Life Experiences Name: Fran Toya Roberts 4-10-2016 Life offers us many different experiences that linger till the end of the memory lane and shapes our life to a great extent. These life experiences are the basis of our social life and largely influence on how we relate to other people. I remember so many things that have happened in my life; some good and other bad but each one has impacted some experience in my life. Nevertheless, there has been one most rewarding experience that life events have brought into my life. The most rewarding experience may have happened when I was in college. College, to many offers a chance to experiment and be on the steering wheel to one’s life as the parents and society exerts minimal influence on our behaviors. The first day in school was a regrettable one having to guess almost everything. The system was so complex that I visibly seemed lost. The vastness of the school compound and the multitude of people streaming from all corners who showed no concern made life rather difficult. I could hardly trace where the hostel I was assigned to was and even worse the complex school dining system made it difficult for me to secure a decent meal that night. Nevertheless, my roommate, John, who we chanced to meet, had much to offer in my life as it later unfolded. John had a rather private life but was immensely talented and had much to add to my personal life. It was some day after joining the school. Things were taking shape slowly, and I was adapting quickly to the system. I had a double life regarding relating to with other people. From a professional level, I devoted all my energy vis-à-vis. It was costly as I proofed deeply unreliable. I was hardly trusted with important issues or sometimes anything. The series of events happening between John and me drew a broad line on a differing social life. He was professional in his deeds, detailed and always going for the solid ideas. He had a knack of letting it go when it didn’t matter and always decisive on the issue that mattered. I could not help but admire how John handled other people at any given situation from a professional level. I had to learn how to do everything as it was the last time I was doing it regardless of the situation. With time, I was getting used to the dynamic life back in college. I had a growing list of friends and my interest stay even longer developed gradually. As I proceeded to year three of my college, our program was changed to a different campus where would be accessing laboratory facilities. It was at that time a self-critique helped me establish the impact John had in my life. I was different in many ways, and I could feel it within myself. I mastered the art of letting things go and being decisive which was an important part of my life. I would arguably say that those are some of my most brilliant life achievements I have made so far. Seven years later, his memory lingers in my life and has become ...

1. Life Experiences
Name: Fran Toya Roberts
4-10-2016
Life offers us many different experiences that linger till the
end of the memory lane and shapes our life to a great extent.
These life experiences are the basis of our social life and
largely influence on how we relate to other people. I remember
so many things that have happened in my life; some good and
other bad but each one has impacted some experience in my life.
Nevertheless, there has been one most rewarding experience
that life events have brought into my life.
The most rewarding experience may have happened when I
was in college. College, to many offers a chance to experiment
and be on the steering wheel to one’s life as the parents and
society exerts minimal influence on our behaviors. The first day
in school was a regrettable one having to guess almost
everything. The system was so complex that I visibly seemed
lost. The vastness of the school compound and the multitude of
people streaming from all corners who showed no concern made

2. life rather difficult. I could hardly trace where the hostel I was
assigned to was and even worse the complex school dining
system made it difficult for me to secure a decent meal that
night. Nevertheless, my roommate, John, who we chanced to
meet, had much to offer in my life as it later unfolded.
John had a rather private life but was immensely talented and
had much to add to my personal life. It was some day after
joining the school. Things were taking shape slowly, and I was
adapting quickly to the system. I had a double life regarding
relating to with other people. From a professional level, I
devoted all my energy vis-à-vis. It was costly as I proofed
deeply unreliable. I was hardly trusted with important issues or
sometimes anything. The series of events happening between
John and me drew a broad line on a differing social life. He was
professional in his deeds, detailed and always going for the
solid ideas. He had a knack of letting it go when it didn’t matter
and always decisive on the issue that mattered. I could not help
but admire how John handled other people at any given situation
from a professional level. I had to learn how to do everything as
it was the last time I was doing it regardless of the situation.
With time, I was getting used to the dynamic life back in
college. I had a growing list of friends and my interest stay
even longer developed gradually. As I proceeded to year three
of my college, our program was changed to a different campus
where would be accessing laboratory facilities. It was at that
time a self-critique helped me establish the impact John had in
my life. I was different in many ways, and I could feel it within
myself. I mastered the art of letting things go and being
decisive which was an important part of my life. I would
arguably say that those are some of my most brilliant life
achievements I have made so far.
Seven years later, his memory lingers in my life and has
become part of my life through his extraordinary skills to
mentor. I am a different man through the power of events
occurrence in my life. I remain deeply indebted and always
carry the positive mantra to learn from other people.

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EXP 105: Personal Dimensions of Education
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Throughout your time at Ashford, reflect on the personal,
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PSY 202: Adult Development and Life Assessment
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Throughout your time at Ashford, reflect on the personal,
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as you improve your writing.
Resources I can access to help me improve in these areas are:
You will use these resources to support your research and
formatting throughout your time at Ashford.
My reflection on my progress in this course:
Throughout your time at Ashford, reflect on the personal,
professional, and academic growth you have seen within
yourself throughout each course.