The past, present, and Future of Derek Wiles
I was born on October 21st, 1984 in San luis obispo to Greg and Jeana Wiles. The youngest of four, I had a older brother and two older sisters: Zak, Tahlia, and my favorite Buffy. While some might say I was spoiled, I really wasn’t. My parents moved the family, except my older sister Buffy who had just got married, to Palm Springs when I was four years old and unfortunately got divorced not too long after. We stayed in the house that my parents had together except my Dad left. After that I didn’t see much of my father the majority of my life from that point on. A few years later my Mom met a man whom she eventually married and became a great addition to our family. While growing up and going through school, I wasn’t very motivated which showed by my grades. After graduating high school, I moved to Silver Strand beach in Oxnard California with my oldest sister who had divorced a few years earlier. I’ve made many mistakes since living here and also have done many great things. I think you could say I’ve grown up a lot.
After a long stage of my life that mostly involved going out and partying, I decided to start going back to school. Currently in my fifth semester back, I am more than halfway through receiving my associates degree in... still undecided. I know I prefer doing math over other subjects. I also know I care about the environment. I’m strongly interested in new technology; however, my hearts beats to music. My taste varies greatly. After an intense summer school session and the loss of the most important person in my life (I’ll get into that in a future post) I try to just live in the present. Of course striving to better myself but not beating myself up for anything.
I know for my future I want a job that can afford me the privilege of hosting dinner parties. It’s not that I love to cook but more I love to impress people with an amazing home cooked dinner. We as a nation eat out way too often. I love to vacation! So far I’ve been to about thirteen different states in the U.S. and outside our country twice: once to Bocas Del Toro in Panama and the other time to Tijuana, Mexico -- does T.J. even count? I want to help my family out, show them an amazing life, and take them outside the country. Mostly I want to be generous with my people I love; my mom was the most generous person I have ever known. She always shared with everyone and I want to be able to make people feel special the way she showed us was possible. Until I have that dream life, I’ll keep cooking, keep working hard, and strive to be the absolute best version of myself I can possibly be.
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