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For this challenge I decided to create a portfolio on my older sister, Katelyn. She is 17 months older than me and is the only sibling that I had for 9 years. I always wanted to be like her; wanted to always hang out with her, listen to the same music, play the same games, and watch the same movies. She is the most outgoing, confident, and mind spoken person I ever met. She was never afraid to say what she thinks or was never afraid to stick up for someone or for herself. I always thought that she would be a great mother. Not only for those reasons but also because she would do anything for someone that she loves and I know that from experience. She always said she didn't want any kids, maybe it was because she never thought she was good enough to be a mother, but I never had any doubt.
On March 7th, 2021 she became a mother to the most perfect baby boy named Remi Atreus Atwell. Even before he was born she was making sure that he would have everything that he would ever need and so much more. By getting a better job and moving back into our parents during her pregnancy so that they could save more money before the baby arrived. Katelyn is a college student, currently works at Walmart, and has a great job set up for when she finishes up her classes. She made the tough decision to get her job at Walmart and had our mom watch Remi while she and her boyfriend are at work. I know this was a tough decision for her, because I know just how much she wanted to spend everyday taking care and spending time with Remi. Though she knew that if she got a job then they could have the extra cash to better themselves and their child more than before.
I look up to my sister for this, because she does everything and anything that she can to make sure that he his happy and has an amazing life. These were just some of the many things that she has done out of the best interest of her son. I always knew that she would be an amazing mother, and i'm glad she finally got to prove it to herself.
I asked my sister a couple of questions regarding how she has felt becoming a mother at 19 years old and how she has been doing since. She responded by saying that it was not how she expected to have her first child, but she would not change how her life has turned out for anything. She expressed that her son was the best thing that happened to her, and that he saved her when she needed it the most. I was also asking her about how she thinks her life would of been like if she never had her son, and Katelyn said that she can’t even picture her life without her son.

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For my fieldwork assignment I have decided to go and visit the odd planet called Earth, in order to learn more about their culture and activities. The group of humans that I have chosen to observe is what they call “The Bailey Family.” They live together in a big rectangular box with a triangle shape on the top, and have many things that fill it. They have not just one but a couple of what they call “V.T” where you can watch other humans live and communicate with other humans. Which I find very strange because why would you want to spy on other humans and do they know about it? They took me to this place called the “Eivom Retaeht '' where you can watch people but on a bigger box, but this one does not look as much like a box but a huge, rectangular, thin, and white sheet. When we first arrived at the Eivom Retaeht there was a delicious smell that met you as soon as you entered the huge rectangular box, like the Baileys live in but better. They had asked another human if they could have “5 tickets and 5 large Snrocpop’s and 5 large Pop’s.” We then had to stand there for the human to give us what we asked, but I did not know what to expect at all so I was pretty nervous. I was handed a big bowl with yellow weird looking balls filled to the top that smells exactly like what met me as I walked in. I was also given an empty cylinder so I told the humans there was nothing in it and they laughed. They then walked me over to this robot that has a circle in the middle with a V.T around the circle. I had to place my empty cylinder into the robot and touch the V.T which has “different types of pop.” I was not sure what to do so I pressed a pink circle on the V.T then held down the robot's circle. To my surprise a liquid came rushing out of the robot and filling up my cylinder. We then walked into this room with seating stacked so high and the thin, huge, and white V.T I heard about was across from the seats. We sat in the room eating the nrocpop and drinking pop (which bubbled my mouth) and watched humans fighting on the V.T for what seemed like forever. There were humans sitting all around me also with these random snacks. They were all sitting down and talking with each other until it got dark, and then everyone went silent. Some questions that had come up while visiting Earth's Eivom Retaeht included: why do other humans watch others for entertainment and why do humans leave their box to watch another humans V.T when they could do it at their box for free? Something that I have learned about how humans and their culture would be is that they think bigger is better even though they have the same thing at home. They go out and do things that they could do in their own box which is something that I do not understand. After the movie everyone rushed out of the room no back to the outside land, it was very bright outside, and I was not expecting it at all. The experience was overall pretty pleasant and I would recommend it to others of my kind.

