WEBVTT 00:00:10.380 --> 00:00:13.759 Hi, everybody. Welcome to Student Stories, our 00:00:13.759 --> 00:00:16.820 brand new YouTube page. This is Jennifer Smith, 00:00:17.019 --> 00:00:19.480 and we are so thrilled that you are here today 00:00:19.480 --> 00:00:22.739 with us. And we are also thrilled to have one 00:00:22.739 --> 00:00:25.679 of my very, very favorite classmates, Sariana 00:00:25.679 --> 00:00:29.620 Lee, on our first Student Stories episode of 00:00:29.620 --> 00:00:33.039 the semester. Welcome, Sariana. Hello. Good to 00:00:33.039 --> 00:00:36.240 be here. Hi. Hi. Would you introduce yourself, 00:00:36.259 --> 00:00:39.899 please, to our listeners? Yeah. Hi, my name is 00:00:39.899 --> 00:00:45.299 Sariana and I am a student at JCCC and I am currently 00:00:45.299 --> 00:00:48.380 in a few classes and one of those being a class 00:00:48.380 --> 00:00:50.420 that I share with Jennifer, which is Fundamentals 00:00:50.420 --> 00:00:55.060 of Acting, which is where I met her. Yeah. So 00:00:55.060 --> 00:00:58.380 you are originally from Texas, yes? Yeah, I am 00:00:58.380 --> 00:01:01.259 originally from Texas and I moved here with my 00:01:01.259 --> 00:01:05.400 family about eight years ago, which I'm really 00:01:05.400 --> 00:01:07.239 happy that I have the opportunity to go to the 00:01:07.239 --> 00:01:10.489 school. It's been great. Yeah. You have a pretty 00:01:10.489 --> 00:01:14.370 unique backstory about your journey to JCCC and 00:01:14.370 --> 00:01:16.930 how you came to study here on campus with us. 00:01:17.170 --> 00:01:19.730 Will you share that with our listeners? Yeah, 00:01:19.730 --> 00:01:23.790 sure. So I was actually homeschooled for my entire, 00:01:23.790 --> 00:01:28.250 I guess, 18 years of like schooling. I did go 00:01:28.250 --> 00:01:31.450 to like a co -op once, but it was only for six 00:01:31.450 --> 00:01:35.260 months and Yeah, I had no experience at all with 00:01:35.260 --> 00:01:37.239 public schooling or like private schooling or 00:01:37.239 --> 00:01:39.760 anything like that. Anything that's like, you 00:01:39.760 --> 00:01:42.480 know, more traditional. And so I was like pretty 00:01:42.480 --> 00:01:46.060 nervous when I started thinking about going to 00:01:46.060 --> 00:01:50.099 college. And yeah, it was like a little bit nerve 00:01:50.099 --> 00:01:53.280 wracking. How long have you been here on campus? 00:01:54.079 --> 00:01:57.689 I have been here. Like, I guess it's been about 00:01:57.689 --> 00:01:59.950 two months. OK, so this is your first semester 00:01:59.950 --> 00:02:03.890 here. This is my first semester. Welcome to campus. 00:02:03.989 --> 00:02:07.129 Thank you. How are you enjoying it so far? Yeah, 00:02:07.129 --> 00:02:10.090 I'm enjoying it a lot. I think like the first 00:02:10.090 --> 00:02:13.289 day when there was like everyone, there was like 00:02:13.289 --> 00:02:16.789 people everywhere able to direct us to our classes 00:02:16.789 --> 00:02:20.469 and everyone was like really, really kind. And 00:02:20.469 --> 00:02:22.610 it was like a little less scary than I thought 00:02:22.610 --> 00:02:25.509 it would be, which was, you know, really helpful. 00:02:26.069 --> 00:02:28.710 Absolutely. So that leads perfectly into my next 00:02:28.710 --> 00:02:31.370 question, which is about having been homeschooled, 00:02:31.509 --> 00:02:33.849 what's that transition been like to go from a 00:02:33.849 --> 00:02:37.169 homeschool environment to a very big, very public 00:02:37.169 --> 00:02:41.050 school like JCCC? Yeah, it's been really different. 00:02:41.389 --> 00:02:44.069 There's so many people that I've gotten to meet. 00:02:44.629 --> 00:02:47.110 There's so many clubs. There's so many classes. 