Practice Blog Post

My name is Jennah Medlin and I am 20 years old. I was born in Norman, Oklahoma, but moved to Mobile before I turned one. I live with my parents and have an older brother named Dallas. He is a secondary history teacher in Mississippi. My mother is a 10th grade English and Journalism teacher at Baker High School. My father works for the National Weather Service as a meteorologist. Both of my parents are from North Carolina so we often go back to their hometowns and visit. We are big Duke basketball and N.C. State football fans.

This is my third year of college, but first semester at the University of South Alabama. I started my college career at the University of Southern Mississippi in 2011 as a Polymer Science major, then a Mathematics major, then finally Elementary Education. After the first semester of my sophomore year, out-of-state tuition became too expensive so I had to come back home. I took a semester off, then took classes at Bishop State Community College for the summer and fall semesters of 2013. This brings me to my first semester at the University of South Alabama as an Elementary Education major.

I wanted to be an educator because all of my life I have wanted to be some sort of teacher. When I was little, it was a dance teacher. Then a math teacher. And now an elementary school teacher. Even while I was in high school I held leadership positions in clubs where I was able to teach others how to succeed in that area. I enjoy seeing that spark when someone finally understands how to do something. It brings me so much joy! I was also exposed to the area of educating quite young due to my mother being a teacher and my father sometimes teaching classes here at South. It is almost a family tradition, although my parents did not force me into this profession in any way. In fact, they tried to get me to become anything else so I would have the chance to actually make money one day! Even though teachers do not make much money, both of my parents and my brother enjoy their professions very much.

I enjoy helping people. Any time that I am able to go out into the community and just give my time and efforts to those who need it, it is totally rewarding. Also, I LOVE to read! It is my favorite past-time. There is nothing better than picking up a good book to read and losing yourself in the story. My prime reading places are either out on Fowl River while we are on the boat, at the beach, or by the pool.

I am good at reading, but I am not very good at many other things. I would like to be better at taking care of myself and my health. A lot of the times I put everyone else's needs in front of mine, and sooner or later it always catches up to me. I would also like to be better at being on time for work! However, I like to call it arriving fashionably late. After graduation, I would love to be able to travel the United States and visit historical sites in each state. And each beach of course!

Thanks for reading my practice blog!

Jennah Rose