Just a little about me...

This will be the first time I have ever posted on a blog. So, if anything goes wrong, it's not my fault.

Since this is my first post on my blog I thought that I would share a little about my background.

First and foremost, I am in my third year at The College at Brockport, SUNY which means I am a junior, but credit wise I am a senior already. This is a) because I came into Brockport with eighteen credits (one semester's worth) and b) because of Delta College. Delta College is an honors style program with accelerated general education courses. This means that we take our general education classes in smaller groups and combine the necessary classes through interdisciplinary ideas. For example, our freshman year we take a class called Society & Culture I in the fall and II in the spring semester. This class incorporates world history, art, sciences. In words of the Delta College description it is an "interdisciplinary approach to the College's required undergraduate liberal arts and science courses."

Making the decision to enter Delta College was a particularly difficult decision for me. When I first was accepted to Brockport I was interested in both Delta and Honors and after a month of hemming and hawing, I decided I would go the way of Honors. And then after I graduated from high school I was at my summer job and I had just worked a long day of lifeguarding when I decided that Delta was the place I belonged. And I was right. A few weeks later I was at the Brockport summer orientation with the Delta group and I immediately felt right at home. My freshman year is a blurred memory of Delta projects, classes and public speaking. Delta has the ability to take the "shy kid" of a class and make him or her an active member of the class. Needless to say, by the spring semester rolled around, talking in front of a class was a breeze for me.

It's a good thing Delta College cured my fear of public speaking because I am a Communication major with a concentration in Persuasion studies. One of Brockport's mandatory Communication classes is Public Speaking. By the time I got around to taking it, I knew how to use my nerves as a motivation to speak better. I also have a minor in Political Science and today, I decided I would pick up a Business minor.

Another thing to know about me is that I was a competitive swimmer at the age of seven and this is the first year in my life that I haven't swam for a team. It was a strange transition to make, but it was for the better. Although I miss the team atmosphere and the pool, I don't miss competing at all.