I find significance in few things I own. I'm not an extremely sentimental person. But, when it comes to certain things that come into my life, depending on who gave them to me or how I received them, it will create this unbreakable sense of importance for me. Like I said, I have very few items that have this sort of value. Yet, I do have something quite new that holds this much significance for me. I recently got a tattoo. I know what you may be thinking. You just had yourself stabbed with a needle hundreds of time and you paid for it. How could this thing mean so much? Well for one, it needs to mean this much because it's on me for the rest of my life. I would've never gotten it if it didn't mean a lot to me.
When I was in 4th grade, so I was about 10, I got in really big trouble and my parents sent me to my room (to my room with a TV and books). When I got up there and pouted for a good amount of time I finally turned on the television. On the TV was a show called Naruto. The episode was titled "Hinata Grows Bold". Now my first thought was, "Crap, I can't change the channel up here. I don't want to watch some weird squinty eyed, blonde kid scream for a half an hour..." But I did. And it turned out to be one of the best things I ever did for myself. In the episode one of the characters, Hinata, had an epic battle with her cousin, Neji, and she lost but it didn't matter because she grew stronger as a person. I fell in love with the art of anime because of this. I started drawing. I read the manga, which are the comic books. I started to write my own comics. From there sprouted a whole new fascination with the Middle East and Japan. When I was in 6th grade I bought myself Rosetta Stone and taught myself Japanese. I would practice by watching anime in Japanese. Eventually I didn't need subtitles. Now in Japan during the spring there is a festival called Hanami. This word literally translates into "flower viewing". The Japanese have these huge festivals where thousands of people picnic under trees and play traditional Japanese festival games. Other then being culturally exquisite its also a phenomenally gorgeous site. The trees are blooming in all their glory. One of the main trees that bloom during Hanami are called sakura trees or cherry blossom trees. These trees can be white and light pink. They are stunning. And from these gorgeous trees I took my inspiration and I designed myself tattoos. Using my hardcore drawing skills I learned from making comics, I drew a branch of cherry blossoms based off of some of my favorite anime artists drawings of sakura blossoms. About 2 weeks ago a tattoo artist took that drawing, adapted it to my ankle and leg, and tattooed it permanently on my body. And I couldn't be happier. My love of anime and Japan has helped me decide what I want to do with my life. I want to teach English in Japan. And now, that is what I am attending Allegheny College for. Its funny where life takes you, isn't it.
Signing off,
Rachel.
Introduction And What I Want Out Of College
My name is Rachel Gomersall. I am now an official college freshman. You asked me the question of what I want my college experience to be like. I want my college experience to not only be educational in teaching me about different subjects such as math and science, but I want it to help me learn to grow as a person. I have to learn to be an adult and learn to take care of myself fully. When I am officially on my own I don't want to be second guessing everything that I am doing. I want to be able to make informed decisions and be confident in what I decide to do. I also want to learn how to be a more well-rounded person. I don't just want one area of focus. I want to be able to have a broad spectrum of knowledge that I can use everyday of my life. I want to be an all-around kind of smart. Not just street smart and not just book smart. I want to get a lot out of my college experience. I want to feel like I'm prepared for life better when I step out of here. Man, that was a lot of I's.
The next question you asked me was what I need to find success in college. I need the ability to step out of my comfort zone and to take chances on things that I am definitely not used to. I need to join clubs and take classes that test my abilities and broaden my horizons. I need to have good work ethics and great time management skills. I won't be able to keep up with studying and homework without these skills. Success in my eyes is understanding, comprehending, and accomplishing what needs to be done. And have those tasks done to the best of my abilities. I'm not good at half-assing something. It needs to be done 100% or its not good enough.
Here I am with my ninja clan. Ninja clan, here we stand. BELIEVE IT
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