I am still very stuck on what I want to do. I know that I want to pursue something that I am passionate about. I have a bunch of different options but I am choosing to talk about this. I am also 100% fine with changing my idea.

Story: From volunteering at a daycare center for three summers, I learned that I really loved working with kids. While at the center, I learned how fragile yet resilient children are. They absorb everything and pick up on what you are saying 24/7. From this experience I got more interested in child/ developmental psychology. I eventually got the great opportunity to take Pat’s summer anxiety and dreams psych class where I learned the basics of psychology as well as specifics about dreams and anxieties. In the class, we examined our own anxieties when we were children, what that may have stemmed from, and how that manifests itself in our lives today. While I have never gotten the chance to work with children with disabilities, it is also something that I am very interested in.

Strengths: I think one of my main strengths is having compassion for others, I can thoughtfully listen to what kids are saying even if it doesn’t seem to make sense to others. I can work well with young kids even though I am not fully educated on child psychology.

“My purpose is to encourage individuals to have sympathy for each others situations, abilities, resources so that we can work together to make the world a better place for all people and animals”

I want to be in a position where I can benefit others, no matter what I end up doing, volunteer, intern, creating something. If I am not directly helping someone, I want to be emotionally helping someone.

I honestly still have no idea what I want to do. I also think coronavirus will stand in the way of a lot of the interactive opportunities that I hope to do.