00:02:47.349 --> 00:02:49.699 It's like a little bit. overwhelming with how 00:02:49.699 --> 00:02:52.020 much is going on but it's great because you have 00:02:52.020 --> 00:02:54.680 so many options so many ways to meet new people 00:02:54.680 --> 00:02:57.039 and find people that have the same interests 00:02:57.039 --> 00:03:00.680 as you and I really love that because I really 00:03:00.680 --> 00:03:04.080 love people and it was hard you know being homeschooled 00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:06.860 and you don't get to see a lot of people so yeah 00:03:06.860 --> 00:03:10.280 yeah on the topic of people you spoke very highly 00:03:10.280 --> 00:03:14.819 in our pre -interview of your professors There 00:03:14.819 --> 00:03:17.139 one that has really stood out to you that has 00:03:17.139 --> 00:03:19.120 really made a difference in your your short time 00:03:19.120 --> 00:03:21.639 here at JCCC and can you share that story with 00:03:21.639 --> 00:03:26.979 us? Yeah, I feel like Let's see. I feel like 00:03:26.979 --> 00:03:30.139 my composition one professor Danny Alexander. 00:03:30.139 --> 00:03:34.560 I feel like he has been Like really encouraging 00:03:34.560 --> 00:03:40.139 especially like in the beginning classes Yeah, 00:03:40.139 --> 00:03:46.550 he was like He's very friendly and I really like 00:03:46.550 --> 00:03:48.789 the freedom that he gave us in our assignments 00:03:48.789 --> 00:03:54.259 because we got to pick our own subjects. Yeah, 00:03:54.259 --> 00:03:56.719 I really like that. That's wonderful. That's 00:03:56.719 --> 00:03:59.099 wonderful. On the topic of the academics, you 00:03:59.099 --> 00:04:02.259 mentioned that you and I are in the same fundamentals 00:04:02.259 --> 00:04:05.180 of acting class. So shout out to the fundies 00:04:05.180 --> 00:04:08.300 and shout out to Aubrey Urban, who we love. She's 00:04:08.300 --> 00:04:11.020 a wonderful professor. Are you involved in any 00:04:11.020 --> 00:04:15.819 campus activities? Yeah, I go to this board game 00:04:15.819 --> 00:04:21.779 club that is in the cafeteria on Fridays at, 00:04:21.779 --> 00:04:24.839 I think, 1230. which has been really nice to 00:04:24.839 --> 00:04:27.529 be able to like... connect with people, and play 00:04:27.529 --> 00:04:30.550 games that I love, and learn new card games. 00:04:30.889 --> 00:04:32.649 It's been really, really nice. Yeah, you were 00:04:32.649 --> 00:04:34.810 telling me earlier that you went to one of the 00:04:34.810 --> 00:04:37.009 games this afternoon after our class, so that's 00:04:37.009 --> 00:04:40.209 fun. If anybody should be interested in joining 00:04:40.209 --> 00:04:42.689 that group, do they just show up to the cafeteria, 00:04:42.790 --> 00:04:44.529 or do they need to send a message to you guys 00:04:44.529 --> 00:04:46.490 first? How do they reach you? That sort of thing. 00:04:46.589 --> 00:04:49.009 Yeah, so if you want to join the board game club, 00:04:49.189 --> 00:04:51.069 you literally just have to come to the cafeteria 00:04:51.069 --> 00:04:55.579 at 12 30 on Friday. and just sit down, grab a 00:04:55.579 --> 00:04:58.579 game, or join someone else who's playing a game. 00:04:58.800 --> 00:05:02.420 It's really easy. And if you're super interested, 00:05:02.519 --> 00:05:05.899 they've got other events going, and you can be 00:05:05.899 --> 00:05:08.879 added to their group meet. Perfect, perfect. 00:05:09.319 --> 00:05:11.879 So you and I share, we share a lot of things 00:05:11.879 --> 00:05:14.339 in common. We're both sopranos, we're both singers, 00:05:14.379 --> 00:05:18.060 we both love music, and we also love yarn crafts. 00:05:19.000 --> 00:05:22.360 Tell our listeners about your love for crochet 00:05:22.360 --> 00:05:27.519 and how that came to be. Yeah, so crochet, I 00:05:27.519 --> 00:05:29.639 have actually just been learning this year. I 00:05:29.639 --> 00:05:34.699 started in maybe February or March, and I started 00:05:34.699 --> 00:05:37.910 with knitting, but It did take a long time, so 00:05:37.910 --> 00:05:39.649 then I started with crocheting and I really fell 00:05:39.649 --> 00:05:43.629 in love with it. And I started making grainy 00:05:43.629 --> 00:05:47.709 squares, I started making bags, and I've just 00:05:47.709 --> 00:05:51.050 