Joy Harrison

" We grow through what we go through". -Dhiman

My goal in life is to finish college and get a good job. One day, I would love to go back to China, my hometown, and visit my family. I want my future to have a job that I enjoy doing, and travel to many places with someone that I love.

I want to work with orphanages in China. I want to teach the children English and help them. What motivates me is my goal, and the dream I want to achieve. I want to help the orphans, I want their life to be better. I love my dream and I’m hopeful for the future. Therefore, I want to work hard to presume the happiness of my life.

My greatest accomplishment is going to school and working at the same time. I started working as a part-timer when I was 16, through my high school years I have always been working. I’m proud to have gained a lot of experience. I can use these experiences later on in life.

The most important people in my life are my family. I have a big family in China and the U.S. They love me unconditionally. I’m really thankful for them, they helped me through the hardest years of my life. I don’t know what I should do without them. I hang out with my friends, they bring me joy.

I usually lock myself in my room for a while, when I feel better, I will let myself out. I do this because I don’t want to give people my negative energy. I listen to music as well. If I can travel to places, that would make me feel happy. I love to travel, I love to get on an airplane and go somewhere I’ve never been before. The second thing that makes me happy is that when I am with my friends, they will cheer me up and love me no matter what.

Honestly, When it comes to AAP, I don’t enjoy it. AAP doesn’t feel like college to me, I have a hard time making friends. I love the big campus feel, where everyone studies together. I’m looking forward to finishing my degree in the AAP program and transferring to the UD main campus.

Interview by Liam Hendrix, spring 2022