I often say "everything I learned, I learned from my mother", because, to some extent, that is very true. I learned so many valuable things from my parents that it would be difficult not to include them as contributors to my intellectuality. My parents taught me many useful things that turned out to be just as useful, if not more so, than the topics covered in school. My father taught me how to change a tire, balance a checkbook, and pay taxes. My mother taught me how to cook, do laundry, and take care of someone who is injured or sick. I know, my family resembles the patriarchal cliché of American society, but they also taught me much more. All of the skills I just listed have proven to be very valuable in the real world. On the other hand, my parents also taught me to love unconditionally, to care for people and to be good to myself; these are things that have much more value in life than knowing pi = 3.145… I know how to be a good friend, sister, daughter, girlfriend and one day wife and mother, thanks to my parents. Some of these traits are natural, but most of them are learned behaviors. Therefore, I believe that home life is an equally important educator. Beyond just home life, I've learned a lot through interactions in other relationships. I learned from friends and boyfriends how to be a better person and how to support other people. I also have