finished my first cardigan, which took a long 00:05:51.050 --> 00:05:54.740 time, but I love it so much. You were working 00:05:54.740 --> 00:05:58.319 on a bandana, like a white bandana with the, 00:05:58.360 --> 00:06:00.439 it looked like granny squares, kind of. Did you 00:06:00.439 --> 00:06:02.600 finish that? I did finish that, yeah. Well, you 00:06:02.600 --> 00:06:05.540 have to wear it to class sometime. Yeah. You 00:06:05.540 --> 00:06:08.079 and I also share a love of reading. Can you tell 00:06:08.079 --> 00:06:09.879 our listeners a little bit about the books that 00:06:09.879 --> 00:06:13.240 you like to read? Ooh, so my favorite kind of 00:06:13.240 --> 00:06:16.819 books are classic, like classical sort of books, 00:06:17.639 --> 00:06:20.899 like, I mean, there's, you know. The Obvious 00:06:20.899 --> 00:06:22.800 Standout, which is Pride and Prejudice. I like 00:06:22.800 --> 00:06:25.959 that one. And I love Jane Eyre. I love Anne of 00:06:25.959 --> 00:06:29.319 Green Gables. And then I also get into the more 00:06:29.319 --> 00:06:31.680 fantasy side of things, which is like Lord of 00:06:31.680 --> 00:06:35.339 the Rings and all of the other books that that 00:06:35.339 --> 00:06:38.139 author has written. I seriously love them. I'm 00:06:38.139 --> 00:06:42.589 a big nerd. Definitely. I love that. Early in 00:06:42.589 --> 00:06:44.649 the semester when I was getting to know seriana 00:06:44.649 --> 00:06:47.509 she shared her love with me of pride of project 00:06:47.509 --> 00:06:50.290 pride and prejudice Excuse me and the locket. 00:06:50.329 --> 00:06:53.629 Yeah, I see locket. Do you still wear that? Oh, 00:06:53.629 --> 00:06:55.769 yeah, I should have worn it today, but I did 00:06:55.769 --> 00:07:00.930 it I Showed Jennifer my locket that has it's 00:07:00.930 --> 00:07:03.889 like shaped like a book and inside is a very 00:07:03.889 --> 00:07:07.129 very teeny tiny picture of mr. Darcy from the 00:07:07.129 --> 00:07:11.370 1995 BBC series One of my friends gave it to 00:07:11.370 --> 00:07:15.350 me for Christmas and I just, I love it. She actually 00:07:15.350 --> 00:07:21.079 cut it out of a DVD cover. Wow, very cool. She's 00:07:21.079 --> 00:07:24.699 committed. Very cool. We also love musicals. 00:07:24.800 --> 00:07:26.759 You and I both love musicals. Oh, yeah, I love 00:07:26.759 --> 00:07:28.920 musicals. Tell me about the two that we talked 00:07:28.920 --> 00:07:31.980 about that you love so much. Oh, let's see. Did 00:07:31.980 --> 00:07:34.939 we talk about Phantom of the Opera? We did. Phantom 00:07:34.939 --> 00:07:37.139 of the Opera is one of my favorite musicals. 00:07:37.319 --> 00:07:40.740 It's just very dramatic. The music is amazing. 00:07:40.779 --> 00:07:46.360 I love the organ. Yeah. Yeah. And it's just the 00:07:46.360 --> 00:07:52.790 dramatic. nature of it, the costumes. It's beautiful. 00:07:52.990 --> 00:07:54.949 It's a beautiful, beautiful movie. And I wish 00:07:54.949 --> 00:07:57.189 I could see the musical, like, in person. Yeah. 00:07:57.389 --> 00:08:00.149 Oh, yeah. Believe it or not, I just watched the 00:08:00.149 --> 00:08:02.550 movie for the first time last weekend. Really? 00:08:02.550 --> 00:08:06.209 And to think that Emmy Rossum was 15 when she 00:08:06.209 --> 00:08:08.990 sang like that. It was just absolutely beautiful. 00:08:09.990 --> 00:08:12.750 Yeah. Yeah. And what about being in the room 00:08:12.750 --> 00:08:17.189 where it happened? Oh, Hamilton. Hamilton is 00:08:17.189 --> 00:08:21.930 another one of my favorites. What was like, actually 00:08:21.930 --> 00:08:25.209 a really good memory for me was when I first 00:08:25.209 --> 00:08:27.769 was in my first few classes with the fundamentals 00:08:27.769 --> 00:08:30.870 of acting, a few of us stayed afterwards and 00:08:30.870 --> 00:08:34.049 we played card games and we started singing Hamilton. 