Monthly Archives: November 2019

Being part of the Women in Aviation community has been a wonderful experience from the moment I joined my Junior year in high school. Knowing that the majority of the Aviation field is consisted of men, it is important for us women to look out for each other, and help support one another in a male dominating industry. The Women in Aviation community consist of women who are certified Aircraft Maintenance Technicians, Airline and Commercial Pilots, Avionics Equipment Mechanics, Air Traffic Controllers, Aerospace Engineers, and others more. Back in the day, these types of jobs for women were unheard of; Aviation related schools, such as my old high school, would not accept any females (before the 1970’s) because they didn’t think it was appropriate for a women to get involved with an industry that consisted of technical and hands on work. Even for women who did manage to get a job in the field, they would feel less than welcomed by other male colleagues; they’d even go as far as harass these women who only wanted to be treated as an equal, have a sense of independence, and get away from the traditional housewife role.  Today, the number of women who are in the industry have grown tremendously since then. Though this may be true, there are still men in the industry who can’t seem to leave the past behind. For this reason, the Women in Aviation International, a non-profit organization, is focused on the encouragement and improvement of women in any aviation career field/ interest. Year round resources are provided to help women in the aviation field and to motivate younger generations of women to consider being a part of the industry as well. Because of the Women in Aviation community and my high school, I am almost a certified Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AKA Aircraft mechanic), and for that reason, I want to inspire younger generations of women to consider joining the field and to remind them that they can achieve absolutely anything.

Being apart of the African community has truly been  a blessing. At this point of my life I can honestly say  being African is my biggest flex. It truly is a beautiful thing to know that many people will numerous things in order to be apart of the culture and history we’ve created, in terms of the music, dancing, clothing, remedies and of course the food. The different varieties of food is one of the main things that keep us close together. Moving on, an issue that I see that is present within the African community is the lack of resources to find a job, our immigrant parents always found ways to bring money home may it be braiding hair at home, cooking for others or just selling clothes that they don’t wear. It simply isn’t enough which causes many families to move back home because they simply didn’t know the tools and the requirements to getting a well decent job. I blame the workforce is set up mainly because you need to fit this requirement in order to get the job. I can guarantee you the African community has given birth to many amazing minds and ideas that can really bring something different that is needed for that specific company or business to take off to new heights that they have dreamed of in their lives. The solution I purpose is to have jobs open up more to having different talents in the work environment so that something spectacular can come from it.

I am part of the Hispanic Community where many cultures come together as one especially with what we have in common which is speaking the Spanish language. I find it very interesting being a part of this community because I get to learn about several different hispanic cultures. So far, I know some things about the Ecuadorian, Colombian, Mexican, Peruvian, Argentina, Dominican Republic, and Spain Culture. Although there’s a lot of good and interesting things about this community, there’s also some issues that should be addressed. Many of these hispanic countries suffer from a lot of poverty due to the countries’ economic problems. Many hispanic families in countries such as Ecuador, Mexico, Honduras suffer from poverty. I believe that Poverty is one of the biggest issues in this community because people are living a hard life trying to find ways to support themselves and their families but there is  lack of attention and help that they get from others. When I hear about the Poverty problems in these countries, I think about how children are negatively affected by problems  and it makes me upset. I think that this issue of poverty can be addressed by giving more free education to these children that are suffering to live a stable life. It can help children receive help and  have somewhere is be and learn about  many things that  can inspire them to want a better future. A future that can create a turning point in their lives and take them out of poverty, And this can be a great help for themselves and further generations after that.Ever since I was a child, I used to watch tv ads that would talk about helping families suffering from poverty, especially helping their children of these families. And I used to think to myself, “ What can I do to help these children that are going through many challenges just to survive?’’ And I used to think a lot about it and now in days, I’m thinking about sending donations to families with children in need in the future if I ever get the opportunity. I really hope one day I will get to do so because it will be a great help for them.