Prof. Jessica Penner | OL12 | Fall 2021

Discussion: Introductions

Please add a comment to this post introducing yourself to the class. In your comment, write a paragraph (approx. 100 words) discussing your academic interests, why you chose your major, what you enjoy reading, listening to, watching, and doing in your spare time, or anything else you want to share (include your pronouns if you wish).

Before next class (Tuesday, September 1), please add your introduction and read the comments.

Get to know your classmates! Reply to one of your classmates’ comments. Do you have something in common? Did you learn something? Be kind.

29 Comments

  1. umme habiba

    Hi. My name is Umme Habiba, I am currently enrolled in Health Service Administration. The reason I chose this major is because I like management related stuffs and I end up with Health Service Administration. I like listening to music because that really helps me get throughout the day. Beside that, I like dancing, spending quality time with my family and many more. I used to like reading books back when I was in school. After being college, I had a hard time managing my time with work and college and I lost that reading time. So, through this class I hope I will get back to it. Can’t wait to meet you all!!!!!!

    • Adekunle David Daodu

      Hey, Habiba, it’s nice meeting you in the virtual session, I see you like listening to music and dancing, that is a nice habit to practice in my opinion, it often makes your day less stressful and more productive. I wish you good luck in your studies.

    • Adekunle David Daodu

      Hey, Habiba, it’s nice meeting you in the virtual session, I see you like listening to music and dancing, that is a nice habit to practice in my opinion, it often makes your day less stressful and more productive. I wish you good luck in your studies.

  2. Adekunle David Daodu

    Hi, everyone, My names are Adekunle David Daodu, you can call me David. I am a Mechanical Engineering student. I choose this major to improve my reading and comprehension skills. I enjoy reading scientific articles because it gives me more knowledge about the study of earth and every organic or inorganic matter living on it. My academic interest is gathering knowledge from different courses to impact me to become a competent leader in the nearest future.
    In my spare time, I enjoy listening to my music-music to me is universal, I literally listen to all kinds of music; and if I get super bored and decide to give my eyes a break by watching a movie, you will catch me in the cinema watching some action movies, with a lot of explosion and shootings. Have any of you seen the fast and furious 9? I highly recommend you to see it. It’s super fun to watch. Good luck, everyone, and see you all at the end of the tunnel!

    • Nayeli Gomez

      I went to watch F9 in 4DX! Super fun to see with the chairs moving all over the place. I loved Letty, to me watching women fight is so intriguing I wish I had the skills.

    • Anlys Maldonado

      Hello, David nice to see that we have another English class together and this time it’s synchronous. I see your major is in Mechanical Engineering. I’m Civil engineering myself. I also love to listen to music very therapeutic.

  3. Deyby Ramirez

    Hi, I’m Deyby Ramirez. I’m a Computer Systems Technology (CST) student. I had to take a long four year break from college, and, honestly, it isn’t easy for me to come back and finish my degree, specially as a full time student. However, I’m 85% sure this is the right thing to do. We’ll see. Regarding my interests, I also enjoy music, films, acting, science, nature and many other things that make life more interesting.

    • umme habiba

      Hey deyby. I understand what you went through. My brother also had to take break from college for his own personal reason. But I am glad you chose to come back and finish it off which is a very big deal. I wish you all the best!!!

    • Deyby Ramirez

      Thank you for the support! I was a little hesitant at the beginning, but now I’m starting to feel more optimistic.

  4. Tais chicaiza

    Good day, my name is Tais Chicaiza, I’m 20 years old and majoring in graphic design. sofar this is my second semester in this college. one of the reasons I joined this major is because I aspire to know more about design and marketing. My main goal in this journey is to obtain lots of ideas and creations in order to acquire skills within the concept of art. My main interest besides inventing is listening to music and exercising. i have to say that college writing is one of my biggest challenges since English is my second language. I hope we can help each other out in this semester.

    • Adekunle David Daodu

      Good morning Tais Chicaiza, I can relate to where you are coming from English is also my second language, feel free to contact me if you need a peer review for your writing. By the way, graphic design is very interesting. Good luck with your study.

  5. Raefeal Luke

    Hello, my name is Raefeal. I’m currently enrolled as an undecided/no major student with intent to go into the Nursing major. I chose this major with hope to go into the medically field, the psychiatric specialty/field in specific. During my free time I enjoy reading wuxia novels (light fantasy/sci-fi novels usually translated from Chinese, Korean, or Japanese) and listening to varying music with no preferred genre. Besides reading and music, I also partake in watching multiple art streams on platforms such as Twitch, despite the fact I don’t personally produce any. I hope to get to know you all better during this semester.

    • Adekunle David Daodu

      Nice to meet you too Raefeal Luke, I believe you will make the right choices when the time comes to choose a major. I wish you good luck with your studies.

  6. Alvin Vasquez

    Hello, my name is Alvin Vasquez, I am 20 years old and I am majoring in Computer Engineering. I decide this major because I am very passionate in learning the components and process of computers and love repairing things. During my free time, I enjoy learning new computer programming languages, listening to music and watching Netflix shows. I hope to get to know all of you better during this semester.

    • Olena Halytska

      Hi Alvin, your choice of major is awesome. Computer engineers will always be in demand and I hear the pay is pretty great. Plus, most programmers work remotely now so you can travel if you choose to work with software. If I had the brainpower and time, I would be doing the same. Good luck!

