Pictures of ME