00:08:34.629 --> 00:08:39.840 We started like... us like taking turns one person 00:08:39.840 --> 00:08:41.600 would be this character one person would be that 00:08:41.600 --> 00:08:43.179 character and it was like the most fun I've had 00:08:43.179 --> 00:08:46.460 in a long time because I haven't met anyone Hardly 00:08:46.460 --> 00:08:49.080 who loves that musical so it was it was like 00:08:49.080 --> 00:08:51.539 a really great moment of bonding for all of us. 00:08:51.740 --> 00:08:54.440 I think We have a really good class and we were 00:08:54.440 --> 00:08:56.519 talking offline and we've spoken about this multiple 00:08:56.519 --> 00:08:59.419 times about how lucky we are to have fallen into 00:08:59.419 --> 00:09:01.960 this group of really supportive, really funny, 00:09:02.019 --> 00:09:06.100 really kind people. Has that helped you in making 00:09:06.100 --> 00:09:08.659 that transition from being homeschooled to now 00:09:08.659 --> 00:09:12.720 being in this very public forum? Yeah, I would 00:09:12.720 --> 00:09:16.080 say that's like a big part of what makes. being 00:09:16.080 --> 00:09:21.340 here so nice and so welcoming and fun is how 00:09:21.340 --> 00:09:24.259 friendly the people are in my fundamentals class. 00:09:25.220 --> 00:09:26.980 Because I feel like in some of the other classes 00:09:26.980 --> 00:09:30.580 they may be just gen eds or they might be harder 00:09:30.580 --> 00:09:33.299 classes and everyone is kind of more reserved. 00:09:33.779 --> 00:09:36.279 It's harder to make friends, but in this class 00:09:36.279 --> 00:09:39.389 everyone is really outspoken and really... you 00:09:39.389 --> 00:09:42.149 know loud and they want to have fun and they're 00:09:42.149 --> 00:09:44.690 very friendly and we all have this big group 00:09:44.690 --> 00:09:49.470 chat where we just talk to each other uh and 00:09:49.470 --> 00:09:52.009 uh we we've had we've had a lot of fun things 00:09:52.009 --> 00:09:55.529 going on we even like We're giving this one girl 00:09:55.529 --> 00:09:59.070 like relationship advice. And it was really funny. 00:09:59.070 --> 00:10:00.610 I was like, do you need me to come pick you up? 00:10:00.750 --> 00:10:02.509 I can pretend to be your mom and be like, you 00:10:02.509 --> 00:10:04.509 need to come home. She was on a date that she 00:10:04.509 --> 00:10:07.470 did not want to be on. She was not happy. I was 00:10:07.470 --> 00:10:09.809 like, I've got you, girl. I've got you, girl. 00:10:10.210 --> 00:10:12.789 It's funny. The group chat, that is so true. 00:10:14.149 --> 00:10:17.210 I got a new phone today, and my phone is just 00:10:17.210 --> 00:10:19.110 now starting to catch up. And it was like bleep, 00:10:19.110 --> 00:10:20.899 bleep, bleep, bleep, bleep. And it was mostly 00:10:20.899 --> 00:10:22.860 our group chat, which I love. It was mostly our 00:10:22.860 --> 00:10:24.659 group chat. I love that so much. It's so fun. 00:10:25.779 --> 00:10:29.000 It feels really good to be noticed and to be 00:10:29.000 --> 00:10:32.220 seen. And we were talking about that before the 00:10:32.220 --> 00:10:35.299 interview this afternoon. I was sick, and I missed 00:10:35.299 --> 00:10:37.799 class, and I heard about it. Not only did I hear 00:10:37.799 --> 00:10:39.360 about it when I got back, but I heard about it 00:10:39.360 --> 00:10:42.179 on the group chat. So that felt really good to 00:10:42.179 --> 00:10:46.059 be included in that. And that has been my experience 00:10:46.059 --> 00:10:48.360 here at JCCC is that it's just been a really 00:10:48.360 --> 00:10:50.740 welcoming campus and I'm glad that that's been 00:10:50.740 --> 00:10:53.039 your experience. Finding people who care about 00:10:53.039 --> 00:10:57.320 you is so important and I really hope that everyone 00:10:57.320 --> 00:10:59.220 can find a group of friends here that they can 00:10:59.220 --> 00:11:02.220 really connect with and they can who can check 00:11:02.220 --> 00:11:05.059 up on each other you know yeah we were just talking 00:11:05.059 --> 00:11:07.000 about how even though we may not be in classes 00:11:07.000 --> 00:11:09.539 in