01介绍你自己

I’ve always loved the ocean, as I’ve spent most weekends of my life on the water with my parents fishing, crabbing, shrimping… the list goes on, really. For me, it’s not just about the sound of the waves or watching the sunset over the water, but more about that connection between my personal life and the ocean. That’s actually what led me to Bowdoin in the first place.

I consider myself to be a very empathetic person, which shapes how I approach so much of my life. At school, I try to bring in cookies on days where we have big tests or projects due—sometimes I don’t have time, but I always try! And at home, when I get up on the weekends, I always feed the cat before I make myself breakfast, as it’s my decision to sleep in later, and she shouldn’t have to be hungry because I’m lazy!

I often have a hard time asking for help, as my instinct when I hit a wall is to try to climb over it myself. That’s not a bad first response, but sometimes I get stubborn and keep trying on my own even once it’s clear that I’m not getting anywhere. That just isn’t a good use of my time. Something that’s helped me with this is working to build relationships with my teachers and coaches early on, so that when I do need help, it feels almost like turning to a friend, rather than admitting defeat, which is what it’s felt like in the past.

Currently, I’m planning on either double majoring, or doing a major and a minor, in history and Spanish. I’ve always liked figuring out how threads from the past connect to things happening today. I also have an aunt in Spain, and I often wonder why Spanish culture and cuisine isn’t as celebrated in the U.S. as French or Italian culture. Hopefully the skills I learn studying history will help me work towards answering that question, and studying Spanish will allow me to read relevant texts in their original language.

My role model is a girl named Sarah. We were on the same soccer team when she was a senior and I was a freshman. She won basically every award for best player in the state that year, but the main reason I admire her is how she carried herself while having all that success. She was always positive at practice, would pass the ball to anyone, even me, and never talked about her achievements.

We weren’t that close, but at the end of the season I thanked her for always being so kind and inspirational simultaneously, because I figured that if someone makes that big of an impact on you, the least you can do is take the time to let them know how much you appreciate them.

I’d like to be doing something that lets me combine my love for animals with my love of travel. Both of my parents are vets, and my dad specializes in large animals, so even though I don’t think I could deal with the sad side of being a vet, it’s always been impossible for me to think of having a job that doesn’t involve animals. I think I might enjoy studying animals in the wild more, as I get to see them when they’re happy and healthy, and the experience I’d get through University of Hawaii’s marine biology program would definitely put me in position to travel around studying different aquatic animals.