Introductory

Hi, my name is Mario, I am 16 years old and I attend Fort Lauderdale High School. I was born in Brazil and lived my whole life there until 2016, when my dad got an offer to come play soccer professionally in the United States. My family was really excited but also scared because it was a different country and none of us spoke English at the time. We came and that was one of the best decisions of our lives. In the beginning it was pretty hard but, we got used to it and by the first year me and my sister were speaking English fluently. My parents are still learning but their progress is very noticeable.
My dream for the future is to become a professional soccer player just like my dad and my grandpa. Soccer grew on me since I was 2. My dad used to take me to his practices and I would just kick a soccer ball for the whole day every day. By watching him I started loving the sport and started playing for a team when I was 6. When we moved here I started playing soccer for school and that was an amazing experience because we dont have school soccer in Brazil, and that just made my passion for soccer grow even more.
 This year is my junior year and by far it is the hardest one of them all. I am taking 4 AICE classes this year including Media which is my favorite because of the context, the teachers, and because I have a lot of friends there. Next year I want my year to be more relaxing then this one, but I doubt that is going to happen because of all the service hours and worrying about what college you want to go to. My dream college is UCF, not only because they are a great college but they also have a D1 soccer team, and I feel like I could really get a scholarship there.