the future we'll still stay friends and you 00:11:09.539 --> 00:11:11.279 know that's that's really incredible and that's 00:11:11.279 --> 00:11:13.860 the power of i think a community college is that 00:11:13.860 --> 00:11:16.620 it unites people of all ages of all backgrounds 00:11:16.620 --> 00:11:19.580 um so yeah that that's really wonderful and i'm 00:11:19.580 --> 00:11:22.259 glad that that's been a parallel experience um 00:11:22.259 --> 00:11:25.389 for you How do you stay organized and on top 00:11:25.389 --> 00:11:27.529 of your studies? And do you have any tips that 00:11:27.529 --> 00:11:29.710 maybe our listeners or our viewers on YouTube 00:11:29.710 --> 00:11:32.269 might be able to use as we get closer to finals? 00:11:32.730 --> 00:11:36.990 Yeah, that's good. I would say something that's 00:11:36.990 --> 00:11:40.009 helped me is to take lots of notes, like whenever 00:11:40.009 --> 00:11:43.850 the teacher is talking. Just take lots of notes, 00:11:44.110 --> 00:11:46.330 write down the things they're writing down. I 00:11:46.330 --> 00:11:48.470 have found that especially useful with my music 00:11:48.470 --> 00:11:52.009 theory class because, man, you have to keep on 00:11:52.009 --> 00:11:55.330 top of everything that is happening. Yeah, so 00:11:55.330 --> 00:11:59.850 I would say lots of notes. I found that blocking 00:11:59.850 --> 00:12:03.710 out two or three hours of just study time is 00:12:03.710 --> 00:12:06.779 really helpful for me. And it can be also helpful 00:12:06.779 --> 00:12:09.899 after 30 minutes of studying to get up, walk 00:12:09.899 --> 00:12:13.200 around, get a drink of water, to really refresh 00:12:13.200 --> 00:12:16.600 yourself and then get back to it. But yeah, having 00:12:16.600 --> 00:12:19.320 study blocks where you're just only studying 00:12:19.320 --> 00:12:22.240 and then the rest of the time you're doing something 00:12:22.240 --> 00:12:25.019 else, I think that's really helpful for focus. 00:12:25.620 --> 00:12:27.379 Where do you like to study? Is there a place 00:12:27.379 --> 00:12:29.519 here on campus that you like to study or someplace 00:12:29.519 --> 00:12:31.700 in the city or are you more of a home study? 00:12:32.470 --> 00:12:35.450 Yeah, I think coffee shops have helped me quite 00:12:35.450 --> 00:12:38.549 a lot in studying. There's this place. It's like 00:12:38.549 --> 00:12:40.610 one of my favorite coffee shops It's called ace 00:12:40.610 --> 00:12:44.610 coffee and it's in Grandview And that has been 00:12:44.610 --> 00:12:46.909 one of my favorite places. They've got big windows. 00:12:46.909 --> 00:12:50.970 They've got cheap cappuccinos like in the afternoons 00:12:50.970 --> 00:12:54.110 and Yeah, that's been like my favorite place 00:12:54.110 --> 00:12:57.190 to study Are there other students there that 00:12:57.190 --> 00:12:59.450 you see studying as well, or does everybody kind 00:12:59.450 --> 00:13:01.570 of keep to themselves? Oh, actually, I do have 00:13:01.570 --> 00:13:03.990 a friend who is studying nursing, and I see her 00:13:03.990 --> 00:13:06.110 there quite a lot, but she's not going to the 00:13:06.110 --> 00:13:09.909 school. On the topic of your friends, you told 00:13:09.909 --> 00:13:12.070 me in our pre -interview that you had a friend 00:13:12.070 --> 00:13:14.950 that was already a student here at JCCC, and 00:13:14.950 --> 00:13:17.009 that she kind of helped you make that bridge. 00:13:17.049 --> 00:13:19.309 Oh, yeah. Share that story. Yeah, she helped 00:13:19.309 --> 00:13:23.309 me so much. Her name is Paloma, and she helped 00:13:23.309 --> 00:13:27.220 me like... get into school as a homeschooled 00:13:27.220 --> 00:13:31.419 student. She helped me set up everything. Like 00:13:31.419 --> 00:13:33.659 she explained to me the financial end of things. 