I am Londa

My name is Londa McDonald. I am nineteen years old and  I live in Hollister. I live with both my parents and my older brother. I graduated high school in 2010 from San Benito High School. I am currently attending Gavilan College and I hope to transfer to a four year college. I am undecided on what I want to major in but I'm looking into child development to see if that's the direction I want to go in. When I have free time or when I'm not in school I like to read, cook, play basketball, travel etc. During the break I finally got to go take a trip to New York to visit a really good friend of mine. I have never been there before so it was really exciting for me. Being able to see the city in person was really breathtaking. I see it in movies and pictures all the time but when your actually there it just comes to life. It is really different there then California. Everything and everybody seems to move so much faster then us. Here in California it is calm compared to New York. I only stayed there for six days and I'm planning on going back as soon as I can. I have traveled other places but for me nothing has beaten the city.
Another hobby I mentioned earlier is I like to read. Only certain books catch my eye and interest me. In my previous English classes I have read The Outsiders, Macbeth,  A Thousand Splendid Suns, Kitchens God's Wife and many more. I really enjoyed all of these books because they all had a strong story and many meanings found in them. When I'm not reading a book for a class I usually will find a book that I will enjoy. I will not always pick books like the ones I read in class but I will usually pick fun books to read on my own. My whole family loves to read no matter what it is. My brother and my parents are always reading something. My family is very close but the person I'm closest with is my older brother. He is going to be twenty-two this year. We do a lot of stuff together like go to the movies, concerts, or we will just go out to eat. We used to fight a lot when we were younger but now we have a better relationship and I love it.
Another hobby that is a big part of my life is cooking. I love to cook and make new recipes. In high school I  took a cooking class and it was so much fun to learn new techniques. We made everything from pizza to candy. After I took that class I got into watching pastry shows. I'm really interested in culinary but I'm still undecided about what I want to do. It is between child development or culinary school. Right now I'm just working on my general education so I can transfer to a four year school that has a good program for what I want to major in.