I want the children I come in contact with to feel safe in my classroom. When I was younger my 5th grade teach was always so kind, understanding, and supportive in my educational aspirations. I hope that I too can be that source of comfort my teachers provided to me. It is so important for students to have a safe environment to feel free to learn. Students thrive best in a classroom where they feel they can be their true self with no judgment. I hope that one day I will be able to provide a supportive environment to everychild who enters my classroom.

For most of my life I have struggled with social anxiety. There is this constant gear in my head that won't stop creating people's opinions of me. It has caused me sleepless nights and the ending of friendships. However, one day I learned a saying that changed my view on anxiety forever. It is, "Nothing is scarier than the fake opinions we made up for other people". When I first learned this quote I realized that all the opinions I believed other people had of me were really my own. Part of me didn't want to take responsibility for the opinions I had of my self. So, my brain twisted them into the opinions of others. However, this quote has given me a chance to take ownership of my thoughts. I have been able to live more freely now that I care less of the opinions of other people. Since now I know that my worst critic is my own brain.

Hi Is what I whish I could have said When you infiltrated your way into my head I know you don't know who I am While I endlessly stare at you While creating conversations in my head It's just a crush they say No reason for me to stay Yet I cannot let go of the love inside my soul You give me a peace like the waves that roll I know you don't care who I am But I would give everything to feel your touch just once Nothings feels whole while I scroll on my phone Seeing video after video picture after picture Of lives I know I will never have with you I see my cue Yet I can not move with out you So as I wait for our souls to meet I'll continue to dream of saying hi