I think one of the most important things to know about me is that I never know what to say when people ask me to tell them about myself. I see myself as an entirely average young person: I did well in high school, I did well in college, I’ve worked a few customer service jobs, and that’s about it. My “fun fact” in any ice breaker activity is that I have eight siblings, but even that is stretching the truth a little bit: that number breaks into two brothers, and five step-siblings. Does that make me a fraud? Perhaps a little bit. Maybe my new fun fact should be in regards to my excellence in self-deprecating humor.
I so often feel lucky that I have gotten to spend so much time working with adolescents over the course of the last two years. I spent my sophomore year at Western volunteering as an AVID tutor at Sehome High School once I realized that education was the route I wanted to go with my career. That same spring, I started as a junior high youth group leader in a North Seattle suburb, and later transitioned into a high school leader as well. Spending so much time in a youth group setting means that I have gained a lot of …show more content…
When I was fifteen, my mother underwent a drastic weight-loss surgery to improve her health and quality of life. She wound up shrinking to less than half her former size, but seemed to always criticize her appearance despite how small she was. My mom was my biggest role model, and I think on a subconscious level, watching how much she hated herself in her darker moments brought me to the conclusion that I was not worthy of the love I could give to myself, either. These sentiments festered and eventually culminated in a long-standing eating disorder, which reached its worst during my junior year of high school but has had residual effects over the course of the last
I so often feel lucky that I have gotten to spend so much time working with adolescents over the course of the last two years. I spent my sophomore year at Western volunteering as an AVID tutor at Sehome High School once I realized that education was the route I wanted to go with my career. That same spring, I started as a junior high youth group leader in a North Seattle suburb, and later transitioned into a high school leader as well. Spending so much time in a youth group setting means that I have gained a lot of …show more content…
When I was fifteen, my mother underwent a drastic weight-loss surgery to improve her health and quality of life. She wound up shrinking to less than half her former size, but seemed to always criticize her appearance despite how small she was. My mom was my biggest role model, and I think on a subconscious level, watching how much she hated herself in her darker moments brought me to the conclusion that I was not worthy of the love I could give to myself, either. These sentiments festered and eventually culminated in a long-standing eating disorder, which reached its worst during my junior year of high school but has had residual effects over the course of the last