Growing up, my family didn’t have a lot of money. My mom dropped out of college at 21 to have me and by 24 she was a single mother of two. We didn’t always have enough money for food or cable or new clothing, but she always made sure we had enough for one thing: books. I remember being nine, ten, eleven years old and spending entire days at used bookstores with my mom. We would go straight to the children’s section and I would wait patiently by her side as she piled book after book into my arms. Despite financial difficulties, my mom made sure that I became acquainted with her favorite childhood authors, and although a generation divided us, the tales of Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary and Shel Silverstein engulfed my childhood just as much as hers.
I loved reading. I loved the words and the way they could whisk me out of my own life and send me somewhere else. They showed me …show more content…
It was meant to be.
Today, I’m a dual Communication and English major with a minor in women and gender studies. I’m a member of the Global Honors Program, Phi Sigma Pi, Sigma Tau Delta, Lambda Pi Eta, Phi Kappa Phi and AAUW, as well as a staff writer for the Eagle Eye, an editor for The Crucible, and a mentor for the Communication department. I am also a student worker at the HOPE Center. Even with all of these other commitments, I’ve maintained a 3.883 GPA over the course of my college career.
Now that I am more than halfway through my college education, I’ve begun to think about where I’d like to go in the future. Recently I’ve started thinking about working in public relations for a women’s center. This would allow me to combine all of my passions into one fulfilling career. Of course, it’s my Secret English Major Dream to one day write children’s books about cocky kids who are scared inside and underdogs who save the day, just like the books I read when I was
I loved reading. I loved the words and the way they could whisk me out of my own life and send me somewhere else. They showed me …show more content…
It was meant to be.
Today, I’m a dual Communication and English major with a minor in women and gender studies. I’m a member of the Global Honors Program, Phi Sigma Pi, Sigma Tau Delta, Lambda Pi Eta, Phi Kappa Phi and AAUW, as well as a staff writer for the Eagle Eye, an editor for The Crucible, and a mentor for the Communication department. I am also a student worker at the HOPE Center. Even with all of these other commitments, I’ve maintained a 3.883 GPA over the course of my college career.
Now that I am more than halfway through my college education, I’ve begun to think about where I’d like to go in the future. Recently I’ve started thinking about working in public relations for a women’s center. This would allow me to combine all of my passions into one fulfilling career. Of course, it’s my Secret English Major Dream to one day write children’s books about cocky kids who are scared inside and underdogs who save the day, just like the books I read when I was