My name is Zaina Gibrine and I am a Freshman at Charlotte Latin. I live with my mom and sister in Charlotte, North Carolina. I learn best in an active enviroment but also learn really well when im alone. If I put my mind to doing something, I will do it. I am most motivated when I see other people ahead of me. It makes me work harder to be ahead. I signed up for Engineerung Design Methods to try something new. I've always had a slight intrest in building and designing. So I wanted to explore that intrest. I am most excited for real hands on building and designing big and complex things. When Im not in school I like to watch different shows and movies, I also enjoy listening to music, playing tennis, and traveling.
When I was little I really enjoyed building lego sets. As I grew up I lost that interest. However, recently I bought a 1000 piece lego architect set. I wanted something to challenge myself and I felt that building this would give me exactly what I wanted . The process was very frustrating and I started over many times. I had to make sure I put every piece in the right spot because there were many pieces that looked similar but fit differently. At one point, I flipped the whole design. What was supposed to be on the left was on the right and what was supposed to be on the right was on the left. This mistake forced me to completely remove all the pieces and build it the right way. I wanted to quit so many times, but after many trials and errors I was able to complete the lego set.