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Hi everyone!  My name is Sheridan Soderstrom and I have been a student at CI for 4 years.  I expect to graduate in Spring 2017 and while that’s a year away, my nerves are setting in since I find each year seems to go swifter than the previous one!  I’m a 22 year old Communications major and incredibly happy to be one.  I have a deep appreciation for the art of communication and believe that if one can fine tune their communication skills, the world will become their oyster.

I am an only child born and raised in Burbank, California.  It was a lovely place to grow up and it will always be home.  I had the wonderful opportunity to dorm at Channel Islands my first year and a half of my college career.  I was fortunate in that my interactions with my roommates were nothing short of amazing and one of them has become one of my nearest and dearest friends.  On the subject of friends, I have a great group of people in my life including my boyfriend and friends that have been in my life for years (one of whom for 20 years!).  I consider my relationships to be a fundamental part of my identity as well as past/future lessons and compassion and understanding.

On a much lighter note, a guilty media pleasure of mine, without a shadow of a doubt is reality TV.  I love everything from the Real Housewives franchise on Bravo to Keeping Up with the Kardashians.  I’m a little ashamed to admit that and I promise have other far more redeeming interests!

I’m really excited for summer to begin and all the fun adventures that come along with this time of year.  I am also looking forward to this course starting and am confident that it will be awesome!  Here’s to a great 5 weeks (:

 

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Hello group 5! My name is Audrianna, but feel free to call me Anna as it’s faster to type and much easier to spell. ? I’ll be completely honest, I’m a tad terrified of this class because it’s the first time I’ve taken an online course during the summer that is so writing intensive. I am excited about it though and I’m looking forward to working with everyone in our group.

I’ll go ahead and follow in Kam and Rebecca’s footsteps and tell y’all a little about myself!

I’m currently a senior, I transferred into CI last fall and wanted to finish my degree as quickly as possible because I’ve been in school for so long (6 years almost– eek!) and just want to start my professional career already. I busted out some remaining resolve and have managed to finish up a semester early, and thus I graduate next semester. I love CI but I’m so ready to graduate!

I’m a huge nerd, I occupy my free time playing video games with my husband, and the many friends I’ve made over the years in person and online. I’m currently the President for the CI eSports club on campus, and you should definitely check us out if anyone is back on campus next semester, we have a lot of fun tournaments and club meetings if you’re into games! ? My guilty pleasure would probably be my love for takis. They are hotter than the sun sometimes but they’re just too addicting, and I usually end up eating too much until I start to feel sick.

I’ve known my husband for over 12 years, dated for a little over half of that, and have been married for a year and a couple of months. He’s from eastern Canada, and that’s also where I’m currently at for my lovely summer break! We met online and several years later things just clicked. I’ve always been interested in communication (hence why I’m majoring in it) and I’m very much looking forward to using this class to really further my knowledge about mass media and communication. I one day would like to work for a Non-profit focused on using video games to help kids in need, and I’d like to use my knowledge gained during my college career to help older generations rid themselves of the negative views of video games.

I think that I’m starting to ramble on a bit too much so I’ll cut my post here. Once again, I’m looking forward to working with all of you!

 

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My name is Mary White. I am excited to be taking this course this summer but also nervous because I tend to struggle with technology at times. I am about to begin my senior year at CSUCI this Autumn for my BA in Liberal Studies. I feel I am determined, responsible, and highly driven. In the next five years I hope to be teaching in my own elementary school classroom and working on my Masters. I would say a guilty pleasure of mine would be reality television. I can watch anything from bickering housewives to dramatic veterinarians  for hours without fail. I become so immersed in those worlds even though I would describe it all as trash television. One thing I found funny on the internet recently was a Facebook post that linked to the website, BuzzFeed. They compiled 24 posts from Tumblr that described being a cat owner which I found both relatable and funny because I have always owned cats in my life.

If you are interested, here is the link:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/floperry/tumblr-posts-that-are-way-way-too-real-for-cat-owners?utm_term=.qtAMbnMoR#.bqbemGexX

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Hey everyone! My name is Allison Sommars, and I just finished up my third year here at CI. I am 21 years old and ready to party it up this summer, just kidding! I am not the partying type.  I was born and raised in San Diego and plan on never leaving. Hopefully I can live in San Diego after I graduate. Speaking of graduating, I honestly have no clue what I want to do with my life. I am a communication major with an emphasis in health, so I am thinking about speech pathology or going into nursing school, but I still have time to make up my mind. My most favorite thing to do is be outside, whether it is at the beach or on a hiking trail. My biggest guilty pleasure involving media is Netflix. For example, I watched Greys Anatomy for the majority of the day today, oops. Oh, also the Bachelor/Bachelorette series. If I miss an episode, I honestly get a little sad and have to find a way to watch it ASAP, it’s terrible. Anyways, that’s me! Looking forward to what this class is all about! ?

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I’m Danielle Anderson but I have always gone by Dani. I am a Communication Major and am finally graduating in the Fall. I am the Executive Director of a local Disability Advocacy Non-Profit and love it. Although in the short term, getting my degree will not change anything professionally, I have been going to school for what seems like forever and am so excited to achieve the goal of graduating. Three things that are fundamental to my identity are my family, my friends, and my career. I am a pretty big Game of Thrones addict which is strange because I’m not usually into that kind of stuff.10472878_10152741298975540_6382194925487131912_n

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My name is Annie Diaz, this is my second semester at CI and I am majoring in Liberal studies for Teaching and Learning. I am excited for the Summer semester to start and see what this class is all about! In the next five years it is my hope to be teaching in an elementary school. I’m looking forward to getting to know you all this semester.

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I realized what I did wrong but hello again, everyone!

My name is Nicole Greenberg and I am currently a senior at CI.  I am an English Education major so in five years, after I receive my BA, I hope that I will be teaching in a high school English classroom.

I am looking forward to starting this course!

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My name is Kam Mann

So to start speaking about myself..

I am currently a junior at CSUCI. I am twenty years old and full Indian; Punjabi. I have a twin brother that is two minutes older than me, and two loving parents. I live with my best friend, Rose. My major is health science. With that major I hope to one day help cancer patients. It has always been a passion of mine to lend a hand to one in need. My life is full of positively and love all around. I try to live every day with a smile on my face and count my blessings. I spend my days trying to fit in as much as I can in 24 hours. There is no other place that brings me more peace than the ocean, so you can bet a lot of my hours are spent there. I love trying new things and meeting new people. I believe every one has a role to play in your life, and there are only about 7 billion people that can teach me more about life.  I have so much to offer to the world and taking this class is helping me become one step closer to it!

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.