interviewing Omar S.

Omar Sanchez has only lived in Oxnard for about two years now, and although he doesn’t think it’s that fun here, he still enjoys everything he does here. He is currently attending Oxnard College. When he first came to school he was expecting classes to be hard and full of people, but instead he’s found it to be the opposite. Omar has chosen to stay at O.C. for two years for this reason and because he likes that it is located around a small environment and that is close to where he lives. In two years Omar plans to transfer to a U.C. to learn more about dentistry and writing. If it’s possible, he also plans to open his own clothing line to share his ideas with the world. In the future, (about five years from now), Omar plans to have be independent by having a steady career so that he can afford his own house. Omar has these high expectations set for him because since he saw how his parents came from a poor society, he wants to be able to give himself more. To accomplish this, one of the mottos he goes by is “first the storm, then the calm”, meaning things are hard before they get easy.

After he is away from school, Omar has a certain time set aside to do homework so that he can get it all done. When he is done with it, or when he has time, Omar usually works out because that is a “must do” for him since he likes to stay in shape. The only time he gets to hang out with his friends is when he visits his mom in LA since that’s where his friends live.

For now, Omar is still living with his dad and two siblings. He has one older sister and one younger brother. His older sister can be a big help when Omar needs help with his homework.  His younger brother, on the other hand, can just be a bug at times, just like younger siblings usually do. Other than that he just tries to have family time with his brother, sister and dad. They do this by either having Barbie Q’s, or having a family dinner to just sit around and talk with each other. In his dad’s house, Omar likes the fact that he has his own room because this allows him to be more responsible for his own things, and it gives him his own space.

 Even though Omar’s mom lives in Los Angeles, he still gets to visit her from about every two weeks. Although he’s not with his mom twenty-four/seven, he loves every minute that he gets to spend with her. His mom is more of a spontaneous, talkative, and funny person, so every time they are together they tend to go out to eat rather than stay in, or they just try to have a good time together. This is why he has a little bit more fun when he gets to go stay with his mom for a while. But he’s mostly just glad that he still has both parents, and that he hasn’t lost touch with either one.