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Hello everyone,

My name is Shanterica, but all my friends call me Shan. I am 21 years old and the youngest of three children. My hobbies consist of playing softball, hanging with my friends and watching the Disney channel. (Yes the Disney Channel) When I am not in school, I work for DeKalb County Parks and Recreations. I am a counselor to children 7 and 8. I have been working there since I was thirteen. When I started working there it was just a summer job; however, it has become the stepping stone to my career. My personal goal after graduate is to either, become a teacher or open up my own recreation center.
In order to make my dream a reality, I decided to attend the University of West Georgia. Since West Georgia does not have parks recreation as a major, I decided to major education. The only problem was when I started college, I hated writing. I just wanted to learn about history and focus on becoming a history teacher. Writing to me was too time-consuming and meaningless, except if you wanted to become a writer. Since then I have gained a great appreciation for writing and has improve drastically on my writing skills. Since my major requires me to take a lot of english classes, I have became open-minded to different genres. I have completed Africa American Literature, British Literature, Africana Studies, Fiction and now Poetry. I have always been interested in writing poetry. That is why I enrolled into this class. By taking this class, I hope to continue improving my writing skills and learn how to express myself through poetry.