My Interests

Before introducing examples of my academic achievements , I would like to share my wide variety of interests. I am especially interested in travel. So far, I have been to many different countries including: Ecuador, The Netherlands, Sweden, Mexico, England, Canada, and Italy. I have a passion for exploring the world and an undying interest in learning how other people live. I feel that through my travels I learn many important life lessons. 

I especially learned a great number of life lessons when I traveled to Ecuador in April, 2004. I had primarily gone on this trip as a scientific journey to research The Galapagos Islands. Before reaching the Galapagos, my school group and I traveled around Ecuador, primarily the capital city: Quito. Here, my eyes were opened to the immense poverty and hunger that the Ecuadorians suffered. It made me realize how great-full I am for all of the opportunities I have been granted with in my life. It also made me want to help fight poverty throughout the world. Not only did I learn about the people, I also learned about our environment and how important it is to protect our earth. While exploring the Galapagos Islands I saw how global warming has affected the wildlife. There were many animals that once lived on these islands, but now due to the changes in environment, no longer live in this habitat. I am a strong believer in protecting our earth and feel that it is important for every human being to do their part and to take a stand against pollution.

My Photography:

I also have a strong interest in photography. I have been taking photography classes since my freshman year of high school. I find that still images show the true beauty of the subject and allow the viewer to create their own personal story about the image. Last year I entered my photograph, "Mannequin Garden" into a photography contest at George's Camera Shop, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. My photograph was judged by professional photographers and won first place ahead of forty other photographs. This was a great accomplishment for me because my photograph was compared to the photographs of other professional photographers and students who have been photographing longer than I have. The first of the photographs below is my award winning image. The others are examples of my favorite works titled: "Fire Escape", "Never quite as it Seems"and "Barn Man".

Examples of my work

Here is my public relation's plan from last semester in Professor Jacob Farbman's PR class. This is one the projects that I take most pride in. As previously stated, I am currently working to implement this plan for my professor, Dr. John Pollock. 

Public Relations Plan
Public Relations PowerPoint

Also, my first semester of sophomore year I co-wrote a research paper on the Cross-National Newspaper Coverage of Sexual Education with Jennifer Higgins and Dr. John Pollock. This paper was accepted to NJCA (New Jersey Communication association) where it was presented at Marymount Manhattan College in March 2008. It was also accepted to NCA (National Communication Association) where it will be presented on November 20, 2008 in San Diego, California.

In addition, I recently completed my first ten page research paper in my class of Italian 312: Italy since the Unification. I researched the Italian Emigration to the United States and talked about the immigrant's journey, the reasons behind leaving their homeland, the hardships they faced when they reached America, and how this emigration changed the structure of the typical Italian family. If you speak Italian, please take a look!

L'Emigrazione Italiana negli Stati Uniti


Thanks for taking a look at examples of my work! I hope this provided you with an idea of my work ethic and demonstrated how I am a high striving student.