I would like to address every single person who has made my life better in some way.
To my aunt, who listened so intently and then gave me the best advice I've ever received, who can
mix humor and seriousness perfectly. To my dad, with whom I spend endless hours talking about
sports, who drives me to school and sports and wherever I need to go. To my mom, who has spent
her entire life making sure mine is safe, fun, and enjoyable, who is there sitting next to me when I'm
crying, who loves me more than anyone. To my first best friend, who I haven't seen in four years,
who was the only one who was friendly and reached out to me when I was at a new school. To my
brother, who has had to go through a lifetime of hardships to get where he is today, who can take
anything with a laugh, who understands and accepts who I am. To my cousin, who is one of the
smartest people I know, even if he doesn't look like it, who taught me to accept people who don't
look the same as everybody else, people who see the world differently than I do. To my fifth grade
teacher, who understood that yelling at eleven-year-olds isn't the way to make them learn, who I
learned the most with and also had the most fun with. To my cousin, who is in Baghdad, Iraq, serving
our country, who is one of the funniest guys I know, who makes me proud to be able to say that my
cousin is a hero. To my grandma, who, though she has passed on, had so much class, who never got
angry at anybody when they messed up, who was strong-willed and passed that onto me. To the
popular guy in my class who is so obviously mature beyond his years, even though I'm the only one
who sees that, who is nice to everybody. To my cousin, who I never knew was so proud of me until
she wrote me a letter that left me in tears. To everyone who has made my life better - thank you.