Jordan comes from a small town in southern Indiana with a population of around 3,500 people. He grew up in the country with his mom, stepfather, and older brother, who he often argued with over small things. Jordan attended a high school with a graduating class of only 65 people, so everyone knew each other and many students had parents that were in school together. Coming to IUPUI, Jordan did not know anyone as he is an introvert who generally does not like talking to people or being around large groups. However, after taking a bridge class, he has noticed himself talking to people he normally would not have contact with.

1. JordanAllen
JamesEckerty
SPEA-V100
8 November2015
About me
My name isJordanI come froma small towninsouthernIndiana.Myhometownof Bloomfield
has a populationof around3,500 people.Igrew upout inthe country.I livedwithmymom, stepfather,
and olderbrother.Mybrotherand I neverreallygotalonggrowingupso I learnedquickhow todefend
myself inafight. I andhe wouldargue overthe dumbestthingever,likewhowouldride inthe frontseat
on the wayto town or whowouldgetto eatthe lastpiece of pizza.Justas youwouldexpectme being
fouryears youngerthanhimI rarelywon.But I neverbackeddownfroma challenge.Because of my
brotherI neverbackdownfrom a challenge.AndwhenIstartsomethingIsee itthroughtothe end.Do I
rarelyevergive uphalfwaythroughandquit.95% of the time I finishsomethingIstart.I wentto a high
school where there were 65people inmygraduatingclassand 75% of the facultythat workedthere
graduatedfromthe same highschool.So notonlydidyou know everyone,buteveryone knew youand
whoyour parentswere.Ihad teachersthathad my parentsinclasswhentheywere inhighschool.
Goingto a school where Ihadthe same people inmyclassfromkindergartenthroughsenioryearwas
easybecause the followingyearIkneweveryone inall myclasses.I didn’thave toworryabout being
alone because Ialwaysknewthere wouldbe atleastthree orfourpeople thatI knew inthe same class.
Comingto IUPUI I didn’tknowanyone.Iaman introvertperson.Ido notlike talkingtopeople.I
do notlike people ingeneralthere are alotof people inthe worldandmostof themare morons.There
are a selectfewpeopleIgetalongwithandthose tendto be the people thatfeel the same wayabout
people asI do.But afterbridge ithas brokenbarriersandI have noticedmyself talkingtopeople thatI
normallywouldhave nocontactwithwhatso ever.