Personal Narrative: My Life Experiences

Improved Essays
My Life Experiences
I am an African American, female, who grew up in a single-parent household with my mother and three siblings. I am the oldest child, and I have one brother and two sisters. We lived in a poor, rural area, Hopkins, South Carolina, and I was educated in the local public school system. The importance of education was stressed in my family. I remember my grandmother showing me her first-year college report card that she kept in her sewing kit and stressing the importance of completing my education. My grandmother was unable to complete her undergraduate studies in education because she started a family. Ultimately, she was able to realize her dream of teaching by becoming a teacher’s assistant at an elementary school.
As a child, I performed well academically in all subjects, but mathematics, which is stereotyped as a subject that males excel in naturally (Kelly, 2013), was my favorite subject. During my senior year in high school, I was undecided about my college major. I knew I loved mathematics and wanted a STEM career path. I completed the teacher cadet program in high school and enjoyed the classroom experience. My grandmother was also an
…show more content…
I enrolled in the Master of Art teaching program at Winthrop University. Although I enjoyed my studies at Winthrop University, I married and relocated to Columbia, SC. After working in the Columbia office of my engineering firm for a few months, I was relieved of my duties during the economic downturn of 2008 and began searching for employment. I applied for an adjunct position at OCTC. During my interview, I learned there was a full-time position available, and I was a candidate for both positions. I always wanted to teach, and this was an excellent new career path. I was offered and accepted the position as a full-time instructor. Thus, I would have the best of both worlds: engineering and

Related Documents

  • Decent Essays

    The first thing I noticed was the color. It was faded in one section. The different layers were now becoming visible. The pattern of the couch reminded me of it. I sat in the spot.…

    • 100 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    It was a misty morning; the sun was rising up before 5 AM I was struggling to wake up. I could hear a loud noise outside because of my dad was putting equipment in the trailer. My sister and I started get very excited because it was our first time going camping. My dad had finally finished putting things in the trailer, so then we all set off to the gas station to wait for the other families to arrive. There were over 5 families including us that were going camping.…

    • 811 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I was scared. It wasn’t my first time in a emergency room getting stitches but it was the first time that i saw all that blood. I was getting light headed with my grandma telling me not close my eyes. I thought she was exaggerating like she always does…

    • 588 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    As a child growing up in Rhode Island, the smallest state in the Union, the idea of a vast planet brimming with civilization and culture was more like something out of a fairy tale than it was reality. So, when my father announced that we would be leaving the country to go to Scotland, the home of his and my ancestors, my world began to expand at a rapid pace. This trip could not have been timed more perfectly. The summer of 2007 marked the end of fourth grade, my first year at Saint Mary Academy Bay View.…

    • 863 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    There are many events in my life that has shaped me and the way I am today; but there are two main events that have shaped me dramatically. First one when I six and one when I was in 8th grade, both two way different things but they both tie together and make me who I am and who I will always be. It all starts when I was six years old and I just got done playing my soccer game at the Blue Valley Activity Center (BVAC). It was a warm summer day and our game was over and it was time to go home.…

    • 870 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Living in a small Appalachian town in Kentucky, has exposed me to many obstacles I have had to overcome to get where I am today. I am an honor student, a certified nursing assistant, and a Robinson Leader. I am also enrolled as a freshman at Maysville Community and Technical College while still being enrolled at Menifee County High as a senior. I rise to the top of many of my classes although I am usually the youngest. Getting to where I am today was not easy.…

    • 516 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    “Deeper Into my Life” Individuals are unique in their own ways and one of mine happens to be my name, Darrnyejah Bolds. Everywhere I go people have a hard time pronouncing it. Many people have given up and just refer to me as “Ms. Bolds,” but also I have two nicknames “Nye”, and “Nyejah,” which is mostly used by family and friends. Over the years, I have adjusted to my nicknames and became very comfortable with them. I entered this world on February 27, 1997 with the zodiac sign of Pisces.…

    • 706 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    When I was younger, I always kept a book by me. Books accompanied me everywhere, to the mall and to my relatives houses. I was called a bookworm, and still called it today. I’ve read books, and collected them. I have over 100 books in my room, and have a library in my house.…

    • 161 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    A Thousand Experiences Throughout life, individuals face different obstacles and struggles; my obstacle was my tendency to be shy. For example, when I was faced with social pressures like speaking in front of a class for a presentation, or meeting new people, I would be a nervous wreck. My palms would sweat, my voice would tremble, and it took all the strength I could muster to overcome my irrational fears. I only had a small, albeit close knit group of friends due to my introverted ways.…

    • 621 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I knew from a young age that teaching was what I was meant to do. Shadowing a teacher for a day in eight grade cemented for me that I was going to be a teacher. While the age of the student I was wanting to teach has changed as I've gotten older that drive to teach has never left. Working as an Educational Assistant at St. Louis Community College has only poured gasoline on that fire and passion for teaching. I can no longer put off pursuing my education to become a mathematics professor.…

    • 643 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I’ve had many experiences that have shaped my life so far, in fact I believe every experience we have shapes our life in some way. I think the two biggest things in my life so far are the Paddling trips my family and learning to play the guitar. When I was younger my family and I would go paddle on a lake or down a river. We paddled down rivers like: the Nahanni, Yukon, and the kootenay.…

    • 180 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    My Life’s Calling The social work profession appeals to me because of its call to help others. To me, social work means, advocate, provider of services, helper of others, voice of the voiceless, and change agent. The meaning behind these words signify my call to the profession; along with my deep commitment to working with individuals who have been marginalized because social injustices and economic inequalities. One of my proudest accomplishments was working as a tenant organizer for a grassroots organization called the Pratt Area Community Council (PACC).…

    • 1246 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Great Essays

    I am a student at Colorado State University Global Campus and expect to graduate in March 2016. At CSUGC I have acquired knowledge in all aspects of business with an emphasis on homeland security and intelligence. The courses with in my curriculum involve managerial accounting, leadership theory, marketing, interpreting financial forms, critical infrastructure protection, homeland security, and intelligence. During this process I have also acquired Office Suite skills. My real world experience involves owning my own business, retail manager and flight attendant.…

    • 1866 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I vowed to overcome the difficulties and become a teacher. The urge to teach developed during my freshman year. One of my strongest skills I forged was my mathematical skills. I was interested in logic, explaining and reasoning – how an algebraic or physic problem could actually be solved.…

    • 734 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Life Lesson The author of the American Idol, Leah LaBelle, once said, “Work hard for what you want because it won 't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.” I like this quote because it encourages me as a deaf woman who still struggles and fights with many issues. I was born deaf and grew up having trouble communicating.…

    • 1020 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays