Who I Am

I'm Jon Rizzo, a senior at Boston College High School, seventeen years of age. I like the lyrics of Bob Dylan, public transportation, eating cereal at any time of the day, believe in God; love sports, staying up late, reading the paper every day, talking to strangers, singing in the shower, sleeping late, having bread with every meal; dislike stereotypes, hate ignorance of any kind, think it's alright to make mistakes, believe in smiling as much as possible, in always leaving a good tip, love to argue, interested in politics, enjoy cheese on my burgers and pepperoni on my pizza; proud of my heritage, love my family, like eating plain donuts, talking on the phone, holding hands, hitting the sleep button in the morning, treating others as I would like to be treated, swimming at night, don't think Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone; enjoy a good party, listening to loud music, singing along even when I don't know all the words; love Boston, Sunday dinners at my grandmother's house, believe that all human life is precious, have a need to succeed, that everyone should exercise his/her right to vote, don't feel that drinking on the weekend is wrong, am positive that everything happens for a reason, prefer having my windows down instead of the air conditioning on; cream cheese on my bagels instead of butter, snacks before dinner, opening your presents Christmas Day not Christmas Eve, adore the beach, love letting my Mom take care of me, would rather throw around the Frisbee than the football, love Sienfeld, believe that if at first you don't succeed try, try again, in always saying please and thank you, taking chances, believe that diversity is a good thing, have never lost my wallet, believe in a soul mate; horrible on directions, am a perfectionist, consider myself blessed, would rather laugh than cry, know that God has a special purpose for me; watching David Letterman, believe in driving faster than fifty-five, try to give people the benefit of the doubt, don't like the way that some kids treat other kids just because they are different, firm believer in standing up for what you believe in, and most importantly, I believe in myself, and I believe that I can and that I will change the world.