00:13:34.179 --> 00:13:36.299 She explained to me how to set up, you know, 00:13:37.120 --> 00:13:41.340 like counseling sessions. Yeah, she, I would 00:13:41.340 --> 00:13:43.559 just ask her questions and she'd be, she'd give 00:13:43.559 --> 00:13:46.679 me a very thorough answer. And I feel like honestly, 00:13:46.679 --> 00:13:49.399 I couldn't have done it without her because I, 00:13:49.399 --> 00:13:52.620 yeah, I would have had to ask so many other questions 00:13:52.620 --> 00:13:55.169 to like other people, but. Yeah, I'm really grateful 00:13:55.169 --> 00:13:57.409 to her for helping me. And it goes back to what 00:13:57.409 --> 00:13:59.690 you were saying before about the power of community. 00:13:59.830 --> 00:14:02.269 Yeah. Power of having people in your life that 00:14:02.269 --> 00:14:04.190 are there to support you, that are cheering for 00:14:04.190 --> 00:14:07.309 you, that want you to win. And I'm again, I'm 00:14:07.309 --> 00:14:09.970 so glad you had Paloma and I'm glad that I have 00:14:09.970 --> 00:14:12.190 you and I'm glad that you've had that experience 00:14:12.190 --> 00:14:17.330 here at JCCC. I love to ask. I guess this question, 00:14:17.350 --> 00:14:20.490 this is so fun. Let's say that time and money 00:14:20.490 --> 00:14:23.090 were no objects. You had a gajillion dollars, 00:14:23.450 --> 00:14:26.750 you had no commitments, no school, no work, none 00:14:26.750 --> 00:14:29.970 of that. What would you do? You could go anywhere, 00:14:30.169 --> 00:14:34.190 do anything. What would you do? Let's see. I 00:14:34.190 --> 00:14:37.629 think I would buy, I think I'd buy a few houses 00:14:37.629 --> 00:14:41.350 and buy some land. And because I think in the 00:14:41.350 --> 00:14:44.049 future, I would just love to live on a farm, 00:14:44.090 --> 00:14:47.460 I think. Yeah, so I would buy at least like a 00:14:47.460 --> 00:14:49.279 couple of houses like a vacation house like a 00:14:49.279 --> 00:14:51.700 house I really liked with some land and then 00:14:51.700 --> 00:14:55.580 I would like go traveling I would just travel 00:14:55.580 --> 00:14:58.220 like a lot and then I would buy a lot of yarn 00:14:58.220 --> 00:15:00.600 and I would just have all this free time to crochet. 00:15:00.879 --> 00:15:04.860 Call me. I'm coming over. You're invited. Thank 00:15:04.860 --> 00:15:09.120 you. Love that. Yeah. You met Harper in the other 00:15:09.120 --> 00:15:11.379 room before we came in here. She is also a yarn 00:15:11.379 --> 00:15:13.840 person, too. So we could probably get a little 00:15:13.840 --> 00:15:16.320 club of yarnies together. Ooh, I'd love that. 00:15:16.320 --> 00:15:18.019 That would be so fun. I would love that. Yeah. 00:15:18.279 --> 00:15:20.799 If you're a yarnie and you're watching this or 00:15:20.799 --> 00:15:22.320 you're listening to this, reach out to me and 00:15:22.320 --> 00:15:25.610 let me know. Find us, we need a community here. 00:15:25.850 --> 00:15:29.250 Yeah, at CupcakeGen1972 on socials, I would love 00:15:29.250 --> 00:15:32.429 to hear from you. What advice would you give 00:15:32.429 --> 00:15:36.169 to somebody who is maybe homeschooled or maybe 00:15:36.169 --> 00:15:38.730 not 18, maybe a little older than the traditional 00:15:38.730 --> 00:15:43.129 student about coming to JCCC and what it's like 00:15:43.129 --> 00:15:45.889 to continue your education in this very public 00:15:45.889 --> 00:15:52.460 forum? Yeah, I would say like... Don't be intimidated 00:15:52.460 --> 00:15:55.000 by the college. I think a community college is 00:15:55.000 --> 00:15:57.379 a great place to start because you can ask as 00:15:57.379 --> 00:15:59.639 many questions as you want. You can get people 00:15:59.639 --> 00:16:03.539 to help you. Honestly, I was really surprised 00:16:03.539 --> 00:16:08.679 at the amount of things there are at JCCC that 00:16:08.679 --> 00:16:12.059 make it possible for people to succeed. There's 00:16:12.059 --> 00:16:14.240 people who help you write your essays. They'll 00:16:14.240 --> 00:16:16.500 give you feedback. There's people who help you 00:16:16.500 --> 00:16:20.779 with math and science. There's just so many resources. 