  7. Nayeli Gomez

    Hello everyone! My name is Nayeli Gomez. I am currently indecisive on which career path to take. It’s my 3rd year attending City Tech and was planning to major in Dental Hygiene. However, I wasn’t accepted into the program so I changed my major to Health Science hoping to utilize the credits I have already taken. This summer i have been trying to read more since booktok became more mainstream. I really enjoy fantasy, NA/YA and non-fiction books here and there. As for TV, i’ve been currently binge watching All American and Game of Thrones. I have also been obsessed with jamming to latin music in the car.

    • Kalden

      Hi Nayeli, even I was trying to get into Dental Hygiene Program but it was hard, I totally understand the hardship you went through trying to get into that program.

    • Aimen Souchane

      Hi Nayeli, your major is really nice. I was interested in Dental Hygiene before, but I changed my mind to mechanical engineering. I watched All American I like too, but I still didn’t watch season 3.

  8. Angel

    Hi everyone my name is Angel portes and I am majoring in mechanical engineer technician, I chose this major because I love what mechanical engineers do and my uncle was also a mechanical engineer. My academic interest is to learn more and more from each of my courses and to enhance my knowledge. In my spare time, I love to play basketball, play video games and hang out with friends I also love to watch movies and shows.

    • Aimen Souchane

      Hi Angel we have the same major. We have the same interests about this major. I play basketball too in my free time.

  9. Kalden

    Hi, my name is Kalden Kalden. Yes, my first and last names are the same. I am currently majoring in health services administration after graduating from the Vision care program, which is a 2-year program and passed my ABO board exam which was a pain in the ass but I m glad that I got through it and definitely looking forward to finding a job based on that field.
    In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. I personally can’t go a day without listening to music. I like to read but sometimes if the story is not gravitating my interest I do tend to give up and have no interest in that story.

  10. Shemika Semple

    Hello my name Shemika Semple and I am 21 years old. I am studying Computer science, the reason I chose this to study is because I love technology and computers. I want to learn how they function and how to code in different languages. I am usually the go to person when It comes to problems with devices , so I want to learn more so I can help provide better help. I mostly read mangas and when I do read books it either contains supernatural or mysteries. As for music I listen to K-pop and Caribbean music. Anime, Horror, Mysteries, Asian Dramas and Variety Shows are what I like to watch in my spare time.

  11. Aimen Souchane

    Hi everyone, My name is Aimen Souchane. I am a Mechanical Engineering student. I chose this major because I like designing and building solutions. Also, an engineering education teaches you how to think through a problem in order to solve it. I enjoy listening to music, especially French. I like to play soccer and sometimes basketball in my spare time, or watch movies. I love thrilling horror movies or adventures, my favorite is Teen Wolf. Also, I go to the gym 4 or 5 days a week to stay healthy.

  12. Kamil Narel

    Hi. My name is Kamil Narel. In fall 2020 I’ve received associate degree in Environmental Control Technology. Now I’m enrolled in Facilities Management – BTECH. I’ve chosen those majors because on one side I’m a very technician person, and on another, I easily communicate with people and I like to have to tie up loose ends. In my free time, I read fantasy books, one of my favorites is the series “The Witcher”, because of Netflix series is one of the most famous novels from my country. I also enjoy watching F1 races, on Sundays.

  13. Anlys Maldonado

    Hello everyone!

    My name is Anlys Maldonado. Fun fact about my name it’s a combination of my mother and father’s name. Their name is Angela and Louis respectively, and they decided to name me Anlys. My major is in Construction Civil Engineering. I chose this major because I enjoy reading blueprints and understanding the process of constructing a building. Also, I enjoy listening to music, watching movies. I have worked as a PA (Production Assistant). It’s a fantastic job, and you get to work on a set for movies and TV shows.

  14. Olena Halytska

    Hi! I am a sophomore Nursing student. I’ve always been interested in medicine and since I also work full time, nursing is the best starting point for me.
    I mostly read fantasy and detective novels. My favorite authors are Rodger Zelazny, J.K. Rowling and Agatha Christie. Before season 8 of Game of Thrones – which clearly marked the end of the Golden Age of TV – I kept up with all the hit dramas. I really miss The Wire, The Expanse and Breaking Bad. Nowadays, I stick to comedy because Dave Chappelle and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia never seem to disappoint.

  15. Jahmeel

    Nice to meet you all my name is jahmeel and it’s my second year at. My Major is mechanical engineering tech currently but I’m debating to change into a more flexible career path. I enjoy reading market related articles and books that that might teach me something new. But other than that I hangout with my ppl, work, skate, game and study on my personal interests. I listen to any-type of music so if you know some heat pmo thx. I watched a lot of different movies/shows so I haven’t been watching much right now. I’m looking forward to having this class with y’all, and wish the best.

  16. Joshua Christopher

    Hi. My name is Joshua Christopher I am a first-year Majoring in Electrical engineering tech. I have always been interested in electrical work because as a kid my dad always used to have me tag along with him whenever he was working and I found an interest in it as I got older. I also think that this field has a very bright future. I enjoy reading and watching books and videos about random informational things. I also enjoy listening to deep conversations about big topics and controversial ones too since it is good to have a lot of perspectives to form good opinion.

  17. Noor Shamanta Jahan

    Hello everyone, my name is Noor Shamanta Jahan, currently a sophomore at City Tech in Computer Engineering Technology. I just transferred from City College. I chose my major because I want to get into the automobile industry with a background in computer technology. I like to discipline myself by reading a book for 20 minutes each day. I love listening to music, it’s very therapeutic to me. My favorite artist is Taylor Swift. I also like to be fit so I work out 4 times a week. During my spare time I like to watch shows on Netflix.

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