Introduction :-D
HEY,
Jaishree here! Many people thinks I’m Spanish but I am originally from Guyana. A lot of people don’t know where that is and whenever they hear South America they automatically thinks it’s a Spanish country. Although it is next to Venezuela and Brazil we do not speak Spanish. We speak creole, not the one Haitians speaks, it is another kind of English.
In Guyana education is enforced at a very young age and the child is expected to live up to thier parents expectation as far as education goes. Teachers were allowed to hit students when I was going to school and I believe because of this and the many strict rules my parents laid out helped me to become very ambitious and determine in what I want.
I am a determined hard worker. At school I strive for my grades to be from an A- to A+. I work hard as possible to get there and whenever I hit that range I feel proud of myself for accomplishing it and now more so since I’m in college. It is much more challenging but it reassures me that I can do and get anything I wish for with hard work.
Another strength that I’ve discovered over the past year is that I can take on a leadership role whenever possible. I come to understand that with being a leader you need to be well organized and manage your time effectively. These are two qualities I had with me and was reenforced when I had to take over a leader’s role for a presentation. My group was behind in putting together a presentation and I stepped up and was able to get the presentation done in time by assigning roles for everyone and putting together the final product.
During the first semester of college, I was told that I am a well spoken individual. This was a skill I was not aware of and always critized myself when I give speaches and presentations. I was able to develop this skill by being part of Toastmasters for a year. They’ve helped me deal with the anxiety that comes with speacking publicly and how to give a great speech by connecting with the audience.
Altough I have many strengths, I do have a weakness. No one is perfect in everything but I am a perfectionist when it comes to organization and management. I’ve noticed throughout the years that I tend to want things to be well-organized. For example, little things as takin and keeping my notes in order and having everything labeled in my stattionary drawer. I feel in control and not overwhelmed when things are organzied and I know what I have to do.