This is a power point created for a Writing Project Draft.

1. -THE JOURNEY OF
CHRISTOPHER BROWN FAZIOTHIS JOURNEY IS ALL ABOUT GROWING UP, MAKING MISTAKES, CROSS COUNTRY
ADVENTURES, CHANGING CAREERS, TWICE, AND FINDING A TRUE PASSION IN
TEACHING.

2. THE BUNDLE OF JOY AND EXCITEMENT THAT YOU KNOW AS CHRISTOPHER (OR FAZ) WAS BORN ON
MAY 17, 1987! I AM THE MIDDLE CHILD OF THREE, WHERE I HAVE A OLDER SISTER, STEPHANIE, AND A
YOUNGER BROTHER, JOEY.
MY DAD (THE HANDSOME MAN ABOVE) IS A FAMILY PHYSICIAN, WHERE HE OWNS HIS OWN PRACTICE IN
LIVERPOOL, NY. MY MOM (YES SHE’S OVER 35 EVEN THOUGH SHE DOESN’T LOOK IT) IS THE REASON WE
ALWAYS HAD HOT DINNER, CLEAN BEDS AND A SPOTLESS HOUSE.

3. MY JOURNEY ALL BEGAN IN SYRACUSE, NY. THIS IS NOT LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY, AS EVERY SINGLE
PERSON IN CALIFORNIA ASKS ME, “WHAT PART OF THE CITY IS THAT?” IT IS LOCATED IN CENTRAL NEW
YORK, ALSO KNOWN AS UPSTATE NEW YORK.
I ALWAYS HAD A STRONG CONNECTION WITH MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY. TO THIS DAY, I STILL KEEP IN
CLOSE CONTACT WITH MAJORITY OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS WHO STILL LIVE ON THE EAST COAST. I FEEL
THESE CLOSE CONNECTIONS ARE THE REASON FOR MY OUTGOING PERSONALITY!

4. THIS IS WHAT SNOW LOOKS LIKE!!!
THIS IS WHAT CHICKEN WINGS SHOULD LOOK LIKE (25CENTS A WING)!!!
GO SYRACUSE ORANGE!!!
GO SYRACUSE ORANGE!!!
GO SYRACUSE ORANGE!!!

5. I ATTENDED ITHACA COLLEGE, WHERE I RECEIVED A BACHELORS DEGREE IN EXERCISE AND SPORTS
SCIENCES, WHERE I WAS PREPPED TO CONTINUE A CAREER IN PHYSICAL THERAPY. SOON AFTER
GRADUATING, I REALIZED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE PATH I WANTED TO TAKE, AND THAT I WAS GOING
TO WORK AT MY FATHERS OFFICE WHILE I FIGURED OUT EXACTLY WHAT CAREER I WANTED TO
PURSUE.
WHILE AT ITHACA, I MET MY GIRLFRIEND ANDREA, WHERE SHE STUDIED COMMUNICATIONS AND HAD A
PASSION TO WORK IN TELEVISION PRODUCTION. SHE HAD A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN AN
INTERNSHIP HERE IN LOS ANGELES, WHICH OPENED A PATH FOR HER TO PURSUE HER PASSION OF
WORKING IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY!

6. ITHACA WAS LIKE A SECOND HOME TO ME. I MADE SO MANY FRIENDS THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET AND
HAD MOMENTS THAT HELPED ME BECOME THE PERSON I AM TODAY. THROUGH THE GOOD TIMES AND
THE BAD, MY JOURNEY HAS HELPED ME BECOME THE BEST POSSIBLE PERSON I CAN BE, AND THESE FOUR
YEARS PLAYED A HUGE PART IN THIS.

