My MBTI Experience

After taking the MBTI test i figured it was just a survey that they wanted us to take so they could learn more about us. But when I learned that it was actually geared towards us learning about ourselves I was kind of surprised. I assumed that I already knew everything about myself, (which is far from the truth), but after reading the results of the survey I realized I was wrong.

My results were E - Extraversion, S - Sensing, F - Feeling, and J - Judging. I didn't expect the results to be accurate, but they surprisingly were. First off I am extraverted. If you are around me for more than 5 minutes you start to realize that I like to talk a lot and I voice my opinion frequently. When they made us take a self evaluation before we saw our actual scores I put myself almost completely extraverted. But when I got my scores I realized that I was completely extraverted. So I pretty much already guessed what I was going to be for that letter.

The next letter is S for Sensing. With this one I feel like I could have been either and S or an N, I didn't really know exactly what I was. So I placed myself exactly in the middle between the two. When I got my results back I realized that I was barely an S. I can understand how I am an S, it actually helps me to realize how I gather information and what I can remember.

My third letter was F for Feeling. I put a lot of value into my relationships and friendships that I have. I work hard to preserve them and make sure that I am keeping everyone happy. I knew that I was going to be a F instead if a T.

My last letter was J. This one was completely obvious to me of what I was going to be. I keep 4 calendars and I make sure to plan out my time. When I don't plan it out I get distracted easily and I end up regretting how I used my time in the end. I was almost completely a J and I predicted that I would be that as well.

This test allowed me to learn more about myself and figure out my learning style and how I retain information. It also allowed me to be a better leader because now that I know how people act and how I can involve everyone that I am in charge of.

Life and ISU Bucket List

After watching the movie "The Bucket List" I started to think of the things I wanted to do before I die. Some of the main ones I came up with is: Climb a mountain, go to a Green Bay Packers game, and have a family. 

There are many reasons that I want to climb a mountain. First of all just because then you can say, "I climbed a mountain." Recently I went with my family to go visit Niagara Falls. Seeing the power and force behind such a beautiful sight amazed me. I want to be able to reach the top of the mountain and look out at all of the beauty that is before me. 

Having being born in Wisconsin I am a huge Packers fan. Although I only lived there for 2 years I still consider myself a "Cheesehead". Unfortunately I have not been able to go to a Packer game at Lambeau Field where they play. Being in that atmosphere of everyone cheering and yelling for the team that I love is something that I couldn't go my whole life with experiencing. 

I know having a family usually isn't on someones bucket list, because we usually assume that it is going to happen. But after seeing how much my parents loved each other and the love that they continually show me, I don't want to miss out on that. 

I also have some things that I want to do at Iowa State before I graduate. They include: Rush the field at Jack Trice, go campaniling, and riding the CyRide all day.

After seeing time and time again the fans that rushed the field after Iowa State beat number 2 ranked Oklahoma State last year, it makes me want to be a part of that. Last year I went to the Iowa State vs. Baylor basketball game. Baylor was ranked in the top 10 of the nation and heavily favored to win the game. But, somehow ISU won the game, the student section rushed the court and celebrated the victory. While I was not sitting in the student section thinking to myself, "I can not wait until next year when I can be out there with them." I can't wait until I get to experience this tremendous feeling of pride for my school. 

Another thing that I want to do is to go campaniling. For those of you who don't know what that is, it is where you take that special someone to the campanile at midnight and kiss them while the bells ring. Although once again this sounds kind of cheesy and lame, it is something I want to experience before I leave this school.

The last thing on my ISU bucket list is to ride the CyRide all day. Although this sounds boring to most people, I think that the conversations and the people that I meet would be a memory I would never forget. As long as I had someone to go with me I would be fine. 

After looking at my goals and wishes that I have for these next four years and the rest of my life, I can't wait to get started on them. Of course I can't force all of these things to come true, because some of them aren't up to me. But for the ones I can control, I will make sure that I get them done soon. 

Time When I Was At My Best

Time When I Was At My Best

For the past three summers I have worked as a counselor at a summer camp called Hidden Acres. I was a camper at Hidden Acres since I was in 3rd grade. Growing up I couldn't wait until I got back to camp. Every year I would get a new set of counselors and I would always think that they were the coolest people ever and had everything in their life worked out. Throughout all of those years I couldn't wait to be a counselor and have kids look up to me and impact their lives as my counselors impacted mine. This summer I had a time when I was at my best. The young girl in the picture's name is Kyra. On the first night of the week that she was there, she was crying in her counselor's arms. I went over and introduced myself but she wouldn't talk to me. The next day she ran up and gave me a hug and her counselor told me about all of the terrible things she has had to go through in her young age. Hopefully throughout that week I helped show that there are people out there that love her and treat her with kindness. It was crazy to see how someone that has had so much pain in her life can still smile and be joyful every day.

That same week I had two campers named Kadin and Colin. They both went to the same school and were good friends. Kadin, in the white, came from a really great home and was always energetic and really cared for the others around him. I saw him last weekend and he ran up and gave me a hug. Someone told me that he had said that I was his favorite counselor and that he couldn't to see me. Colin, in the red, was less talkative and not involved in what we were doing. I made it my goal to get him excited for each activity and to make sure that he got along well with the other boys. At the end of the week Colin's mom wrote me a message on Facebook. She told me how much the week meant to Colin and he had a lot of fun. She also said how he seemed a little than he did before he left. He was more passionate for certain things and seemed more outgoing. This was just gave me reassurance that what I was doing was important and that I was making an impact in these young boy's lives, even when I didn't feel like I was.