00:16:20.840 --> 00:16:24.740 There's counseling. I love how many resources 00:16:24.740 --> 00:16:27.299 there are. They make it just as easy as possible 00:16:27.299 --> 00:16:30.159 for you to succeed. And yeah, I would just say, 00:16:30.259 --> 00:16:34.340 don't be afraid to ask questions. If you want 00:16:34.340 --> 00:16:38.460 to learn, you should pursue it because you have 00:16:38.460 --> 00:16:40.740 that desire for a reason. You should totally, 00:16:40.799 --> 00:16:43.610 totally go for it. Faith in yourself and stepping 00:16:43.610 --> 00:16:45.710 forward like that are gifts that you give yourself. 00:16:46.009 --> 00:16:47.690 And we were talking about this, and actually 00:16:47.690 --> 00:16:49.690 we've spoken of it several times, that sometimes 00:16:49.690 --> 00:16:52.669 people don't step forward into their light. There's 00:16:52.669 --> 00:16:55.190 no reason not to. There are so many, as Sariana 00:16:55.190 --> 00:16:57.970 said, resources here to help you and wonderful 00:16:57.970 --> 00:17:01.289 people to walk beside you. Yeah, and you don't 00:17:01.289 --> 00:17:03.350 have to start off with like a full class schedule. 00:17:03.350 --> 00:17:05.789 You could take like one class. You could take 00:17:05.789 --> 00:17:08.049 two classes. You can dip your toes in. You can 00:17:08.049 --> 00:17:10.589 take anything that interests you, and that's... 00:17:10.460 --> 00:17:13.079 Yeah, that's why I love this place. And that's 00:17:13.079 --> 00:17:15.099 true of everyone. I mean, we've talked about 00:17:15.099 --> 00:17:16.759 this. We talked about this last semester. I am 00:17:16.759 --> 00:17:19.160 in my 50s. So I am a non -traditional student. 00:17:19.819 --> 00:17:22.079 We have students here that are my age and older, 00:17:22.339 --> 00:17:24.119 which is always fun when I get in a class and 00:17:24.119 --> 00:17:27.160 there's somebody older than me. I'm like, I'm 00:17:27.160 --> 00:17:29.500 not the oldest in the class. It has happened. 00:17:29.960 --> 00:17:32.000 And then we've got folks that are younger, you 00:17:32.000 --> 00:17:33.400 know, some high school folks. And we have some 00:17:33.400 --> 00:17:35.559 in our class as well. Yes, you do. There's two 00:17:35.559 --> 00:17:39.960 of them. Yeah. So. There's a place here for everyone 00:17:39.960 --> 00:17:43.700 at JCCC and I think that we are stronger because 00:17:43.700 --> 00:17:46.240 of each other. We grow from each other and we 00:17:46.240 --> 00:17:48.660 grow for each other. And I just, I'm really, 00:17:48.660 --> 00:17:50.619 really appreciative that I've had that opportunity 00:17:50.619 --> 00:17:53.960 with you. So I want to circle back if we can 00:17:53.960 --> 00:17:56.420 to you being homeschooled. You shared a pretty 00:17:56.420 --> 00:17:59.460 cool story about your mom and that time that 00:17:59.460 --> 00:18:01.240 you were together when she was homeschooling 00:18:01.240 --> 00:18:02.740 you. Can you share that with our listeners? Cause 00:18:02.740 --> 00:18:04.839 I think it's... It kind of circles back to what 00:18:04.839 --> 00:18:08.059 we've been talking about. Yeah. Support and having 00:18:08.059 --> 00:18:11.720 great people in your corner. Sure. Yeah. So my 00:18:11.720 --> 00:18:15.299 mom actually only ever got an eighth grade education. 00:18:16.960 --> 00:18:19.599 And yeah, she actually dropped out of school 00:18:19.599 --> 00:18:25.049 when she was 14. But. She still taught me and 00:18:25.049 --> 00:18:28.029 my three siblings. She homeschooled all of us. 00:18:28.529 --> 00:18:30.150 And there were, you know, a few things that we 00:18:30.150 --> 00:18:32.009 did have to figure out because of that. Like, 00:18:32.029 --> 00:18:34.490 you know, all of the algebra stuff that was, 00:18:34.490 --> 00:18:37.049 like, pretty complicated. It's not something 00:18:37.049 --> 00:18:38.950 that she could really help us with, unfortunately. 