A. My first stop was P.S. 130, a school that I worked in for almost 2 years starting senior year in high school. It was my first job and I did not know how good with kids I was. I enjoyed the job for about a year and then after receiving a group of badly behaved kids made me realize I did not want to be there anymore; however, it was in fact a great experience. A quote I chose to sum this up is from “Song of Myself” and Whitman states, “A novice beginning yet experient of myriads of seasons.”

B. My second stop was Hunter College and this was also a whole new experience for me. I guess my high school did not prepare me as much as they hoped for; however, I managed to meet some very amazing people who I now proudly call my friends who helped me through the two years I was there. It was also when I realized that it was time to really focus on my future, my ambition and who I really was as a person. College was the jump from being a child to an adult. “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” – Genesis

C. My final stop was Billy’s Bakery and this is my current job. I’ve only been working for 3 months, but I feel like I already have a second family and they are my co-workers. Sometimes I may seem very anti-social, but I open up very quickly. The fact that all my co-workers were all freakishly funny in many different ways, but yet so patient and supportive definitely contributed to me feeling welcomed. Therefore, I was able to be myself very quickly and comfortably. My manager told me “Don’t just see us as your co-workers, but as your family” and it was true. To summarize is this quote from Journey to the West, “it celebrated passion, truth; love, and heroic loyalty to oneself and one’s principle”