My Experience At Laguardia Community College

My schooling began when I was about 3-years-old in my country – Jamaica. It was called “basic school” that is the equivalent of kindergarten. There I learned letter sounds in the alphabet, writing the letters and simple mathematics. The building was one large room, with seating that resembled parks tables with the benches attached. The seating capacity for one bench was four. If, the classroom was over crowned six students was put together. My home was close to the school, so I walked to school every morning. At lunch time, I would go home for lunch. I did not like the schools cooking. Most times the menu was chicken with bulgur rice, which I hated. It made me sick; I was also intolerant of the smell of it. I moved on to first grade at an All-Age school or elementary school (the American term) when I was five years old. My mother sent me there one year early, as I was supposed to start at the age of 6. The classroom had a large space, and there were a lot of students with two teachers. A regular school practice is team teaching so, eventually the class of student was split in half, …show more content…
My interested and candidacy application went to Physical Therapy Assistant. However, I was unsuccessful. It was then I decided to leave home once again in search of a new career. I attended Clarkson University full time, for one semester, enrolled for a Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Arts and Sciences. The environment and the circumstances began to overwhelm me. I felt like I was in a different world, far from any I knew or was familiar. Near the end of the semester, I began applying to other Universities. One of which was Sunny Buffalo, because I had family in Buffalo. My application was accepted. Currently, I am pending acceptance to the professional series of Occupational Therapy. It is a challenge. However, it is something I can relate to and hope that I can be successful at