Hi, I'm Nic Fletes. Welcome to the greatest website you've ever visited.
A difficult experience i have had in my lifetime is that I have had my grandma and my dad go through having cancer. It was a very rough time for me because my dad and my grandma are two people who are very important in my life, they have each had massive impacts on my life and they have shaped me to become the person that i am today. My grandma had it and right after she finished with chemo therapy and all of her treatments then my dad go his test results and he was diagnosed with cancer. My grandma had stage 2 breast cancer and my dad had stage 2 prostate cancer. Luckily my grandma’s doctors caught it early and she went into chemo right away and she was cured relatively quickly and easily. My dad had surgery and got a biopsy and he was in the hospital for two days and one night but he was home within the third day, he had some recovery time but he got through that easily. I got through it by having my family and some very close friends being there for me and supporting me with what i was going through. I also just was staying very active and always visited my grandma when she was going through treatments and went and visited my dad while he was in the hospital. I learned that you have to stay strong and tough it out with whatever life throws at you and you just can’t give up when things go wrong and you also have to stay strong for the people who are going through the experience i had to stay strong for my grandma and stay strong at home not just for my dad but also for my mom and little brother.
I have many educational opportunities that have been given to me. My parents highly value education, although neither of them graduated from college they both went but ended up dropping out to pursue another career or for personal reasons. My parents are always on me about school work and grades, and they always push me to do my best and be successful in school and have good grades. I have always gone to school, I attended preschool and went to school every year that I should, I very rarely miss school days. I go to good academic schools and my teachers always support me and help me to do the best that i can do in my classes. My uncle and cousin are both teachers and all of my cousins have gone to very good colleges and graduate. My uncle taught here at RBV and he is currently teaching at LCC. My cousin attended Pepperdine University, and is currently teaching at Oaks Christian High School. My other cousin attended Pepperdine University and then continued her education at Biola University and is currently in the air force as a doctor in Pensacola Florida, this shows that I’ve always been surrounded by educated people in my family. I haven’t really gone through any educational barriers my education has always been there for me and i'm constantly surrounded by family and friends who all highly value education and know where it can get me in life. These all show that i have had many educational opportunities throughout my life.
Some talents that I have are Playing soccer and football, and also coaching soccer. My talents have improved throughout the past years. In soccer I have learned new skills and turned what were weaknesses into strengths. I play competitive soccer for the club Vista Storm I play in tournaments and college showcases, We travel throughout San Diego county and sometimes the Inland Empire for tournaments and games. I think that this has built confidence in myself to do what I love, it has also given me so many friends throughout my life that I will always remember. In football I have improved my skills I have gotten invited to showcases in front of college scouts and been invited to many camps put on by former NFL players and i attend them with other high schoolers my age and guys that are in college looking to make the pros. This has given me many resources in colleges that I can go to and it has also gotten me comfortable in talking to college scouts and other people having to do with the cllege recruiting process . In coaching soccer I coach at Madison Middle school, it is through the boys and girls club. I feel that throughout my time coaching there I have gotten more comfortable in helping the kids out and telling them what can be done better in a good way and not make them feel like they are doing bad. I think it had built up my confidence in myself and ability to help others in a positive way.
I express my creative side through drawing and writing. If i have an issue that I am going through i usually sit at my desk and draw whatever comes into my mind, or I will write about my situation and i will keep writing and drawing until I have come to a resolution to my problem that I am satisfied with. I always hide my drawings and things I write because to me it is very personal and I don’t want anybody to know what i write about or draw. Some of my drawings don’t seem like me at all I am typically a very upbeat and happy person but if it is an issue I am struggling with a lot then I will just dra whatever comes into my mind. The writings I do are always very long, some of them are very well written and others not very good. I write about past experiences and how i dealt with them.Writing and drawing has really helped me out in my life by being the reason I get through all of my issues and thinking through all of my problems in a smart way. I also show my creativity on the soccer field not just with my cleats and jersey, but also with the way I play the game being my skill moves the creativity i have on the field to see potential plays I can make and by how I see the game. Some people just see a bunch of people running around aimlessly but i see much more than that, I see how i can play the ball that meaning making a cross a through ball or a shot.
I have many factors in my life that i feel makes me who i am. My background is pretty simple I have lived in Vista all of my life, family has always been extremely important in my life. My parents have always encouraged me to play sports and they strongly emphasize the value of education. Some of my interests include sports like soccer and football, i enjoy watching professional sports and just learning about how sports translate into society and how they are bigger than just sports. I am very passionate about sports not just playing but learning about each sport and how it can positively affect society and how it can actually help the world become a better place by bringing people together with common interests and possibly resolving issues people may have with one another and also how sports can create many friendships, some of the friendships may last a lifetime. Anything can happen in sports and that is why i am so passionate about them, a life changing event could take place and it could be a story that you will remember forever and it could be a story that you tell your family in the future and it could be a story you cherish for your entire life. These are all reasons that show why i am so passionate about sports and why they are interests of mine. Some talents that i believe i have are playing sports soccer and football to be exact, i have recently been labeled as a college prospect in san diego county. It is so meaningful to me knowing i could possibly have the opportunity to continue doing what i love. I define my identity as a person who cares about other people and who strongly cherishes family and friends and one who wants to make a positive impact in the world, I would like to be one of those people where when people i went to school with see me i want them to recognize me and say i went to school with that guy i want to make the world a better place. I would also be described as one who loves sports. Race and ethnicity are important to me most people think i’m just white but i am half mexican which i am very proud to be because my grandma and grandpa worked hard to get to this country and i want to honor their hard work with the life i live. My family has strongly influenced who i am today they have always pushed me to be my best and to be the best version of myself, my friends have also helped me to become the person i am they are all good people and we keep each other out of trouble and we always keep each other in check. My educational experiences have always been great, i have always gone to great schools and gotten a great education. The things that make me uniquely me are the things i have done in my life, the things i value the most, experiences i have had with sports families and friends. And the lessons i have learned throughout my lifetime.