My Experiences and Skills

Over the years I have worked in different environments with people of varying ages and cultural backgrounds. My first job was at an Old Navy in my hometown. From there, I worked at a local bubble tea shop called Bubble Bee and more recently, I worked at an Amazon fulfillment center. 

As far as volunteer work, I did most of my hours at Well Spring Food Bank during high school. During this time, I also volunteered at an organization called Turnstone Center for Children & Adults with Disabilities. Turnstone is a recreational facility that holds several paralympic sports which fueled my interest in Exercise Science. However, because of COVID I was unable to volunteer at Turnstone as much as I wanted, but I enjoyed my time there most of all.

I am grateful for all the opportunities I have come across; I believe they have helped me narrow down the type of tasks that I enjoy and the ones that might not be for me. Working mainly in customer service taught me that I like surrounding myself with people. There are ups and downs but overall, I enjoy actively listening and trying to come up with a solution to enhance a customer's experience. At bubble bee, I was able adapt and make special drinks requested by customers. Old Navy helped me discover that I do not enjoy taking inventory, and Amazon helped me realize that I do not like working at warehouses at all. 

Being in college for almost two years has also helped develop my time-management skills. Balancing assignments, bills, the gym and time for self-care is not always easy but a schedule definitely makes it easier to manage.

These opportunities helped develop my listening skills, but I believe I still need to develop my communication skills as I progress professionally.

I am also skilled in biology, much more than I am in chemistry. Biology I and II have been some of my favorite science courses and I can say my hard work paid off when I received the Ronald E. Kirk award for being a top student in freshman bio.