Sometimes a person may feel like they have no purpose in life. Discovering who you are simply takes the time to sit down and think about the importance of your life. Who am I? My name is Mercedes Kimberly Kingston and I am a person with different personalities, characteristics and identities. In fact, the many ways I identify are the ones that define who I am. My identity is something that only I can fully define. I have a little brother, which makes me a sister; I have two loving parents, which makes me a girl; I'm at university studying medicine, which makes me a student; and I have wonderful friends who desperately need support, which makes me a wonderful best friend. Above all, I am the big sister of a wonderful little brother. I would almost consider him my son, because without him I would be nothing. I live my life for him and because of him. Sometimes I feel like dropping out of school because sometimes it's too hard and too much for me to handle. Then I wonder what kind of role model I would be if I quit. I just tell him it's okay to do it. And these days, most men usually don't get far, and that's usually because they give up on whatever they're doing. We don't live together and that's what hurts me the most. He lives with our mother and I live with my father. Her father is not in her life and it hurts me. He doesn't have a male figure to look up to, so I play that man. When we have the opportunity to go out, we play football, video games and burp; guy stuff and I love every minute of it. Some say that student life is the golden life, but nowadays the pressure of being a student has diminished the fun part of being a student, especially for me. The pressure of being a student includes classwork and lots of...amidst homework...a few days off from school to get my head straight. Or, like my other best friend Andrea. She and I are like peas and rice. It just seems like all the things she's experiencing are things I'm currently experiencing or have already happened to me. Like many girls, she has problems with her boyfriend. But I believe that with my support, she has learned to cope with it, and I believe that she has a very good handle on the situation. My friends have told me that I am very understanding and supportive, and I believe those two words couldn't describe me better. Ultimately, no matter what anyone says about me, I know that I am something of an abstract project. I continue to grow every day and discover new factors that define me. I know what I represent. I love myself and the people around me. They don't create me, or make me who I am, but they help define me.