Now, you know me a little bit by reading the Welcome page of my ePortfolio. Let me tell you more about myself. I am outgoing and family orientated. My family members include my parents, one older brother, and two younger brothers. I love them so much, especially my mother. Although the fact that we are living in different states, we call each other almost every day. I go to visit them during Christmas and Thanksgiving. Or they come to New York City to see me.

I grew up in the energetic city of Hong Kong where I lived until 2003 and, thereafter, I emigrated to the United States. I worked for a global French financial institute, BNP Parisbas, when I was in Hong Kong. As an assistant manager in the securities operations department, I was responsible for local and foreign stocks, mutual funds, bonds and US treasury settlements. I was exhausted by the heavy workload during my banking years, which finally prompted me to resign and I decided to move to a new environment. I like facing challenges in life. Therefore, in 2003, I landed in the most developed country in the world, the United States, to start a new life. Owing to my proactive and adaptive personality, I was able to assimilate into American lifestyles within a few months of my arrival.

Due to my passion for travel, I chose travel and tourism as my major. I enjoy my college life very much. I would say that going back to school was one of the best decisions in my life since I know I can understand the American society and culture more from school. Besides, the college’s students are from diverse cultures; I made lots of friends from different countries at school; it increases my social network. I love LaGuardia Community College. Its program content caters to my needs. For example, take the Fundamentals of Professional Advancement course, it helps me to evaluate my future career and educational plans. The most memorable learning experience in this course is the job shadowing at British Airways. Job shadowing refers to a student spending a day or longer accompanying someone in his or her workplace to observe and learn what a particular job or occupation consists of. The student observes what the employee does for a living and has the chance to ask questions about the talents and skills required and the level of education needed for the job.

Job shadowing provided me with a clearer picture of British Airways. The airline industry is an integral part of the travel industry. Through the process, I understand more about the operations of airline companies. Moreover, I was glad that I had a mock interview at British Airways. It helped me to prepare for real interviews in the future.

I am satisfied with my performance at school. But I know I can do more and better than what I have accomplished at the moment. Looking back on my first semester in the college, the language problem gave me a hard time. I understand if I want to succeed in the college, I have to overcome this problem. In this respect, I spend more time in reading, writing, and speaking with others. Now, I can tell my English has improved a lot; but there is still room to improve. I have my way of studying: taking notes and recording what professors say in the classes. Notes are vital to me, and with the assistance of a recorder, it makes me study more effectively. Doing research papers and having presentations are the big challenges to me at school. But these are a college requirement that every college student has to face. Therefore, I make my best effort to finish all projects.

I would like to start my career in the marketing or management field of the travel and tourism industry or an airline company. However, only obtaining an associate’s degree is not enough to position myself. I believe that a bachelor’s degree is a bare minimum. Therefore, after graduation from LaGuardia Community College, I want to transfer to New York University to get a bachelor’s degree. I feel I am on the right track toward my goal.

That is my brief introduction of myself. Thank you for spending your time to visit my ePortfolio. You are so welcome to send me emails to talk about travel, sports (especially soccer and tennis), music and movies.

Click here to watch my mock interview at British Airways

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