Getting To Know You

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After the icebreaker, we took turns in which each team member would talk about personal experiences that shaped them to be the people they are today, goals for this class and for the future, and personal values. And for each members turn, the other members asked questions to get to know them more.

Beverly got married at the young age of 18. The fact that she had to focus on supporting her children at a young age would certainly shape her as a person. She was married for 14 years and has 3 children. She has been going to the Jr. college part-time for about 25 years but recently made the move to the university because it’s too hard to find a job with a bachelor’s degree anymore. She aims to get a straight A’s. Her life goals are mostly for her kids; to see graduate from college, for them to afford to have families and to be the best they can be. Her own goal for herself is to get her bachelor’s degree and just afford to live. Beverly takes her values from her religion, which is Christianity. She thinks the most important things in life are to know and love God and to love a...

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