Adolescence is the most important and reminiscing period of one’s life. Therefore, an individual must convey characteristic to build adulthood with a strong sense of self-esteem, the ability to relate intimately, take responsibility, and take risk. Christopher Jean-Mary was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 16 1989. Chris resided in a small city close by, known as North Lauderdale, Florida. He was considered to be one of the most easygoing, virtuous, resilient, and introversion person on planet earth. In fact, he had an open heart to help any individual that needed assistance with any hardships or adversity that one must endeavor to get through life. There he lived in a three bedroom house with his two parents…show more content… He recalls the first time transitioning to elementary into middle school he suddenly got into an emotion complication such as feeling apprehensive, anxious and nervous. He fear that he was going to get picked or bullied on and didn’t know how to get around this immense school. He was about the age of 13 going on 14 when life began to show him more opportunities rather than being box up in one class in elementary school. It was a huge stepping stone for Chris knowing that he had become a grown man in his teenage years. Chris had acquired more responsibilities under his belt and he had to make sure he made it to school on time because his parents had already departed to work. During those times, Chris was considered to be a latchkey teen. His parents were usually never home so, he was without any adult supervision after school during a extend period of time. He attended middle school at Sliver Lakes Middle, which was five blocks from his house. The proximity from his house to the school meant that it was walking distance. So his parents urged him to walk to school and back. In the process of transitioning from elementary to middle, Chris had to adapt to the routine in taking six to seven classes per day. He thought he was going to go insane with all this homework that was being overwhelmed on him. But he eventually got the hang of it and kept his drive along with his ambitious mindset through the whole school term. One of the classes that mold him into becoming a better person was called leadership, also known as, JROTC. He loved that class because it taught him how to lead by example, how to sustain a strong demeanor with confidents and how to set himself for success. Even though the platoons and cadet leaders were strict and demanding, it taught him how to follow direction accordingly as well as being punctual with the drills they had to
