Good Morning World!

BIO

My interests center around always being active. When I’m not working, I enjoy going out to swim, play lacrosse with my dad, or wakeboarding at the wake-park. However, mostly I prefer to go out with my friends to eat; however, we find ourselves just lounging around at someone’s house most of the time. When it comes to my academic interests, I very much enjoy studying subjects such as History and English as I find them very informative as to how the world operates on a political and social level. Regarding what I care about, personally, it really boils down to me liking to have a balanced lifestyle. Onto the subject of language, it does not have a significant role in my life, even if I am bilingual by being able to speak French and English. When I’m at home, my tongue tends to choose to speak English because it’s taken up more of my life, as I have attended English schools longer than I have French ones. On the other hand, I sometimes find myself only speaking French when I’m mad. Now, I’m not sure whether or not it is because it is a language that sounds harsher when spoken, or whether the swear words are just more fun, but it is something that is wired into me that only comes out at particular moments. Moreover, I think that it is imperative to study language because it is how information is shown to people, and the manner in which it is done can sometimes impact whether it brings about positive or negative change. Honestly, I can’t help myself but be cheesy by saying that words are impactful. Also, studying language allows people the opportunity to communicate through conversations from multiple people from unique cultures. When asked whether I have ever felt excluded due to language barriers, my response would be ‘yes’ but would also note that this is something almost everyone deals with. Seeing as how we live in a world that is incredibly interconnected, it is sometimes difficult not to encounter people from different backgrounds that then draw a barrier due to how they communicate. Therefore, seeing as how I have grown up in the international baccalaureate, I have often encountered two people that spoke the same language and held the same beliefs that it was sometimes difficult to talk to them. By the same token, when I would travel during school breaks I would find myself being rather quiet when talking to the locals with wanting to avoid either offending their lifestyle or language.

GOAL SETTING

Something new I would like to try this year is asking more questions in class when I am confused on a particular topic or issue, as in the past I tended to remain quiet for fear of interrupting the lesson. When discussing my goals, they are quite cliché ones; improve myself in my weaker subjects, try and create educated-discussions in class, and ameliorate my note-taking skills. Although, one goal that I would like to improve is to build better and more effective strategies for studying, as even though the ones in the past were still successful, they were sometimes disorganized. I definitely think that the material we will cover in class such as culture will help with the discussions, as it is very personal. On a final note, I will attempt to achieve these goals through always keeping my goals at the back of my head and therefore correcting the wrong attitude that prevents me from completing them.