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Question 1: One aspect of my personal identity that is the most meaningful to me would be my critical life experiences. This is because my parents have taught me how I should be treated and also that you need to cherish the time that you have and not waste a second of it. Getting into my car accident showed me that life can be taken away from you in an instant this is why you should always be living life to the fullest.

Question 4: My social values are very important to me. I believe that everyone is equal and that we all have the equal right to be whoever we want to be and that we can love whoever we want. There is a member in my family that confided in me that she was bi-sexual and that she was nervous to come out to the rest of our family. I was able to give her comfort in the fact that I would have her back always and would do whatever I could to make this process easier for her, and also how proud I was of her.

Question 5: One of my personal identity aspects that influence my sense of belonging in a group would be my personality traits. I am a very happy, loving, and smart person, and I enjoy talking to people. Other personality traits of mine would be that I am an introvert when it comes to large groups and people that I do not know. So this can make me feel like I am not wanted or part of a group and can really influence how I feel being around different people.

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Question 2: One aspect of my social identity that feels the most meaningful to me would probably have to be my age. Looking back and reflecting on that I have been through 19 years of life just seems insane to me. One thing that growing up has taught me is that you will always hear those people saying “you’re going to miss being young when you’re older”, but when you’re young all you want to do is to be able to do “grown up things.” Now that I am an adult I am missing my childhood and realizing that time really is a thief.

Question 3: One aspect of my social identity that I find that most challenging in my life would be religion. This is because I did not grow up in a house where my parents are very religious and raised their children believing in the same religion. Instead my parents do not believe in anything I think, while I do believe in God, Heaven, and Hell but it’s not as strong as it was when I was younger. I am not sure why it faded, but it could be because I was not devoted in learning more about my religion and faith so it just sort of faded overtime.

Summary: I enjoyed doing this activity because it allowed to be able to reflect on what is actually most meaningful to me and what parts of my life has formed my identity. A lot of these things definitely do reflect how I see myself and how I see others, because if you’re not happy completely with yourself then how are you ever to be happy with someone else. This activity just helps you learn more about yourself.

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I enjoyed doing this assignment because it allowed me to really look deep into myself and pick out what stands out the most in my life. Having to choose my biggest fear and then writing my end story put things into perspective that I need to start doing things for myself and making things happen, because no one else is going to do it for me. I have always had high expectations for myself, because when I am older I do not want to have to want for anything. I want to be able to go into my business and work when I want to, and not having to depend on a 9-5 to get my through my older years. I want to be able to enjoy my time and see the world while making money from my company at the same time.

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Some things that I learned after doing these activities is how important my family is to me and what they and myself think about me. I want to be able to be self sufficient and be able to help them if they need me to. I also learned more about how I have a fear of letting my parents down which initially stemmed from always being perceived as the smart child with the good grades. This made me always push to do my best in school so, because I know if I did then my parents would be proud of me which made me proud of myself. My social beliefs define how I see the world a lot, because I view everyone as equal and would never treat someone as if I am better than them. I also like to surround myself with people who feel the same as me and also believe that everyone has the right to love whoever they want because this is something that is extremely important to me. This has defined the way that I see the world for as long as I can remember. Some benefits of this would be that I am a positive person and always want to see the best which is something that I think everyone should try to do. I could be limited because of how strongly I feel about my beliefs when it comes to someone who has something to say about how another chooses to live their life, but that is a risk that I am willing to take.

