Lessons and Hopes

Learning about each and every part of Bioengineering is an impossible task. I find it a bit depressing that there will always be something that I do not know. But I need a basis to begin—goals and objectives for myself. I know I want to learn as much as possible, especially about prosthetic limbs. How do they function with the rest of the body? What are they created from? What does the future of prosthetics look like? I do not know the answer to any of these questions, I must admit, but I hope to change that very soon.

In addition to learning, I would like to improve certain skills I have struggled with in the past. Public speaking in particular comes to mind. In high school, I labored over my writing and crafted papers I was proud of—but when it came time to present, confidence evaded me. I no longer want the burden of stage fright holding me back. Clear, concise communication is an integral part of engineering, I have learned, and I want to master that skill and proceed without any barriers of my own making.