Personal Narrative: A Career As A Teaching Assistant

When I was younger, I was an introvert and lacked communication skills. Holding conversations with adults were no problem, but when it came to my peers I always struggled. I was trapped in my head to the point of having panic attacks. When my family fell under financial difficulty, I found a job as a valet driver. I was required to communicate constantly with customers and fellow employees. I was forced outside my comfort zone to take initiative and communicate effectively with customers. In college, I advanced my communication skills when I became a teacher’s assistant and fundraising coordinator for FIMRC. As a teaching assistant, I gained confidence interacting with my peers, as I held four hours of discussion each week. As fundraising coordinator,