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Endless Dreams by Marialena Rago
PRH: Who has inspired you to believe in yourself? Encouraged you to follow your dreams? Whenever an adult asks a child, ‘Who encourages your dreams?’, the answer is almost always their parents and I think that is the perfect answer. My mom and dad have always encouraged me to follow my endless list of dreams no matter how big or small. Whether it is past dreams or future dreams, I know I can count on them. I have always loved to perform since I was little. From dance recitals to performing musicals, my parents have always been there in the front seat. One year, I researched a sleep-away camp in upstate New York. It was difficult to get into because of the number of returning campers,
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each year. There was a waiting list. My mom called the camp and got me in the first time. I was shocked not knowing how she did it, but she did. That summer, and for two additional summers, my mom and dad took the fourhour car ride up to rural Loch Sheldrake, New York. And when it was performance weekend, they took the drive, again, to see me play a rooster, an asylum nurse and Old Sally. Now, as I put my performance days aside for a few years and look toward college, my parents are there for me, again. They encourage me to go for my dream school in New York City and are helping me with the long college process. I know that whatever I decide, they will be there for me every step of the way. prh