Apresentação em grupo

Portuguese Presentation

In the past few weeks, I was required to collaborate with three other students to create a 15-minute group presentation for my Portuguese class. This was my first semester taking the language and the whole project was in Portuguese. This artifact is the copy of our group powerpoint, in which we discussed a fictional interview with supermodel, Gisele Bundchen. The project evaluated our speaking and writing skills, as well as abilities to work with others.

Group projects are often challenging, however, I was surprised by the dedication and effort that my other group members provided. Going into the assignment, I was at first daunted by the amount of time we would be speaking in front of the class and the fact that I had to heavily rely on others. But, this turned out to be the best experience I have ever had with a group project and I learned that I enjoy leading and organizing groups, especially when others also put in effort. Looking forward, I anticipate that I will try to lead more projects in the future and hope to continue working with other enthusiastic students.

Performing at Ohio Stadium

This artifact is a video of the OSU Football Halftime show on Nov. 21 against Michigan State. I am a member of the University Chorus and was privileged to perform with the OSU Marching Band for this show. I selected this artifact because singing is a passion that I have continued to make time for throughout my life. I have been singing since I was in elementary school and joined the chorus at OSU this semester. After not being a part of any musical groups last year, I recognized that I needed to include music in my regular schedule.

I think having a recreational activity that you do for yourself strengthens your identity and provides an outlet for creativity and enjoyment of life outside of work. Collaborating with the band and the sports department required adaptability. We had to recognize different leadership while getting to see the behind the scenes work that goes into every performance for the halftime shows. There is a level of patience that must be developed to try and try again in order to strive for the excellence that makes each performance memorable and high quality. Singing in this show taught me to be patient and flexible, and gave me a little experience of working on a large-scale project with several hundred people. I will never forget the joy and amazement I felt walking onto the field at Ohio Stadium with 140 other singers, all proud to be Buckeyes.