My classmate,
Jose Pulido, is a handsome young
gentleman with a friendly and welcoming smile. He was nicely dressed in jeans and a dark
colored sweatshirt. Comfortably he
answered my questions and appeared quite glad to do so, thus making it easier
for me to ask them.
Jose is an Oxnard native. He grew up with two older brothers and no
sisters. He is close with his
grandfather, Moises, as he has been his "father figure." They live across the street from another and
his grandfather is very supportive of all that he does. Jose has tried to pass along this support by
being there for his nephew, who is also named Moises. Unfortunately this has become more difficult
since his nephew has moved to Bakersfield.
However, Jose continues his support of the younger Moises with phone
calls and holiday visits. When Jose
speaks of his family his voice has a softer and warmer tone that hints of the
respect and love he shares with them.
Soccer is the game he loves. He started playing at a young age and still
plays today. Playing defense for club
teams has led him here to college for an education that will lead into the career
of his choice as a physical therapist.
Having lived in Oxnard his whole
life he has attended all of his lower education locally and graduated from
Oxnard High. He is now enjoying the
experience of a college education here at Oxnard College. At first he was surprised by the way in which
professors leave it to their students to get their work done. He did admit that one of the more difficult
things for him in the college environment is something he himself does,
procrastinate. We both laughed a bit
when I reported having that problem myself. Here at Oxnard College he is most impressed
with their soccer program and how well structured it is.
Ten years from now Jose sees himself
still living locally in the Oxnard community.
He was raised here and hopes to then be working in his chosen career and
maybe raising his own family.
When not busy with his educational pursuits
Jose is busy working. He works full time
for Med-Three Thousand.
Between full time work and full time
school, Jose has little time for anything else.
He does try to leave Friday and Saturday evenings open to hang out with
friends and listen to some music. Hip
Hop, Jazz or Rock would be the music you would hear if you were hanging out
with he and friends.
When asked to describe himself in
three words; he responded confidently and without hesitation "fun,
outgoing and motivated." I would
agree with that self assessment. He was
certainly fun to speak with. His
outgoing nature made it comfortable to ask questions. His motivation is apparent in his
descriptions of future plans that he has laid out and is apparently staying on
his time table with.
Good luck to you Jose in all that
you do. Thank you of your open and
friendly attitude. It was a pleasure
getting to know you.
