Although young, my varied experiences have prepared me to successfully work with peers and subordinates of genders, ethnicities, and religions different than my own. As I have grown up I realized we had more than some, but not as much as many; we have always followed our motto, “find a way to make away”. Being that I have experienced many tribulations, I do my best to remain open minded and refrain from judging people by where they came from and what they’re going through. Instead I like to take a step back and see where they're headed and figure out how I may assist them on getting there. As the only African American female engineer on the TTU Robotics team and founder of the Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter, I have increased the interests …show more content…
I’m a teammate of Caucasian dominated athletic sport, swimming and on the contrary, I have proved that my ethnic group can in fact swim regardless of their skin color or the texture of the hair. As a student of the International Baccalaureate program at a high school of complex diversity, I have learned how to interact with people from different backgrounds culturally whether it be tasting other’s foods when we eat lunch, speaking foreign languages, and learning the history of our ancestors. I would like to be the role model and lead by example so that other young African American women, African American’s in general for that matter, see that they can overcome those and other stereotypes; thus being successful and productive contributors to impact our youth and future generations of society. I will be successful at working with other individuals who come from different ethnic backgrounds because I understand that among our different cultures we are capable of accomplishing “the impossible” if we utilize our skills, traditions, and diversities to build a solid