Introduction

Hello everyone,

My name is Amy Holliday. First of all, I would like to sincerely welcome you to my blog. I am overjoyed to have been given the opportunity to share some information about technology and its influence on society with you, but before we get into some educational information, I would like to introduce you to who I am, as both a student and as a person. 

Let us start with my roots. I am from a town about three hours North of St. Catharines called Walkerton. Most people recognize the name due to the water crisis, which took place there about 15 years ago. However, despite its reputation, I always look forward to my visits home, and consider myself to be a small town girl. As such, moving away was a challenge of epic proportions for me, and in my first year of post-secondary education, you could often find me crying over burnt dinners and wandering around school feeling lost beyond belief and wondering how I would ever make it out of University alive.

Yet, here I am. I am currently in my second year as a Psychology Major at Brock University. I had originally planned to go into Criminology, but very quickly realized that I neither had the heart nor the stomach for that line of work. I decided that lifting others up was what I was being drawn to, and quickly accepted that a general Psychology degree would be most fitted to my personality. Thus far, the Psychology program at Brock has both challenged me as well as motivated me to reach beyond my perceived limits. 

One such limit is social isolation. I consider myself to be an introvert. I enjoy reading, writing, watching television, Bible journaling, knitting- all activities which do not require feedback from other individuals (my knitted scarves don't usually judge me for missing a stitch). To overcome this obstacle, I chose to step outside of my usual boundaries this year, and became a consultant for Steeped Tea incorporated. This title requires me to present products at social gatherings, advertise on social media, and lead teams of new consultants. The position at Steeped tea, as well as my growing faith has allowed me to become more comfortable in social situations, and thus led to my enrolment in courses which facilitate communication with other students, such as ADED 1P32. Now, instead of being afraid, I am looking forward to seeing what 2016 has in store for me, and am excited to learn more about how technology can change the way I interact with others. So I would like to
thank you for coming along on this journey with me, and I hope that you will learn something valuable from my subsequent blog posts in the next twelve weeks. 

Until next time,

 Amy Holliday