7. NEVER HAVING ANY PLANS TO MOVE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, YET ALONE EVER BEING TO CALIFORNIA,
ANDREA AND MYSELF BOTH PLANNED TO PACK UP MY CAR, AND MOVE TO LOS ANGELES. THIS WAS A
HUGE STEP IN MY LIFE, AS I WAS MOVING AWAY FROM MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS, MY HOME.
THE TRIP ACROSS THE COUNTRY WAS UNLIKE ANYTHING I HAVE EVER DONE BEFORE. WE MADE OUR
WAY TO CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS, MEMPHIS, DALLAS, ALBUQUERQUE, PHOENIX AND LOS ANGELES. WE HAD
A CHANCE TO VISIT FRIENDS, SEE THE COUNTRY IN A NEW PROSPECTIVE. WE DROVE DAY AND NIGHT
THROUGH SMALL TOWNS, BIG CITIES, DESERTS, AND EVEN INDIAN RESERVATIONS.

8. ONCE IN LOS ANGELES, I WAS OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AS A PRODUCTION’S ASSISTANT
ON FRAN DRESCHER TALK SHOW. I HAD NO INTENTIONS OF WORKING IN TELEVISION, BUT I WAS A
HARD WORKER AND IT WAS A GREAT WAY FOR ME TO MAKE MONEY. (I FORGOT I HAD TO MAKE
MONEY TO PAY RENT!!!)
WHEN THIS JOB ENDED, I WAS OFFERED A JOB AT DANCING WITH THE STARS. HERE I WORKED FOR CLOSE TO
A YEAR AND A HALF. THIS WAS VERY EXCITING AS I HAD A CHANCE TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH ALL OF
THE PARTICIPANTS, DANCERS AND GUEST THAT MADE APPEARANCES ON THE SHOW. I WENT FROM LIVING IN
CENTRAL NEW YORK, TO BUYING THE BACKSTREET BOYS LUNCH!!

9. SOON THOUGH, I REALIZED THAT THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS, ALTHOUGH FUN AND EXCITING AT
TIMES, WAS NOT SOMETHING I WANTED TO MAKE A CAREER OUT OF. (WORKING 12-15 HOUR DAYS,
WORKING EVERY WEEKEND, HAVING TO DRIVE ALL OVER HOLLYWOOD DAY IN AND DAY OUT.) I HAD
TO SIT DOWN AND FIGURE OUT WHAT I REALLY HAD A PASSION FOR.
AS THE SUMMER OF 2012 APPROACHED, I APPLIED TO A NUMBER OF SUMMER CAMP JOBS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. I
HAVE ALWAYS LOVED KIDS AND THOUGHT THIS WOUILD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME. I WAS HIRED TO WORK
AT TOCALOMA SUMMER DAY CAMP, WHERE I WORKED AS A SPORTS SPECIALIST. HERE IS WHERE MY PASSION OF
WORKING WITH KIDS BEGAN TO GROW. HAVING A CHANCE TO WORK WITH CLOSE TO 300 KIDS A DAY WAS
INSPIRING AND FUN!

10. AS THE SUMMER CAME TO A CLOSE, I BEGAN TO RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES OF BECOMING A TEACHER. I
APPLIED TO THE MOUNT AFTER SETTING UP A MEETING WITH DR. DIANA TAYLOR, WHERE I MADE THE
DECISION TO WORK TOWARDS A MASTERS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION.
PURSUING A DEGREE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION WAS AN EASY DECISION FOR ME. I ALWAYS FOUND A GREAT
SENSE OF HAPPINESS AND JOY WHEN WORKING AT MY FATHERS OFFICE. HAVING THE CHANCE TO WORK
WITH PATIENTS AND FAMILIES THAT WERE IN NEED WAS VERY REWARDING. TAKING MY PASSION FOR
CHILDREN, AND MY PASSION TO HELP THOSE IN NEED, THIS WAS A PERFECT FIT.

11. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE GROWN ON MY SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND PASSION TO WORK WITH
CHILDREN WITHIN THE CLASSROOM. MY JOURNEY TO THIS POINT DID NOT COME AS EASY AS IT MAY
HAVE FOR SOME, BUT I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD IT ANY OTHER WAY. I HAVE GROWN AS A PERSON
THROUGH ALL OF MY ADVENTURES AND DECISIONS.
TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO I HAVE CROSSED PATHS WITH DURING MY JOURNEY AND TO THOSE WHO I
HAVE YET TO MEET… CHEERS!