What is a good education to you? “A good education is one where I can come away knowing that I learned something substantial. It has to be substantial enough that I can effectively take it into my workplace and surrounding community to better not only myself but also all of the people around me.” What would an education need in order to accomplish those goals? … Continue reading Beneath the Crown (2/26/16)
What do you aspire to? “I am aspiring to be a nurse! It’s been a dream I’ve had since high school and I think that helping and individually impacting people is a great way to help the world in its entirety. I think that when you help people individually, you can possibly help someone change a bit of how they go about their daily life, … Continue reading Beneath the Crown (2/19/16)
What are you thinking of majoring in and why? “I’m studying history because I think it’ll give me a great deal of flexibility in my career. History, as I see it, is a great way to build “soft” skills. These skills are things such as reading, writing, and other skills that we tend to learn then allow to grow stagnant as we get older. Those … Continue reading Beneath the Crown (1/22/16)
What is a personal value that you think is extremely important? “In the long run, it’s being there for my family. In this day and age, I see people grow up, get older, and kind of abandon their parents once they’re older. They seem to forget that those were the people who raised them and took care of them for all of those years. In … Continue reading Beneath The Crown (12/11/2015)
What is something you’re fascinated with? I’m really fascinated with languages. Growing up, I was around a melting pot of languages: English, Spanish, just everything really. It just really fascinated me. Learning how language has evolved over time in different areas, and especially how romance languages themselves sort of evolved into their own separate languages in different regions. I’ve just always found them so fascinating. … Continue reading Beneath The Crown (12/04/15)
How would you define passion? “I would say that passion is an intense feeling of love for something.” What are you passionate about and why? “I would say that I’m passionate about friends and family and trying to make everyone happy. I’m passionate about these things because I’m someone who feels it’s important to be empathetic and conscious of other peoples’ feelings, and family and … Continue reading Beneath The Crown (11/20/15)
What is something that, no matter what, always makes you happy to do? “I used to be really involved with sports and I did cross-country, as well as track and field. So whenever I go out for a run, I may not enjoy it during the process, but afterwards I always end up thinking to myself ‘I’m really glad I went out for a run … Continue reading Beneath The Crown (11/13/15)
What is your greatest personal achievement? “Honestly, just being able to figure out what I’m going to do with my life. I feel like I finally got to a point when I knew where I wanted to go that’s encompassing both what I’m doing for my major in Athletic Training as well as my passion to work with the population of people with special needs. … Continue reading Beneath The Crown (11/6/15)
What makes you happy? “Dance! The way I move my body to music, and stuff like that. When I dance, I feel happy and…like I could do anything.” How would you describe happiness? “You feel light on the inside, and energetic. At least that’s how I feel when I dance!” How did you get into dance? “I started when I was 3! My parents signed … Continue reading Beneath The Crown (10/16/15)
What do you think is the most important thing you get out of education? “There’s a lot you can get out of education. I think a lot of people have the idea that it’s just to gain knowledge about a particular field or a particular set of skills that you need for the “real world,” as we call it. But I really don’t think that’s … Continue reading Beneath The Crown (10/9/15)
