Le premier.

Inside my lunchbox: Pb&j, grapes, and a juicebox.


"The problem with communication is the illusion that it has occurred." Or so says George Bernard Shaw, and he is completely correct. Communication is one of the most important things that humans ever developed. From grunting cave men to texting on the way to class, communication is all around us. This being said it is only obvious as to why colleges and universities require their students to be well versed in conversing. Colleges are put in place to prepare people for what will be required of them in their degree. Every single degree that is to be earned at a university requires some degree of communication, whether it is becoming a scientist and discussing ideas with fellow scholars or teaching a 5th grader how to do long division. To be successful in life one must be able to communicate thoughts, feelings, ideas, knowledge, and problems. Colleges realize that success is achieved through proper communication skills and require that their students will be able to communicate no matter what stage in life they are at. Personally I use communication all day, everyday. Whether I'm talking to a friend, sitting in class, texting or talking on the phone, using body language to get my point across, or simply just making small talk with whoever is around, I am communicating all day. I would say that I use interpersonal communication. Most of the day I am communicating with someone. The goals I have for improving my communication are to be able to stand still while I am speaking. I've always had a problem with having to sway or move around while speaking in front of a class.

My most embarassing moment isn't something that I can take lightly. When you ask someone about their most embarassing moment you would most likely hear about someone falling down in front of a bunch of people or smacking their head on a locker in front of their high school crush. My embarassing moment is almost the complete opposite and has a back story that even Dr. Phil would have difficulty understanding. The incident in question happened this past Thanksgiving. First, I'm going to fill in the back story. Mom and Dad are divorced, Dad is crazy jealous of Mom's new life, Dad takes it out on me. Got it? Good. So, I decided that this past Thanksgiving I would be nice and go to Thanksgiving on my Dads side. That was my first fatal mistake. I arrived at dinner and the whole family was there, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins. Basically your normal Thanksgiving dinner. The night was going surprising smooth until the pumpkin pie. I was sitting there minding my own dessert when my Grandparents came up. (they're snowbirds and go to Arizona in the winter) So my Dad and Aunts started talking about my Grandpa's heart problems and one of my Aunts simply asked "What started all of his heart problems?" That questioned was answered by my Dad's finger pointing right at me. He thought I didn't see, but I did. I sat there with tears in my eyes and my face turning red realizing that my own Father blamed his own Daughter for his Fathers heart problems just because his life isn't what he wants it to be. He blamed me. Me. I'm going to school, I have a job, and a great life (when I'm with my Mom) I haven't done anything that would give anyone heart problems. Its ridiculous. Honestly, if anyone in the family has given anyone heart problems it would be my dead beat Father. Hes unemployed, a drunk, crazy, and selfish. I felt betrayed, hurt, and embarassed. It seems pretty obvious why this would be my most embarassing moment, I was singled out in front of my entire family and blamed for the medical problems of the person who is at the head of the family. I know that my Aunts and Uncles and Cousins know that what my Dad "gestured" couldn't be further from the truth.

When it comes to speaking in front of an audience I am cool as a cucumber. I have no problem getting up and speaking. When you think about it no one is going to hate you for your speech and no one is going to make fun of you just because you stumbled over a word. My embarassing moment has helped me deal with whatever speech anxiety I may have because if you have been put through an embarassing moment in front of family then you can easily deal with being embarassed in front of people who probably don't even know your name.