About Me

Yooo! Super stoked you found us. My name is Anthony, I’m 18 years old, and I am a freshman at a large California State University. I love skating, and have been doing it on and off since middle school. Although I’m not an expert, I decided to start the blog to save my Journalism grade, and to get better at skating. Each week I’ll upload a new post of me trying to land a new flat ground trick. There will be 8 posts, and in these, I’ll keep you guys updated on the journey of me trying to land the trick, and offer some advice on how you too can land the trick. Overall, skating is a sport I’m super passionate about, and I look forward to shredding, and teaching you guys some sweet tricks along the way.

My name: More about me is that my full name is Anthony Cornelio. “Anthony” is the first name my parents decided on, although my dad did put up a good argument for the name Richard! Then “Cornelio”, is the family’s last name passed down from my dad’s side.

Each week I’ll go ahead and add on to this “About Me” page, and share more about myself. It’s all a secret what I’ll unfold! See ya next week.

Misunderstood: Guess who’s back? Your’s truly! This week I’ll be talking about about what people most often misunderstand about me. I find a common misconception is that I am quiet and more introverted. However, this really isn’t the case. In a classroom setting I will admit I do tend to be quieter, and more conservative. But this is only because I try my best to give my 100% attention to the instructor, and avoid all distractions. Outside of the classroom however, I love spending time with family and friends, and playing sports! I truly do enjoy playing all sports and am always up for some pick up soccer, basketball, or football, you name it! When I’m with family and friends I love traveling, chatting while grabbing food, or just simply hanging out. In addition, I love making people laugh, and I guess I’d consider myself a “funny guy”. Something about making sure everyone is smiling, having a good time, and feeling comfortable at a party, family event, or game, brings me joy. As you can see, outside of the classroom I’m definitely very different; a more social and outgoing guy. Although, it is a goal of mine to involve myself more in the classroom volunteering, and sharing out my ideas. Thanks for reading so far, and I will see you all next week!

My student identity: Today it’s October 3, and I’m back and better than ever. This week I’ll be talking about my identity in the classroom, and what I wish my teachers knew about me. To begin, I am still currently a freshman student in college. I’m 18 years old and still got a few more years of school ahead of me. And throughout all my years of elementary school, middle school, and high school. I found that in the classroom I am sorta lazy. What I mean by this is that in a class I find I am easily distracted, I talk to others, and often fall behind. For the most part I have done well academically keeping a GPA over 3.0 all of high school, and challenging myself with a number of AP courses. But I succeed most in the classes were activities are hands on, and teachers develop personal connections with me and other students creating an inclusive and friendly environment for all students. When lectures are filled with laughs, relevant examples to my life, and frequently engaging the audience. I truly find this makes a significant difference in my intake of the material. However, as a college student now I understand that this really isn’t possible a lot of the time. In classes with over hundreds of kids, it’s important to develop new practices outside of the class and in class to understand the material just as well. Therefore, nowadays in class I practice sitting close to the front of class, and attentively listening to what the instructor is saying. I find that I don’t always volunteer, but that is something I will work on as classes continue. Thank you for reading, and I look forward to posting blog 3 this week. Have a great day!

Family: Welcome back! Thanks for tuning in this week, and for my “about me” prompt I’ll be elaborating on what family is for me, and the importance of it in my life. To begin, I don’t define family as blood related. I consider someone as part of my family if they have experienced serious struggle with me, and/or if they have been there for me in times of extreme lows. Someone is family to me if they never judged me, but rather offered insight on how to help me. Right now, I can’t even count how many people are in my life that I consider family. There are so many friends, teachers, and even pets that I consider family. In addition, I extremely value those apart of my family, as they are one of the biggest driving forces behind my motivation. I want to be the best I can be so I never let my family down, and I’m always setting a good example to my younger family members that may look up to me. Family gets me through times of doubt in myself, or lack of confidence that I will succeed in what I’m trying to do. I’m always real with my family, and they keep it real back with me as well. A lot of my personal life goals, and morals are heavily influenced by my family. Truly, I wouldn’t be the person I am today without the constant support, and love I receive from my family. I’m looking forward to one day settling down and having a family of my own. I will always be there for my family, as that truly is the number one priority in my life! That wraps up this week’s about me post, thank you for reading.