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On Monday I woke up alone in my bed around 7:30 after snoozing my 7:10am and 7:20 am alarm. I try not to snooze my alarms but sometimes I just need that extra 20 minutes of sleep. When I actually decide to get out of my bed it's around 8:00 am. Between 7:20-8:00 I just sit on my phone scrolling through social media and replying back to any messages that I may have gotten over night. When I get out of bed I head straight into the restroom and start to wash my face and brush my teeth. After that I headed back into my room to pick out my outfit for the day and got dressed, and started doing my makeup and hair. After I was finished getting ready it was about 8:40 and it was about time to head off to work. I packed my purse with my protein shake, granola bar, and a bag of Cheese-Itz and I was out the door. I got in my car and drove about five minutes then I arrived at work. When I got to work at the oil and propane company I clocked in and sat down at my desk, and started to get ready for the work day. I started off by doing pumps which are going through the day before receipts and just making sure that all the money is accounted for, and that the drawer isn't short. That took about an hour so then I started on applying payments for customers with budget payments, and making sure that all their payments are up to date. This took about two hours because there is a lot to go through and there are calls that come in from customers that are needing help, have questions, or wanting to put an order for a propane delivery. So now it is about 12:00 so I clock out and head to the Subway so I can get some food in my system. I usually take an hour for lunch and just sit in my car eating while watching Friends on my phone in the parking lot of my work. It's 1:00 now and I head back inside to clock in and get back to work. For the next 3 ish hours I am training the new employee on how to go through the mail properly, how to make a mail deposit, and how to put everything away properly. Now it is around 4:30 so I start doing inventory which is just making sure all of the propane from the trucks have been accounted for and entering all of the information into the spreadsheet on the computer. 5:00 rolls around and now it's time to head home so I clock out for the day, add up today's hours, and head out to my car to drive home. When I arrived at home my boyfriend came over to spend the night and so we were relaxing in bed watching our show called “Once” on Disney+ until 7:00 which is when dinner got done. Dinner tonight was steak, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, and green beans and it was delicious. After dinner I took a shower and got into my pjs, and got ready for bed by 9:00. I always try to be asleep by 10:00 so I can get 8 hours of sleep, so for the next hour I just sat on my phone and talked to my boyfriend until I fell asleep for the night.

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On Tuesday I woke up around 8:00 because I do not work on Tuesdays so I decided to let myself sleep in a little bit. I got out of bed around 8:10 and went to brush my teeth and wash my face in the bathroom. I felt a little icky when I woke up so I decided to take a shower before I did anything else. I got out and blow dried my hair while drinking some sunny d and eating a granola bar that I have basically every morning. After my hair was done I started doing my makeup and getting dressed so I can head to the library to get some of my class work for the week done. It was around 9:30 so I packed up my school supplies for my Anthropology, Biology, and Sociology courses. I drove myself to the library in Lapeer and headed up to the second floor where they have a bunch of tables that you can work at. I always go to the same table in the corner of the library so I can feel all alone with no distractions. I started with my Anthropology homework reading through this week's assignments and taking notes on what all I need to do. Then I did the same with Biology and Sociology writing down all the assignments on my ipad and marking the due dates associated with said assignments. After I got a couple hours worth of work done it was around 1:00 so I decided to go and get lunch so I can feel more energized to finish the rest of today's assigned work. I headed over to Taco Bell which is my absolute favorite fast food place and I got 3 hard original tacos with a large pepsi and chips and cheese on the side. I ate my lunch while watching Friends on my phone then headed back upstairs to my table to finish out my work. The time came to 3:00 so I decided to call it quits for the day because I got a lot of my work done. I drove home and decided to take a nap because I had developed a headache while I was at the library staring at my computer screen. I woke up at 6:00 to the smell of spaghetti and garlic bread for dinner so I decided to get up for some food. After dinner I sat in the living room with my family just talking about our day and catching up with eachother. The time came to 9:30 so I started to get ready for bed by taking off my makeup, washing my face and teeth, and putting my hair into a braid. For the next hour I was sitting on my phone scrolling through social media and texting my friends when I noticed it was 10:30 and I was not tired at all. On nights like these I take two gummy melatonins and start counting to 100 until I am out like a light.

