Global Awareness

Up to this point in my life I have been exceedingly fortunate to have the opportunity to live outside of the United States and to travel. During my time living in Luanda, Angola, I was able to see the world from a different perspective and experience a culture very different from my own. As my parents are currently living in Luanda, I plan on visiting them as much as possible and staying involved in the community so that I may continue to learn and grow from a different culture. I also plan on continuing my work with wildlife in other African countries, where I am able to work hands on with invaluable African species as well as learn about the area and the people around me.

Original Inquiry

I am extremely eager to get involved in some sort of research. I would be most interested and engaged with research involving animals, especially larger mammals. This coming summer it is my goal to create ties with the Columbus Zoo, and from this I hope it becomes possible to preform research on site.

Academic Enrichment

Completing the Academic Plan was strenuous and frustrating, but I am confident that with it I will be both engaged and challenged in my courses throughout my time at Ohio State. My passion is and always has been animals, therefor a chose Zoology as my major and I will also complete the necessary requirements to be able to apply for Veterinary School when the time comes. After working with endangered African species, I gained a thorough respect for conservation and environmental preservation, and so I added an Environmental Science minor. Apart from my major and minor, I chose a wide variety of GE courses so that I may expand my knowledge. I am most excited to take a German course in which Holocaust film is studied and examined from a German perspective (German 3252).

Leadership Development

Leadership is definitely an area that I will need to develop in the coming years. While I often find myself as the leader, AKA sole-contributor, of group projects, I have yet to venture outside of the classroom in terms of leadership positions. In the coming semesters I plan to join as many clubs as possible involving dogs and animal shelters, and in time I hope to take on a leadership role in one of them.

Service Engagement

In Luanda I was actively involved in the community, working at orphanages on the weekends and wildlife conservation sites during holidays. I deeply regret not being involved this semester; I wanted to get a feel for college life and all of my new responsibilities. However, next semester and over the summer I plan on finding and joining an organization that works with the homeless in Columbus, as well as a shelter that I can volunteer at.