My
name is Shaina Monai Talbert. I was born on March 19th, 1990 in
Cleveland, Ohio. I lived in Ohio for less than one year when my mother and I
moved to California to be with her sisters. My mother married my stepfather in
December 1992, and we moved into the house that I have lived in the majority of
my life in that same month. I went to Mar Vista Elementary School, Ocean View
Junior High, and Channel Islands High.
I am a single mother, full-time college
student, and part-time barista/switchboard operator. My daughter is 18 months
old and her name is Laila. She is my motivation and the best thing that has
ever happened to me. I am a Child Development major at Oxnard College. I also
work on campus as a switchboard operator and just recently landed a job as a
Teacher’s Assistant in the campus’ Child Development Center. I am also a
part-time barista for a Target Starbucks.
In five years, I hope to have established a
life for my daughter and me. I hope that we will live in a place of our own and
will be secure in our own lives. I really wish that I become self-sufficient,
because now I am currently (partially) dependant on my parents. I hope that I will have
settled into my teaching career, and into a committed
relationship.
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