Short Bio
Hello!
My name is Sabrina Aguirre and I am almost 24 y/o. I was born and raised in Lima-Peru, but my family roots expand to the jungle and mountains of Peru as well. I came to USA when I was 16, and did 2 years of High school. It was very hard to live in a totally different world from one day to the other, especially because I did not speak English very well. High school was a great place to improve my English and I am thankful for that. I graduated from Chatsworth H.S. in 2009 and went straight to Pierce Community College to get my per-requisites to apply to Nursing school while I started my first job at a retail store. I finished all my requisites in Fall/2011 and applied to Pierce and College of the Canyons (COC) crossing my fingers to be accepted to one of those schools. I remember I had to go personally to COC to turn in my transcripts because only a day before the last day to turn them in I had received my official transcripts. In February of 2012, I got notified I had been accepted to the COC nursing program. At that time, I was working as a bank teller, and even though it was a great experience, I decided to quit my job to focus entirely on my studies. I began nursing school in fall 2012 and I graduated this June 10, 2014. There were many times that I questioned if I was going to be able to graduate, but thank God it was possible with lots of hard work, sacrifices, and dedication. I got my CA RN license in August, and I started working as an RN at a surgical center in October. I never imagined that I would be working in OR, but I really like it, and I am learning a lot. I am being trained in pre, intra, and post-surgery rotations, which I think is great. All my co-workers are very nice and patient with me. Even the doctors (anesthesiologists) that I work with are willing to teach me everything they can. I am thankful for being there. My ultimate goal is to work at a Hospital, but it seems hard right now due to the competence out there. I have faith the day will come though. I’d like to work in ER or L&D one day; those were my two favorite rotations during nursing school. Now I am continuing my education and I am pursuing my BSN degree in Nursing because I think it is necessary for the work environment. As I said before, there is a lot of competence, so I want to posses all qualifications I need to grow professionally.
Regarding my personal life, I have 2 sisters and 1 brother that I love, and 2 great supportive parents. I consider myself artistic (not an artist), so I like drawing, painting, dancing, and probably singing a little too; I’m really shy though. I love exercising, and traveling. I’d love to learn another language and speak it fluently. I speak a little Portuguese, and I know a few words of Quechua, which is a Peruvian dialect. I love going to church every week and work with the youth and early teens class I am in charge of. In summary, I am blessed to be where I am right now, and I am excited to see what the next year will bring in every aspect including this class. Thank you, and have a wonderful day!
