I started to learn to read in pre-kindergarten 4 while attending San Vicente School. I remember the words of the day and the tiny storybooks we would read. The first book I remember reading by myself is Goldilocks and the three bears. My mom would always read me the Little Mermaid. In addition to The Little Mermaid being my favorite book, it was also my favorite movie. I don't remember if I read to anyone, I probably read to my mom. I don't know how I felt about reading in kindergarten. .
I also enjoyed reading in elementary school. I didn't like reading on my own because I was always self-conscious about reading aloud all throughout elementary. My friends and I would always try to get out of reading assignments. .
In middle school I was more open to reading aloud. I started to enjoy reading aloud in class and I volunteered to read frequently. Whenever I was assigned a reading assignment, it depended if I found the material interesting enough to read on whether I would do well on it or not. .
I started to read books series that interested me. I got into novels too. My favorite book so far is a novel by Alice Sebold called The Lovely Bones. My friends and I would pass around books. Once we finished a book it would go to the next person and so on. .
My friend Helana got me into reading books. She was always reading and she would recommend a good book to me. After reading a couple of books she recommended I got more interested in reading and finding books on my own. .
My fourth grade teacher, Ms. Marie Tenorio, would read our class books by Roald Daul. She got me interested in his books. A couple of my favorites are The BFG and The Witches.
I would purchase books from bookstores on Guam and online at Amazon.com. .
Today, I really enjoy reading. I like books I can relate to. Books that have teen issues and I also like sad stories. I can read anywhere, in school hallways, in my room, in the car, at the movies, and even in the shower.