As an adolescent I tended to be very discreet and shy at times, especially around girls my age. Overall I was a very awkward child. While attending a coed elementary school at Monroe it was very intimidating. There were girls that were always trying to talk to me and I just wasn’t sure how to react to the situation. I went home several days telling my parents that I needed to move schools. So, for about two years, I attended Eden Grove middle school. This was an all guys school where I felt much more confident with the people I was surrounded by. It brought me to become a stronger individual. I have overcome my shyness and my personality has developed with much more confidence.
Having been that I was so shy is definitely something that I would
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After school, I go to Paws and take care of the dogs and cats that are awaiting adoption. By working with animals, I have come to understand that even though I am a human, I live an awesome life. The adoption center gets pets from all over the county. Unfortunately, some come from neglected homes and they are afraid of humans. These pets motivation, given their circumstances, is remarkable. Paws Adoption Center is another example of how communication issues are very important to me.
Not to be surprised, music has emerged as another, perhaps indirect, avenue for me to communicate with others. Singing allows me to open up and share my personal emotions with others. When I sing, I am transported to another world. The mundane everyday world around me disappears, and I am employed in my own, new space, especially when I am performing onstage at church. When acting, I am transformed, feeling the happiness, sadness, impishness, or even confusion that my character brings to me. Music is a very special form of communication for me.
Perhaps the person I am today is a compensation for who I was years ago. The awkwardness that stood of me, however, is no more. Now I want to show the world what I can do! Communication has become my passion. Communication will be my