A New Space, A New Start

Hello, my name is Josephine Tait. I was born in Torrance, California, and was raised on a small island in the South Pacific Ocean called, American Samoa. You might ask if the move to an island was due to military service obligations, and the answer to that is no. The story behind moving there is quite simple. It is considered home to my mother and her family. Shortly after I was born, she decided to make the move from a corporate lifestyle in the United States to a way of life similar to her own upbringing, and what better way to do that then from a place she called home. I come from a large family, which includes having two brothers, and two sisters. In total, there are five of us. I learned and practiced the Samoan culture and traditions that were imbedded in my education, from the dances and song performances. In my way of life, there were a mix of farming, and fishing memories that I look back on with much gratitude.

My first impression of IS101 is a mix of curiosity and wonder. By learning how to navigate and utilize Microsoft applications I've come to realize that there is far more that can be done besides creating a word document, putting together a spreadsheet, and customizing slides for a presentation. Along with this curiosity, I am reminded that there is always more to learn as long as you are willing to learn them. Just the other week, I learned how to set rules in my imbox. These rules help with the flow of emails and categorizes them into different folders. Instead of having a messy and flooded inbox, it is a lot easier to find what I'm looking for. The walk-through videos and interactive assignments are fun to do. My impressions of CSN are similar to a previous Community college I attended in California which is, excitement in learning new things, meeting like-minded individuals, and gaining access to various opportunities.

My first experience with using the skill, 2.3.7 Cloud Storage, from LabSim was not a new topic to me. I first heard of this when I got my very first iPhone at the age of 17. The concept that your pictures, text messages, and contacts all get sent to the Cloud was a mind-blowing capability to my young mind. Upon going through the assignment, it was pretty easy, and I was able to get a perfect score on my first try.

I don't have anything else at the moment that I would like to share other than, my gratitude for being able to do this simple task of writing my very first blog post. Somewhere along the way, I forgot that I have always wanted to start a blog, so being able to do this, even as an assignment brought me joy.