Marcus’s Padlet Intro by Marcus Snyder

Strengths, Interests, Needs

26msnyde — 2024-09-05 01:20:55 UTC

For my strengths I would say I am a very good public speaker. I can speak in front of large groups of people pretty easily without getting nervous. I can flow through presentations smoothly without much trouble while making eye contact with the target audience. I can also write essays pretty well when I have my outline ready and all of my sources. For my interests I play a lot of football, basketball, and golf. I don’t have much free time to do others stuff due to these sports although I always try and get up to my cabin during the summer pretty often. I have a couple of schools that I am talking to for football that I really enjoy, with one of them being North Dakota State University. I don’t have much interest in school topics besides sports marketing and money management classes. Lastly, I only have a couple of needs for myself. I have always listened to music while I am working independently or while I am studying for classes. I sometimes even listen to music while I am reading. I feel as if it blocks out all other distractions and I can really lock in on what I am trying to accomplish without being distracted. I’ve used music to study and work independently all throughout middle school and high school. Secondly, I need people to work with that I enjoy being around. I work very well when I am able to communicate with certain people since it doesn’t distract me as much and I can get ideas from them if I get stuck on anything. (I tried recording a video but it wasn’t letting me upload it to Padlet.)

My background

26msnyde — 2024-09-05 01:34:07 UTC

I would say I have a pretty interesting background. I am Native American so I have different beliefs that other people and grew up around a lot of different traditions and language. I went to Spring Lake Park my freshman year and ended up transferring to St. Anthony Village for a different type of experience and came back to Spring Lake Park halfway through my sophomore year. I live in Blaine and always have lived in Blaine. I have lots of people I talk to and get along with due to sports I have played growing up. I have 2 older sisters who both graduated from Spring Lake Park in 2020 and 2022.

Summer 2024

26msnyde — 2024-09-05 01:44:53 UTC

This summer was very eventful. I am currently recovering from an open knee surgery so I wasn’t able to compete in any football or basketball camps all summer. I did a lot of modified training although I wasn’t able to do the actual thing. I hung out with my young cousins very often and got to see my nephew a little bit also. I also hung out with my friends a lot and did a ton of golf when I was cleared to cause of my knee. I also did a lot of trips to my cabin with my close friends which was super fun. I also went to Kansas City for a little bit with my sister which was one of my most fun vacations.

Music

26msnyde — 2024-09-05 01:51:28 UTC

People that know me know that I love all kinds of music. Ranging from hard rap, to country, to classic rock. One of my favorite artists of all time is Drake. I have a 10 hour playlist of just his songs that I end up playing everytime I drive anywhere. The link is to one of my favorite songs by him, Headlines.

What is going well

26msnyde — 2024-09-05 02:02:48 UTC

Something that is going super well right now is my recovery from knee surgery. I tore my knee cartilage in a football championship game last year that we ended up losing. I had to get a bone transplant in my knee during winter and I am about 7 months post op currently. I’m flying through my physical therapy and trying my hardest to be able to get on the basketball court in a couple of months. The recovery has been super painful and I have been trying super hard to get my strength back in my right leg. I am still about 12 pounds lighter than I was before surgery over half a year ago.