The document outlines Khala Sampson's interests and influences, highlighting how family, education, values, and experiences shape identity. She discusses passions for gardening, art, travel, cooking, communication, education, music, and media/design, illustrating a journey of personal growth and exploration. Each interest contributes to her understanding of the world, encouraging curiosity and a desire for continuous learning.

1. My Interest Map
By Khala sampson

2. Influences
 Family
 Education
 Values
 Experiences
 Friends
 Work
I've learned that our background and
circumstances may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we become. “
“
-Author Unknown

3. Gardening
 First experience with
gardening at aunt’s
house
 Learned to
appreciate nature
 Applied hard work
 Began understanding
of how plants grow
and need to be
treated

4. Art
 Art has always been a passion in
my family
 Luckily I’ve kept up with it
through the years trying out
different mediums
 Have also done arts and crafts

5. Travel
 Travel has always been a possibility
 My work with IIC has influenced my
travel
 The students I meet influence me to
travel
 I’ve always had a wild and adventurous
side

6. Cooking
 My interest for cooking started in
college
 I love all different types of food and I
wanted to be able to provide that on
my own
 I love cooking for my friends
 Cooking interest me because it can be a
detailed process
 Gardening also influenced the way I eat
and prepare food

7. Communication
 Communication has become essential to me and
my voice
 My communication classes inspired my major
 My curiosity for how people communicate and why
 My ability to become better at communicating
 My curiosity spilled over from verbal to visual
communication as well

8. Education
 Education is my life right now
 Therefore, my interest expand in the things I take
 Makes me more aware of things going on
 Encourages curiosity and to find out more on my
own
 This makes me want to stay in school longer

9. Music
 Music has always been an inspiration to me
 Influences some of things I’ve done
 Sometimes adrenaline booster
 Connects with emotions
 Taking a few music based courses to expand my
learning in these areas

10. Media/Design
 Media has resulted from my passion in art
 As a result, I have declared a major in
media/design
 These are two different aspects combined that I
never thought I would do
 Media is interesting in how works and effects
others
 Design teaches you to be curious and push
boundaries

11. Any Questions?