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I woke up Wednesday morning around 8:00 feeling starving so the first thing I did was make some eggs and toast, and some Sunny D for breakfast. After eating I did my morning routine of washing my face, brushing my teeth, getting dressed, doing my hair, and doing my makeup. After I got all ready for the day I didn’t  feel like going to the library so I stayed at home and worked on some more of my school work. Around 12:30 I felt like I needed a break so I made a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch with some cut up strawberries and started to watch an episode of Friends. After I finished my lunch and the episode was over it was around 1:00 so I decided to get back to my school work. 2:00 hits and my sister came and dropped off my nephew to me so I can watch him until my mom gets off work so my sister can go to class in Flint. I turned on his favorite movie, the original Toy Story, and started playing with him and his toys while also watching the movie. He started to get a little cranky so I got him a bottle of milk and we just sat on the couch watching the movie until my mom got home. When my mom got home she took over Remi duty and I started heading over to my boyfriend's house for the night. It was about a 15 minute drive and I arrived around 4:00, and headed up to his room where he was playing video games. For the next two hours we were playing Rocket League and Fortnite together which are basically the only two games that I actually enjoy playing. It was around 6:30 when we stopped playing and headed downstairs so we could make some dinner. We made garlic bread pizza for us and his family which turned out to be so delicious. We hung out downstairs with his family for the rest of the night and headed back upstairs around 9:00. I always start to get tired around the same time so I started to take off my makeup, brush my teeth, and wash my face so I can lay down in bed and get ready to go to sleep.

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On Thursday I woke up at my boyfriend's house around 7:30 and was not feeling the greatest. I went downstairs to wash my face, brush my teeth, and put my hair up into a ponytail so it is out of my face. I needed to go home so I can work on more of my school work and get it out of the way for the week. I drove the 15 minutes home and when I got there I was a little hungry so I ate a granola bar while I was getting all of my school work out and ready. Today I just needed to finish up some assignments so I don’t have to do it over the weekend, because Thursday is the day I hope to get all of my assignments completed minus discussion replies. It was around 12:00 when I decided to take a break and make some tacos for lunch while watching Friends on the tv in the living room. I was feeling lazy so I watched an extra episode before getting back to my assignments. It was around 2:00 I started back on my homework which took me until about 3:30 to finish up with. I was feeling bored after I did all my homework so I went and asked my little sister if she wanted to go and catch a movie with me which she did. We went to the cinema and watched Smile which was a pretty scary movie, but I enjoyed it because of the storyline. We got home around 6:00 and dinner was done so we ate some chicken, rice, and I also had a side salad because I was still hungry. After dinner I was feeling pretty tired so I took a long shower, got ready for bed, and went to lay down at 8:00. I ended up falling asleep around 8:30 which is a pretty early night for me but I obviously needed the sleep.

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I woke up Friday morning around 7:00 and got right out of bed because I woke up pretty hungry. I ate a granola bar and a blueberry muffin that my mom had got from grocery shopping the day before. I went to the bathroom to do my morning routine then went back to my room to pick out my outfit and do my hair, and makeup. The time came to 8:00 so I decided to just sit in bed and scroll through social media until I had to leave for work. 8:30 rolls around so I got in my car and started to drive to work. On Fridays I pretty much have the same routine as a Monday work day, but instead of leaving at 5:00 I had to stay until 5:30 to close up the store. To close the store I had to count up our register, make a deposit, and put all the receipts of the day into my co-workers drawer so on Monday she will be able to enter payments from today. After I left work I headed back to my house and I am a pretty picky eater, and did not want lasagna so instead I made some ramen noodles and had some of my favorite chips. After eating dinner I got into the shower and then blow dried my hair after I got out. After blow drying my hair I did my night time routine just so I’ll be ready for when I am tired enough to go to sleep. I decided to sit in bed and just read a book to calm my mind down, because I was just feeling a little bit stressed out today. Around 8:00 I started watching some Friends and I was a little bored so I decided to paint my nails while watching tv. 10:00 rolled around and I was feeling pretty tired so I decided to turn off the tv and go to sleep for the night.

