Dad: Carpet
Layer
Mum: Justice of Peace, Officer of Court
Gender
Female
Family /Situation
Siblings:
Students
Outgoing, optimistic despite a difficult past, creative,
entertaining and strong willed. Lost feeling in both legs at
9 years old in a car accident. Despite being paraplegic, she
continues to surprise everyone with her positive outlook.
School
Year 12
Tertiary Package
Subjects
Studied
Ranking
(1 =
best)
Maths 5
English 3
RE 6
Legal Studies 2
Business Management 2
Photography 1
(1 = best)
Photography 1
Shopping 2
Movies 3
Monday
Photography Club
Tuesday
Swim at the
indoor pool (part of my long-term fitness program) /Homework
Wednesday
Hang out
with friends
Thursday
Swimming/
Homework
Friday
TV
/Babysitting
Saturday
Hang out with
friends/ babysitting/homework
Sunday
TV/Family
stuff
Communication
I am a pretty
good communicator. We have been brought up in a really open,
honest family and have discussed all sorts of things at
home. Being able to talk things through is really great.
Negotiation
It goes
along with good communication. If you can talk through
things, and compromise, you are half way to solving any
problem.
Numerical
I’m pretty
good with numbers. Not brilliant but I know enough to get by
and to be able to work out the things I need, particularly
with photography.
Technological
I can use
the computer and have had some great success with digital
photography. I would love to become more skilled in aspects
of computer imaging.
Social
I have a great
group of friends and we do lots of things together. They
include me in all their activities, so I have had
experiences that lots of people in a chair wouldn’t have
had. My Mum would freak if she knew half the mad stuff we’ve
done.
Physical
Like I
said, I do lots of the things my friends are involved in,
like basketball, swimming, tennis etc. The guy who was my
physio in hospital during my rehab has kept in touch with me
and is encouraging me to get involved in some form of sport
so that I might enter the Paralympic games some time in the
future.
Creative
There’s my
photography and I like drawing and fashion. I think if the
photography didn’t work out I might get into fashion design.
Leadership
I think I
am a natural leader, but in a quiet way. I think my friends
have all stayed around because I am a bit of a “leader of
the pack” type.
Practical
I’m pretty
good with my hands. I can sew, and when I was in Year 8 I
made a really cool bread box for Mum in Wood Technics. She
still uses it.
Home duties
I help out
where I can at home. Because of the chair I can’t do some
things. I tidy my room and do the vacuuming most weekends.
I’m good at photography and drawing. I’ve won a couple of awards for
my photography.
Casual work:
Babysitting for my family and some family friends. They are really
supportive and their kids are really great with me. They love to be
taken to bed on my chair.
Work Experience:
School was a bit worried about me doing Work Experience in Year 10
as it was only a couple of months after I came out of hospital. I
did it in Year 11. I helped out in a Photography studio in the
suburb next to home.
• St John’s
First Aid Certificate.
Your choice Become a photographer, preferably fashion
photographer
Parent's expectation of you Whatever I would like to do
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