I was born in 1998 at Lions gate hospital. I have lived my whole life up until now in North Vancouver and I am hoping to continue with that, although living here seems to be becoming less and less affordable. I went to public school at Brooksbank Elementary and then Sutherland Secondary school. Up until the end of high school I felt like things came to me quite easily and I had it pretty good. I have always been more on the shy side of things, but I have never had an issue with making friends.
Sports have always been a passion of mine, and it has been something I have excelled at. I used to play soccer, softball, volleyball, hockey, and I used to love going dirt biking whenever I could. I never cared much for school, and although I didn’t get bad grades I was a very average student.
At the beginning of my grade 11 year I was playing for my soccer at a high level and hoping for a scholarship when I tore my ACL. I had never been injured before and I had no idea what tearing your ACL meant and what kind of recovery it would entail. I went to my physio to see what the next steps would be and I was told that surgery was necessary if I wanted to be anywhere near as mobile as I was before my injury. A month later I underwent surgery feeling optimistic. It was a solid month before I even had the ability to walk. I began going to physio 5-6 times a week to speed up my recovery, hoping to be able to play my last year of soccer with my team. Eleven months later I was given the go ahead to go back to my first practise. Halfway through my first practise back I slipped and fully re-tore my ACL which put me back to square one.
I realize that this does not seem like the end of the world, but to me, at this point in my life, it was. This experience was a huge learning curve for me in more ways than one. I was forced to find happiness in other ways, and to keep myself busy in other ways. Sports was my passion and kept me very busy. Nothing in school had really caught my interest but after this I had no choice but to focus on school. My first semester at Capilano University was definitely a struggle to say the least, but by the second semester I had caught the hang of things. I discovered sociology, which is a subject that has sparked my interest, from the versatility of the courses to the relatability of the subject material. I am in my third year of university, with the plan of getting a bachelor of arts. Hopefully after my bachelors I will head to SFU to finish the PDP program with the goal of being an elementary school teacher.
During my journey through university I believe my worldview has broadened as I become more educated to other people’s beliefs, cultures and world events. Worldview is a set of fundamental beliefs, values, etc. determining or constituting a comprehensive outlook on the world; a perspective on life; (oxford). For example, I have heard so many individuals discuss technology in a negative way, but I have a different viewpoint on the subject. Technology gives us an opportunity to be so much more successful than we could have been before. Everyday I see examples of how technology has improved our way of living. For instance, I work at cactus club as a server, we recently got iPads for every server to use, so while we are at the table we can ring in everything that the table orders. There are modifications already inputted on the iPad making it easier for us as servers and making it more clear and consistent for the kitchen staff. Technology is used in every aspect of my day to day life. This e-portfolio is a perfect example of how technology is so important and can be used to assist in further education and employment.
As for interdisciplinary studies I have no previous experience. I think it will definitely be a challenge for myself because I like to follow strict guidelines and very clear instructions. Due to this fact I have always struggled with independent self based projects. I hope that this course can help me to expand my studies and open up my creative side because I think that it is a really interesting concept to be able to specify and study exactly what interests you the most. Although I am in third year university, I feel that I am still in early stages of learning what interests me scholastically. I am hoping that this this course helps me to develop ideas of what are most relatable and interesting to me.