Introductory Letter

Hello All!

I am a 22 year old who was born in Jacksonville, Florida and in 1995,myself along with my mother made the move to Orlando and since then this has been my home. I am the only child on my mother's side but I have 4 siblings on my dad's side!

Here at U.C.F. I am a senior with two semesters left(yay),pursuing a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a minor in Mass Communications. Upon completion of my degree, I plan on using it in the field of fashion in which I have a HUGE passion for!

I've always had a slight interest in Women's Studies but never once thought that I would want to take a course in it but there's a first time for everything so here I am!

In my life my grandmother, aunt and my late mother have all had the greatest influences on my understanding of how men and women behave. Throughout my life, I have gone through tons and tons of lectures as well as life lessons that each have given me on friends,boys and everything in between. A lot of those lessons I have learned from my grandmother because she is wise and has gone through a lot of the trials and tribulations that I have gone through or things that I may be going through now.She would always lecture me about how guys behave and how they think and to just simply stay away from them until I'm done with school;to stay focused on my priorities and not to loose sight of my goals in life! =)
I owe it all to those three women because without them I would not be the person that I am today. Even though at times I may not have wanted to listen to what they were trying to tell me but in the long run,it all came in handy and I am forever thankful.

As far as women and women's studies is concerned, I want to learn more about how to deal with other women better and I would also like to learn about the struggles and trials that various women have gone through in order for me to be where I am at today. It is empowering for me to see other women excel with any endeavor that they pursue!For instance, for the past few months I have been inspired by our first lady, Michelle Obama, because she embodies strength and stands by her man 100% which is rare to see these days. At the end of the class, I hope to be empowered even more an an African American woman to help others get to where they need to be in life.

I have read,understand, and agree to the terms of the course syllabus and the blogging protocols, which I see as a contract for our course.