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This morning I woke up around 6:30 so I had enough time to get ready for work at 8:00. I got right up and started to do my morning routine, and get dressed for work. Saturdays are short days so today I only had to work from 8am-1pm. When I got to work I had to grab our black bag and grab out the drawer money and slips that the truck drivers had during their deliveries back into the drawer. After I put the money in the till for the day I had to count and make sure that there was the correct amount in there that I counted the night before when closing. On Saturday it is typically just me, one other office worker, and two pump boys. Pump boys are what the younger male employees are called because their job is to pump the gas of the customers that come up to the gas station. Throughout the day the other things that I had to do include: entering payments, applying payments, doing pumps from the night before, and entering some more inventory information if I have enough time. When 12:30 hits I start to count the register to make sure that there were no discrepancies throughout the day and start to put things back into the black bag to put away for the day, and at 1:00 we start locking the doors and are able to head out. After work I was feeling tired so I decided to take an hour nap which actually ended up being a 2.5 hour nap. Around 4:00 I started to head over to my boyfriend's house so I could spend the rest of the weekend with him. When I got to his house he said he was bored of being at home so we planned to go out to dinner and then to catch a movie. He really wanted to see Smile and I enjoyed the movie so that's what we went to see, and I liked watching it a second time because I was able to comprehend what was going on better than the first time I watched it. We decided to get food after the movie instead and chose just to go through the McDonalds drive through so we could get back home and watch our show before we got too tired. We watched Once until about midnight and I caught myself falling asleep while watching and I realized I did not do my night time routine yet so I headed downstairs to brush my teeth, wash my face, and put my hair in a braid; I headed back upstairs and called it a day while my boyfriend stayed up playing a video game called Rust.

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I woke up at my boyfriend's house and my bestfriend texted asking if we could follow her to Sandusky while her boyfriend takes his drivers test in her car, and since he is over 18 she was not allowed to sit in the car with him while he took his test. We followed her to Sandusky then sat in the elementary school parking lot and watched him while he was doing the parking portion of his drivers test. While he was off doing the road test the three of us just sat in the car listening to music and talking about what we did during the week and our plans for later in the day. When her boyfriend Joey got back from taking his test he told us he passed so we went and got some food to celebrate. We went to Taco Bell since that's what Joey wanted, and we all just sat and talked while eating our lunch. When we were finished eating, me and my boyfriend headed back to his house and we just wanted to have a lazy rest of our Sunday since we both had a packed week, so we just spent the day watching our show and cuddling in his room. 6:00 rolled around and I decided that I was ready to head home since I have to work an early shift at work the next morning. I drove home and when I got there dinner was about done so I sat in the kitchen talking to my mom and helping her finish cooking dinner. I ate in the living room with my family and my dad turned on a movie called Are We There Yet which is one of my dad's favorite movies. After the movie it was about 9:00 so I did my night time routine and headed into my room to go to bed for the night.

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After reading through my week I noticed that I do a lot of the same things and typically do it all the same way. The first thing I do in the morning is usually always heading to the bathroom so I can start my morning routine. I enjoy waking up early in the morning and having a set routine to stick to, because it makes me feel like I'm doing what I am supposed to and makes me feel more put together for the day. I also noticed how usually when I first wake up the first thing that I do is go on my phone which gives me an idea of what I should do for the next challenge. At work I usually have the same routine that I stick to, because this way I can prioritize what needs to be done and then when I'm done with those I can focus on what can get done but does not need done today. I have the same exact night time routine every night and I like this because when I am done doing it I feel like I had a successful day and accomplished everything that I needed to.

