Crossroad Experience

A crossroad experience is a moment in your life when you must make a decision that will have a big impact in your life. It is a very common thing that can have good or bad consequences in our life. My crossroad experience was just a few months ago when Hurricane Maria happened. Puerto Rico was left in one of the worst conditions ever. My parents bought me a plane ticket to Florida so that I could stay with my uncle because my insulin supplies were low. The first days were kind of weird because I was staying with my uncle which I barely talk to, but we started opening up to each other and it was very nice. Then my parents came to Florida and we all had a lot of fun. About two weeks later my parents were going back to Puerto Rico and told me that I had to make a big decision and that was either to stay in Florida or go back to Puerto Rico. I was left completely startled. It was the first time I had such a big decision in my life. I felt very pressured because my whole life could have changed due to this. They said they would go back to Puerto Rico now and that I had to make a choice. My uncle started talking to me about all the options I had over there in Florida. He introduced me to Hillsborough Community College, The University of South Florida and many more. I went to the University of South Florida and fell in love with the campus. It was a big campus. Everything seemed to be perfect, but I still had my loved ones in my mind. I didn’t know what to do. A lot of thoughts started going through my mind. I thought about my friends, family and girlfriend. It was very complex for me because being in Florida was an amazing experience, but I didn’t want to be away from all my loved ones. After a few days of thinking about it, I chose to return to Puerto Rico because I just couldn’t stand to be away from them. When I came back to Puerto Rico nothing had changed, except that there was an easier access to food and gasoline. I felt horrible the first few weeks. There was a lot heat at night, which interrupted my sleeping. We had no internet access and it was hard to cook food. A few weeks later the power came back, and everything went back to normal. The power service comes and goes but it’s better than nothing. All of these experiences have helped me develop my patience. I do not regret staying here in Puerto Rico because I get to see my loved ones and there’s nothing better than that. Sometimes making decisions from the heart can have very positive outcomes and this was one of them.