My Introduction

Hello, everyone. My name is Alex, but you can call me Goldz. I am 22 years old and I am currently in my 4th year at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan. I live with my mom, her boyfriend Paul, and my brother Andy. I really love music. I'm a fan of just about every genre. From classic rock to modern pop, rap to metal and everything in between. In my spare time, I enjoy playing video games, watching Netflix and being with my friends. I have technically 2 dogs. One belongs to Paul that he brought with him when he moved in with us a year ago. His name is Chip, and he's a 7 year old Labrador Retriever. The other one's name is Rudy, and he is our 8 year old, 120lb Golden Retriever. He's huge and incredibly affectionate. He will love anyone forever if they pet him just a little bit. I am from Ishpeming, Michigan, which is only about a 20 minute drive to NMU. That was one of the main factors in my decision to go to Northern. It saved me money on out-of-state tuition and room and board.

Another reason for going to NMU was that they have a really great Education program, and since I'm majoring in Elementary Education (with a focus in Language Arts) the choice became pretty easy for me when I was a senior in high school. I remember going into senior year still unsure of what I wanted to do and where I wanted to go. When winter began, my Web Design class was looking for volunteers for Big Brothers Big Sisters, so I signed up. We were assigned to a 1st grade class, and most of us Bigs were given more than one Little. I had the most with 4. I was a bit nervous as to how they would react to me and if they would like me or not. Well, by the 3rd week, all of them wanted to hug me before it was time to leave. I was amazed at how much they connected with me, and how much I connected with them. Here is a picture of all of us when we went sledding:

These kids were a huge reason as to why I decided I was going to be a teacher. It was an incredible experience and I can't wait to have an entire class to not only teach, but have fun whilst teaching. Hopefully this year I will be one step closer to achieving this dream.