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I decided to give up my phone for two days because I realized how much time I spend on it and how I could be doing better things with my time than sitting on my phone. I woke up and the first thing I did was go on my phone, whenever I get bored I scroll through my phone, when I should be doing something important, and it is how I end my day. When I woke up the first thing I did was reach for my phone then I remembered that I was giving it up, so instead what I did is I went outside and sat on the porch and just was breathing in the fresh morning air. I have not done this since I was younger and I honestly did not realize how much I missed it until I started again. While I was doing my homework I realized that I had random times that I felt like I should check my phone even though I knew it was a sign of procrastination. Instead I got up and just took a walk around my house and then sat back down and got to work, and I actually got more homework done than when I have my around me while working. When I was laying down in bed for the day I actually wished that I had my phone so instead I grabbed a book and read a couple chapters before bed. I actually enjoyed doing this because it made me feel more tired and ready for bed than the times I sit on my phone before bed.

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Today I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock rather than my phone and today I actually remembered not to reach for my phone. The first thing I did in the morning was going to sit on the porch since I enjoyed doing it the day before and it was a pretty good substitute for sitting on my phone. I headed to work and my work day was the exact same as when I have my phone, because I do not get on my phone while I am clocked in. During my lunch break is when I struggle because I usually will watch tv on my phone while I am eating, so instead I took my lunch with my boyfriend and spent time with him while enjoying our lunch. At the end of my work day I headed home and felt tempted to scroll through social media so instead I went and played a couple games of mancala with my little sister which was pretty fun. Before bed instead of reading a book I decided to grab a coloring book and some colored pencils and just do some coloring to tire myself before bed. I liked coloring before bed because it just made me feel relaxed and it's always nice to feel relaxed before trying to fall asleep.

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I decided to give up my phone for two days because it's always the first and last thing I do for the day, and I use my phone to procrastinate doing my homework when I don't feel like doing it at the moment. I missed my phone the most before it was time to go to bed, because I always scroll through my phone until I'm ready to go to bed. I added a couple things into my daily routine as a substitute for going on my phone like going on a little walk, sitting on the porch, and also coloring to relax myself before bed. I think that now that I have gone without my phone for 2 days I definitely could go longer. I used to think that it was something that I needed everyday, but now I realized that it was only something that I used to fill up time. If I were to continue these past two days I think that I would only benefit from it, because instead of taking time out of my day to see what other people are doing I can just be focusing on myself and what I need to do instead of procrastinating.

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I have decided to attend a Christian Sunday school for my experience. This is because I was not born into a religious family that attended church every week and taught their children about the lord. I never did that much research about it when I grew up, because I didn’t when I was younger so why would I need to start now. When I read that we needed to try something for the first time this was the first thing that had come to my mind, because it was something that had been on my mind lately so why not do a project on it. I was pretty nervous to go but I think that something good may come out of it and I am excited to see how it goes.

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After doing some research about the experiences of attending a christian church I learned many things about what to expect from my fieldwork. The first is that it is not necessary but recommended to dress nicely for church aka to wear your “sunday best.” Another is that there are different sessions that you can attend depending on your age and after doing a bit of research on each I think I will try to attend with the youth group for a sunday class to ease myself into it, and depending on how that goes I may see myself coming back for the full service. The question that I am wondering most about is what I will be doing in the Sunday class and will I be missing out by not attending the full service with older adults. I am also just pretty anxious in general because I am going to a new place, meeting new people, and learning about new things. After talking with one of my close friends who used to attend Sunday classes when she was younger, I learned that they would do alot of singing. That also makes me nervous because it makes me wonder, will I be the only one who doesn't know the lyrics to all their songs? I am not too worried about interacting with others who are attending, because research says that they welcome newcomers with open arms and strive to make you feel welcome and comfortable.

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1. Walking into the Church I was greeted by a man who was shaking hands and communicating with everyone who entered. He was very kind when greeting me by saying hello and asking how I was doing that day, and it was honestly just a nice way to enter a new scenario for the first time.

