Author: alyssaswpitzer

Things that might hold native youth from proceeding from college would be teen pregnancy. That is a lot more common then you think. I actually know a few people who have gotten pregnant at a young age. They still have a job and a place to live but they have struggled more than they should have. If you have the right mind set you can make it. Another thing that may hold you back from going to college would be not having enough money. Poverty is what mostly what affects the people from my rez anyway. Grades have a great affect on your opportunity to go to college. Being independent is also a big deal when leaving to college. Not everyone can just up and leave across the country. Sometimes it is difficult to leave home when you have certain responsibilities there such as taking care of siblings, supporting family and being a role model for my siblings.

Reflection:  Today was a great day I got to hear my friend sing. I got to meet some more new people and learn even more new things. I was thinking about how much i was going to learn within the whole time I’m here. I have already learned so mush and its only the second day.

5 reasons why college is important for me:

– Because I want to succeed and be a storm chaser.

– Because education is key for native youth.

-College will get you a better job like a storm chaser.

– College will teach me more about tornados.

– Because I will get to travel to places like Germany, France, Switzerland, and New York.

Reflection:

Today was a lot better than yesterday and yesterday was pretty alright. I learned today that I need to be more talkative cause people were like “you don’t talk to me”. So I could develop my talking skills. It is always good to be talkative at the appropriate time.

My name is Alyssa Smallwood  I am from the lummi nation in washington. I enjoy traveling and learning while i travel. I love meeting new people. The reason i signed up for the pipeline was because for a few obvious reasons such as, traveling, meeting new people,  getting to see a collage campus, and learning to be independent. if i am being completely honest i wasn’t sure if i was going to come my cousin Mackayla was a huge part of me coming. my first day was quite entertaining i imaged it to be more like calm and not as energetic. i was very excited to come here and i have expectations for how it goes and the first day was what i wanted it to be. it was clearly a good first day.