00:18:39.609 --> 00:18:44.700 But, yeah. Yeah, it was really good. And she 00:18:44.700 --> 00:18:47.900 always encourages me to do whatever. She would 00:18:47.900 --> 00:18:50.779 have been happy if I decided not to go to college. 00:18:51.259 --> 00:18:53.799 And now that I am going to college, she supports 00:18:53.799 --> 00:18:58.539 me and asks me how my classes are doing. And 00:18:58.539 --> 00:19:01.160 yeah, she just really supports me in anything 00:19:01.160 --> 00:19:04.690 that I'm putting my mind to. What a wonderful 00:19:04.690 --> 00:19:07.509 feeling that is. Not only here on campus, but 00:19:07.509 --> 00:19:09.950 at home too, to have those people cheering for 00:19:09.950 --> 00:19:12.150 you and those people really, really wanting you 00:19:12.150 --> 00:19:16.710 to do well. Something that I forgot to ask you 00:19:16.710 --> 00:19:19.670 about was other musical artists that you like. 00:19:19.789 --> 00:19:23.490 You mentioned Fleet Foxes to me and I had never 00:19:23.490 --> 00:19:25.670 heard of them until you mentioned them to me. 00:19:25.730 --> 00:19:27.970 So tell us a little bit about why you like them 00:19:27.970 --> 00:19:29.990 and if there's a song of theirs that you think 00:19:29.990 --> 00:19:33.950 I should listen to since I'm new to them. Yeah, 00:19:33.990 --> 00:19:38.349 Fleet Foxes is my favorite band. I think owing 00:19:38.349 --> 00:19:41.430 in part because of my owing to my brother, because 00:19:41.430 --> 00:19:44.880 it was one of his favorite bands. I just love 00:19:44.880 --> 00:19:46.920 to listen to it to like, you know, feel close 00:19:46.920 --> 00:19:50.480 to him. And I really love them because they, 00:19:50.859 --> 00:19:53.279 especially their older albums, because they have 00:19:53.279 --> 00:19:57.759 so many choral elements. Yeah, like it sounds 00:19:57.759 --> 00:20:00.319 like a choir. They've got different harmonies, 00:20:00.460 --> 00:20:02.400 different melodies. Me and my friends would used 00:20:02.400 --> 00:20:06.390 to like sing them together and like, yeah. and 00:20:06.390 --> 00:20:08.650 hit all of those. Yeah, but I would recommend 00:20:08.650 --> 00:20:11.289 their first album. It's like it's really beautiful. 00:20:11.549 --> 00:20:14.690 It's like kind of medieval sort of feeling. It 00:20:14.690 --> 00:20:16.990 also feels like fall, so it'd be great to listen 00:20:16.990 --> 00:20:19.670 to right now. Perfect. Yeah. Yeah, as we're coming 00:20:19.670 --> 00:20:22.390 to the end of October. Yeah. On the topic of 00:20:22.390 --> 00:20:24.730 music that you love, who else is on your playlist? 00:20:25.190 --> 00:20:27.509 I know Hamilton and Phantom are. Yeah. Who else 00:20:27.509 --> 00:20:30.150 is on your playlist? Who else is on my playlist? 00:20:31.889 --> 00:20:34.430 Oh, I think Tame Impala actually just dropped 00:20:34.430 --> 00:20:36.329 a new album, and I've been listening to that, 00:20:36.329 --> 00:20:38.750 so that's definitely been on my radar. Yeah, 00:20:38.869 --> 00:20:41.390 it's been really good. Song Dracula is really 00:20:41.390 --> 00:20:43.730 good. Very good. I'll check that out. Thank you 00:20:43.730 --> 00:20:46.329 very much. You're welcome. Well, guys, we're 00:20:46.329 --> 00:20:47.930 so thrilled that you were here with us today 00:20:47.930 --> 00:20:51.920 for our first student stories segment. Say that 00:20:51.920 --> 00:20:55.319 10 times. Student Stories segment of The Messenger 00:20:55.319 --> 00:20:58.559 mic'd up our new podcast here at JCCC. My very 00:20:58.559 --> 00:21:01.019 dear friend Sariana Lee, thank you so much for 00:21:01.019 --> 00:21:02.880 being here with us today. You're welcome, Jennifer. 00:21:03.319 --> 00:21:05.519 Everyone, thank you for tuning in. Thank you 00:21:05.519 --> 00:21:07.940 to Zach, who is off camera over here, who is 00:21:07.940 --> 00:21:11.019 our podcast editor for all of his support. We're 00:21:11.019 --> 00:21:12.640 thrilled that you're here with us and we can't 00:21:12.640 --> 00:21:15.319 wait to see you back on Student Segments. Have 00:21:15.319 --> 00:21:16.940 a great day, guys. Bye.