Meet Sulelia C. #SetTheTableInternship
“Growing up, I put so much stress on myself to be the best and I pushed myself further than I should've, which ended up enduring a really bad burnout. That burnout pushed me into a spiral of self doubt and lack of confidence.” This is a real and relatable quote from my partner Suli.
I appreciate my partner’s take on the questions I asked. Here’s a little more about Suli:
I would describe myself as an overall lover of the arts and creativity. No matter what is going on, I will always end up keeping myself busy by doing some sort of activity. When I’m bored, I pick up a new hobby whether it’s crocheting, baking or even writing a poem. The way that I express my emotions is through my creativity so hobby hoarding is something that I catch myself doing very often. To me, these activities help shape me as a person. In five years, I see myself in my fifth year of undergrad at Temple since I'll be (hopefully) double majoring in musical theater and communications/media study. A dream I would definitely work towards would be studying with Temple during the summer or perhaps break so that I wouldn’t have to do 5 years and instead complete my double majoring program in 4 years and graduate early. It’s a dream that would take a lot of dedication and sacrifice but it is something that I would be willing to accomplish.
I’m looking forward to get professional experience in the working field as someone who is leaving for college soon. I know how it is to have to juggle responsibilities as the oldest sister out of 3 children in the house and I often find myself having to balance helping out my two younger sisters as well as my own life. But, I know that college is something so much different with a lot more responsibilities, so it would be extremely beneficial for me to learn the essential life skills of working from now. I would advise my younger self to not be so hard on herself.
“Growing up, I put so much stress on myself to be the best and I pushed myself further than I should’ve which ended up enduring a really bad burnout. That burnout pushed me into a spiral of self doubt and lack of confidence. Since then, I’ve worked on picking myself back up and becoming the best version of me while still addressing the fact that I am still human and do not have to be perfect.”
