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In class we were asked to draw an animal that we thought represents us. The animal I chose was a lion/ lioness. The reason I chose this animal is because I feel I have a lot of similar characteristics as a lion. In the picture I have included some of the traits I believe I also have. I strongly believe that I am a resilient person. Resilience is the ability to bounce back from difficult times in life. I have experienced a lot of hard times in my life. Resilience comes from the lessons and skills we absorb as we grow up and as we face all our difficulties whatever they might be. Another trait I have is leadership as I like to think I can take leadership in anything I do or any group tasks if everyone is happy enough. Another reason I chose leadership is because I am capable of owning up for the things I may do in life. I am very committed to things I enjoy in life such as spending time with family and friends, playing camogie, work, or anything else that comes along. Commitment helps you to stick to your goals during the good times and the bad times even when barriers get in the way. I can be very protective over things that are mine or someone or something important to me. People who are protective of you, will not let you go out alone, especially at night willalways check up on you to make sure you are safe. They will make sure to protect you from people who they don’t feel very good about and will tell off anyone who hurts you.Lastly, I like to take control of things I do myself. I like to be ready for anything. Taking control is the power to give orders, make decisions, and take responsibility for something.

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My Safe Place

The next photo I have added is my safe place or places. In the picture I firstly have a picture of my family. On the weekends I go home to my family since I live in Waterford 5 out of the 7 days in a week. Getting to spend time with my family makes me feel great, even though when I was younger, I thought my mam was my worst enemy even though she truly is my best friend. I always feel safe when I’m around her and my brother.  Next on my drawing is my best friends from home, even though we all go to different colleges around the country we always make sure we text or call a few times a week. I feel as if I can get anything off my chest if I’m stressed or annoyed. We always have the best times together. Next, I have my boyfriend, he makes me feel safe more than I can describe. He is my best friend; he never goes a day without making sure I am okay and have everything I need. I like to think camogie is a safe place for me to go. There is never a bad time when I go to training (not including the sprints of course). It is always belly laughs and a good time where I can forget about everything that is going on in my life for the 1 or 2 hours I am there. I also find the gym to be as safe place for me as it clears my head off all the bad thoughts I may have. Lastly, I have drawn a picture of my car. Since I have got a car and passed my test I find myself going for drives by myself, listening to music to have a bit of me time and I really enjoy it.

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FLAG THAT REPRESENTS COLLEGE LIFE.

The next photo I have on my padlet is a flag. This flag represents my third year in college. The first thing I have on my flag is new friends. In first year, we unfortunately were not able to attend class on the campus and we had to do it over zoom. Not only was everyone being new to college, but we couldn’t meet face to face, this made it very difficult to make new friends. During one of our classes for creative skills we did speed dating I was talking to someone, and they had said in first and second year they would never hear me talk and that leads me to my next point. I am so much more confident and open to talking to new people this year and I am very grateful for the class I am in as everyone in my class makes me very comfortable. I especially feel most comfortable in my tutorial class as they all make me laugh so much to the point it hurts! As it says in my drawing, we always have good vibes. Even though I spoke about the good times I can also have bad times throughout the year. I can get very stressed sometimes over assignments or presentations, but I always bounce back to myself shortly after. Student nights break it up for me, we wouldn’t always go out, but I can promise when we do its always a good time.  On my flag I have a picture of my college apartment and myself and my roommates outside, I am so grateful for living with these girls as they have made my third year so much better, and they are 100% my friends for life. Finally, I have wrote my go to motto for year 3 on the bottom of my flag, always remember, “if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry”.