Carrying the Legacy: A Journey of Personal Growth

It was the spring of 2001 and my parents were expecting their first born. My name was chosen to be Soseh, named after Soseh Mayrig the Armenian fedayee. Soseh Mayrig was a fearless, aggressive, and a determined woman who fought for her people and country. I proudly carry the name of our fedayee, Soseh Mayrig, and with that name carry the responsibility of honoring her traits. I have grown to be competitive, which has stemmed out for me to become fearless, aggressive, and determined just like Soseh Mayrig. My competitive nature shines through both academically and physically in all aspects of my life. Throughout my life, my competitiveness has been a part of my traits as an athlete. I started playing sports at a young age and winning was the only option. The opponents I face on my school’s basketball team are more competitive than my

I am an only child in the Thomasian family and all the expectations and standards are very high. As an only child, all my family members expect me to be a perfectionist, which adds a lot of weight on my shoulders. As a teenager, the only responsibility I have is going to school and getting good grades. This has led me to work hard and try to be the top achieving student in my class. This expectation drives me to compete even more and puts a lot of pressure on me. Every year I participate in the student council elections and all of the academic competitions and try to succeed. I am expected to earn the best possible grades and this has added to my competitive streak. From competing in the Geography Bee, the Science Fair , and the Armenian Timeline, I have tried to be victorious and over all my ultimate goal has been to become valedictorian of the class. Throughout all this, I also tried to find a balance in my life because it has become somewhat stressful and difficult to manage and balance what I need to learn to master