Blog Post 1

About me
My name is Keeley Bryan, 22 years ago I was born and grew up in Semmes, Alabama. I went to school in the Mobile public school system through the 3rd grade. During the summer before my 4th grade year my mother received a teaching job in George County Mississippi. The George County school system allowed me to attend school out of my district, and 9 years later I graduated. After High School I was given a scholarship from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) to play in the band. My first major at MGCCC was a two year career technical degree in Graphic Design,but shortly into my first semester of the program I discovered that Graphic Design wasn't what I wanted to do for a living. After one semester in Graphic Design I changed my major to Wildlife and Fisheries Science, which is at the opposite end of the spectrum, but wildlife has been an interest of mine all of my life.

After two years at MGCCC I graduated with an Associate's degree and was awarded an out-of-state scholarship to Mississippi State University for graduating with a high GPA. I started my first semester at Miss. State in a very difficult Wildlife and Fisheries program. I became discouraged about completing the program and future employment in that field. Half way through my first semester at Mississippi State I devoted my life to Jesus Christ, and upon that decision I felt a strong conviction that Wildlife and Fisheries was not the major that would be most beneficial in my life which was now devoted to Christ. I ended up having to withdraw from my first semester of classes (in doing so I lost my out-of-state scholarship) and I registered the following spring as an undeclared major. During my long Thanksgiving and Christmas break I realized that teaching and leadership were two strong qualities that I have always had, so I geared my spring classes toward "History" Education.

Because I lost my out-of-state scholarship at Mississippi State I was forced to transfer to the University of South Alabama and move back in with my parents. This is my second semester at South Alabama and fourth year in College with two solid years of school left to go, but I am happy that I finally found a major that suits my skills and interests. Some how through all of the college transfers and withdrawing one semester I have been able to maintain a high GPA which I am very thankful for. I work as a music leader at a church in Citronelle Alabama, and I am enjoying my time in mobile with the people I grew up around.

Randy Pausch
Randy Pausch's YouTube video was centered around time management and our daily decisions. He touched on issues such as how to go about accomplishing tasks, the questions to ask, and he also touched on money management. A few of my favorite things that Randy Pausch said was "we need to stop doing the wrong things right and start doing the right things", "we're really bad at dealing with time, but really good at dealing with money", and "failing to plan in planning to fail". I really enjoyed the video.