2.  I was not sure where to go at all and felt pretty lost, and she must have picked up on that because a woman with shoulder length blonde hair came up to me with a huge smile on her face asking if I was new here. I said yes with a laugh and told her that I was interested in attending the Sunday class that they have for adolescence. She then walked me down a narrow hallway that had Christmas decorations everywhere and also a cross that hung up on the wall.

3. We entered a room that was playing “Amazing Grace” and had teenagers sitting in pew chairs either flipping through a bible, talking to eachother, or singing along to the music that was playing. I thanked the woman for walking me into the room and then she walked out of the room after showing another big smile. I was very thankful for this interaction, because I was feeling very nervous about not knowing where to go and having to walk up to someone and ask. So I was pretty relieved when she came up to me asking if I needed some assistance.

4. After sitting down I picked up a bible that was in the slot on the back of the chair in front of me and started flipping through reading while waiting for the class to begin. There was a man with short brown hair instructing the class and there was also a woman with long red hair who came in 10 minutes after the class started to assist the man with the short brown hair. He started talking about what they did in the class prior like a recap for everyone.

5. After some of the students asked a couple of questions we first started with singing some chruch songs. I was pretty nervous because I knew I would not know any of their songs, but then the woman turned on a lyric video on the projector so people could follow along with the lyrics in case they needed reminding or like me didnt know any of the words. I sang along with what I could, but I honestly just liked hearing them sing and still reading the words so I can really understand what the song is saying.

6. They then read through pages in the bible and had everyone take turns reading if they wanted to participate, but it was not required. I was feeling very comfortable in the environment that they had created so I volunteered to read a couple of pages.

7. When 45 minutes went past the class ended and everyone was thanked for attending the class, and we all got a candy cane as we were heading out of the door. As I followed the crowd out to the front of the church I had noticed that the woman who helped me in the beginning was still there so I walked over to her since she was standin alone, and I thanked her again while telling her how my first class was. We had a nice conversation and then I offered her my candy cane as a gift of appreciation and then headed out of the church.

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After leaving Sunday school I was just in a good mood overall because I had really enjoyed my first church experience. To wrap it up I will start reviewing the beginning and working my way to the end. The beginning of this experience started off with me feeling pretty nervous, but then it was just amazing. My first interactions were both just so friendly and I was very thankful for the woman coming up to me, because I had no idea where to go or what to do. Everyone was just super nice and welcoming just like the research I did beforehand said. The middle of the experience was also fantastic because all of my nerves were soothed; a weight was lifted off my shoulders when one of the teachers turned on a lyric video, because I had been nervous and questioning what would happen if I did not know the lyrics or what they were even trying to say. The end of the experience was just the cherry on top of the experience, because it just meant the entire experience was perfect without having any issues like I had thought there would be. Looking back on my initial reflection I think all my questions were answered without me even having to ask questions or lift a finger. In conclusion I believe that even though it was my first time attending church it will certainly not be my last.

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My life goals for the future would be to figure out what I really want to do for the rest of my life and to really figure out who I am. Until I figure out what I want to do I am going to save up as much as I can while also trying to find myself. A life goal of mine would be to open my own 60’s themed restaurant and bar.
My past views of the world would include that I never had s religious background due to the fact that my parents were not religious, so I never felt the need to go and learn more for myself. My current views would be that I want to explore more in depth in my religion and I also believe everyone should be treated equally, and not discriminated against based on anything. My future goals align with my present goals with wanting to learn more about Christianity.
My goals for the future matter because it is what is going to shape who I am when I’m older, and will give me something to work to that I really want to accomplish. Have goals for your self is important because it helps you push yourself and believe in yourself.
I always have thought that everyone deserves to be treated equal and everyone is free to believe in whatever they want, and love whoever they want. This class has just strengthened my belief in that because giving everyone the same shot and fairness can go such a long way. In order to be an Anthropologist you have to treat everyone as equal and show no bias, and that is something that I believe should be common knowledge.