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During my childhood, fun and entertainment were far from my mind. The daily survival of our family was foremost on my list. Not until I was working abroad did I learn to relax and enjoy life. My yearly life then was all about selling ready to eat delicacies around my neighborhood. My daily routine was to rise up early morning and carry the delicacies from one house to another, hoping to sell as many as possible. Sometimes the commission I made on the sales was enough to buy us food. Other times I came home crying because I did not sell anything that day. Selling goods often meant the difference rather we could eat or not ourselves. While in school I often missed class since there were too many other priorities to be accomplished just to survive day to day. Despite these hard times, in the end I was able to make it through high school and graduate.