My life

Hi. I'm Katherine Andrews. I've been at U-Prep since 6th grade. I was born in Redding, California on Thanksgiving in 1996, to my wonderful parents Tamara and Adam. My mom is Georgian and my dad is American. Which makes me bicultural and bilingual. My background has been a very important aspect in my life. My church and spiritual life help me get through my hardships. My friends and family are invaluable to me, they stand by my side in everything. Music is also a big part of my life, I am passionate about singing. I find world History very interesting.

Many things have changed in my scholastic life the past year. School has always been difficult for me and before Sophomore year I hadn't tried as hard because I figured I wouldn't succeed. Realizing I was ruining my future I began doing everything I could to understand and get good grades. I was realizing how important what I do right now is to the rest of my life. Now I know I must never give up on my goals, I have to work to achieve my dreams. There was a time when I looked at it as a phase of life I had to live through, then it was a place we were shoved off to for no evident purpose, next it became a place where I could see my friends and interact with my peers, and now I realize that it is where we build our futures. 

Church gave me an understanding of life. I learned that instead of living life in hedonism I should live it in a pious and righteous way. I became a kinder and gentler person in the process of my church going. By going to church I learned that everything happens for a reason and we should be thankful for even things that seem bad at the time.

The relationship with my family has affected me in many ways. My family is the basis of my morals and my sense of right and wrong. From birth I have learned from them, everything I believe in is because of them. They are the people that would do anything for me and I would do anything for them. No matter how good of friends one has, nothing replaces flesh and blood. My family has set definite boundaries that I may not cross, occasionally crossing these lines and being punished for doing so has made me more obedient and more honest in what I do. 

Music is what keeps me going. I listen to music to let out my emotions and think about life situations. Every type of music has something good to offer, though I am not to fond of country music. The type of music I listen to depends on how I am feeling. Life would not be the same without music, I would not be able to express my feelings so freely.

Two of my biggest strengths are that I am a good observer and a hard worker. But unfortunately I am a huge procrastinator.