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Family
Mom
I have a very personal and strong relationship with my mom. My mom had a large influence on my personality and how I interact with people. We both tend to overanalyze our interactions with people. We tend to be extremely nice and personable during every interaction with someone yet we still seem to think that we have offended the other person in some way. I also feel extremely confortable telling my Mom things that I would never tell anyone else.
Dad
I also have a very personal connection with my Dad. From a young age, I always liked playing music with my Dad and making films. He definitely inspired me to start playing the drums and making short films. He definitely influenced the part of my personality that is very emotional, in terms of holding onto to anger and letting it eat at me. I have been trying to be better at managing the way things affect me, but sometimes I can not let something go.
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Extended Family
I have a very close relationship with my extended family on my Mom's side. I barely speak to my uncle or my cousins on my Dad's side. On my Mom's side of the family, due to different political views and general views on life, I feel like the majority of my extended family label me as unsocialized and sheltered, which definitely fueled my insecurities and shyness. On the other hand, we are a very close-knit family and I have a very close bond with the other members of my family beside my parents.
Childhood Friends
Sophia
I met Sophie through Betsy. Sophie and I had more viewpoints which aligned in terms of politics than Betsy. As a teenager, observing Sophie's rebelliousness definitely made me feel like I should resist my parents. I eventually grew out of this mindset.
Betsy
I met Betsy when I was twelve and she was fourteen. We instantly connected even though she had a very different upbringing than I did. She is very religious, and I was never part of any organized religion. We have different viewpoints, which influenced the way I look at forming connections with people who think differently than me.
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Malia
My relationship with Malia was initially built on mutual interests. However, as our relationship progressed, we built a stronger relationship through shared experiences. I would consider her one of my long-term friends.
School
Homeschool
As a homeschooled student, people always assumed I was sheltered or very shy. I internalized these assumptions and characterizations and, as a result, I am very shy and quiet in unfamiliar environments.
Dual Enrollment
I started dual enrollment classes when I was fifteen. I think starting college classes so young forced me to, in some ways, grow up faster and mature quicker than some of my friends. However, I do not regret this decision. Taking dual enrollment classes encouraged me to meet from people from a variety of backgrounds and really changed my perspective of the college experience.
JMU
Extracirriculars
STEM Club
I was president of the STEM Club at my community college. Taking a leadership position at a young age taught me how to manage my time and I also gained a lot of experience with writing proposals. I also met people who were older than me (one of my friends was almost 30!) which also influenced my work ethic.
Madison Art Collective
I recently started an internship at the Madison Art Collective at JMU. I have met so many interesting people who are very different from my friends in Biology.
TA
Although serving as a TA is not really extracurricular, I feel like having the experience of being a TA really made me start to seriously consider becoming a professor in Biology or possibly another subject depending on what I decide to study in graduate school.
Friends
Eleanor
Eleanor is another one of my closest friends at JMU. She is much more reserved than I am. I connected with her through a course we took where we discovered and isolated our own bacteriaphages. She is incredibly intelligent, and I am always so inspired by her academic drive.
Kelsey
Kelsey is one of my closest friends at JMU. Kelsey is incredibly outgoing while I have a tendency to be more reserved. However, since becoming her friend, I have been more comfortable introducing myself to new people
Evan
Evan is another one of my closest friends at JMU. Evan and I received the same scholarship from JMU, which immediately connected us. But beyond this interesting similarity, she is incredibly driven and I am definitely inspired by her. She is also very social, which also inspires me to try and break out of my shell when I am around her.
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Theatre
As an elementary school student, I participated in my first theatre production. I was immediately interested in the process of constructing a character and conveying emotion. I feel like I was immediately drawn to acting because I had always been an emotional person, and this way I could feel those emotions without feeling judged.
Heart Surgery
When I was born, I had to immediately have a heart surgery called the transposition of the great arteries. This one event, I feel like, changed my entire life. Although I have no long-term effects from the surgery, I still have to have annual check-ups and I also have been told that people notice my scar a lot, which is an odd thing to be aware of since I rarely even think about it.
Film
I have been making films since I was very young. I feel like my exposure to art and filmmaking from my parents influenced the way I view science. I see the creative side of science more than my peers.