Intro

  “Hi, I'm Tantou and I like cranberry juice, I'm vegan, and I enjoy film. I get decent grades and do the bare minimum. I have two parents and a brother. My brother lives in Africa while me and my folks stay in florida. I enjoy hanging with my friends and playing volleyball.” Is a pretty basic way to introduce myself. It's boring, bland, and surface level, But that's how I present myself. A mediocre teenage girl who doesn't care.

In reality all of those things are true, but not true to me. I am Tantou Diana Kebe. A girl who aspires to live life like I care. Sometimes I believe in these crucial teen/almost adult years I don't know how I'm supposed to be. I know who I am, but what makes me that?

I'm gonna be brutally honest. I'm selfish, lazy, and scared all the time. I feel as though I'm never supported, so therefore I dont have the ability to support anyone else. That's a flaw of mine that stops me from being great. My home life is not so bad though. I spend a lot of time alone, since my parents are always out of town…wait…. This sounds like such a sob story, but I promise it's not. When I introduce myself I don't want to be surface level or a wet blanket. 

I want to be inspiring, creative, diligent, and persistent. I have goals, but I need the motivation to achieve them. I want to be a promising student , and reliable. That all starts with me and my outlook on life. Is my glass half full or half empty?

Hi, I'm Tantou, and I don't like the person I have become. What I do like is the person I'm changing to be. Someone I'm proud of. I'm a B- student at Fort Lauderdale, but soon to be A+. I have decided to not let issues in my personal life become an obstacle to achieving what I want, and I promise to myself I'm going to live life like I care.