Tim Johnson
Penn State University
Geography Department
Let me start this by introducing myself. My name is Timothy Johnson. I am a fourth-semester sophomore attending Penn State University. I was born on July 30, 1987. I have two brothers and two great parents.
I came to this university all the way from a town called Selden, in the state of New York. The town is situated on the almost exact center of Long Island. Nonetheless, it is only a matter of minutes to drive to the beach; whatever beach you choose to go to. The interesting fact about my town, and most towns on Long Island, is that it is only a short drive to two shores; the ocean and the Long Island Sound. I am grateful for where I came from because I absolutely love the beach. It gives me a sense of the outdoors – which I also love.
The outdoors is indirectly the reason I came here to Penn State. Being an outdoors type of guy, I participated in such activities as hiking, biking, swimming and most other sports. I also like to travel. When I used to travel to different areas in the United States, I developed a strong appreciation of the world around me. I was fascinated with maps as well. It was when I knew more useless geography trivia than all of my peers, and my parents, that I believed that geography should become a major role in my life. Penn State University has got a wonderful geography program from what I researched, and because of it, I am going to continue the rest of my undergraduate studies here in this department.
With my heart and determination set out on geography as my academic major, I am also going to go down the route of GIS mapping. I am not really sure at this point what possible jobs I specifically look for, but the rest of my undergraduate studies here should help me decide how I want to apply my future GIS skills. My goals in life are to have a steady job that pays a lot, and be socially and physically comfortable. With a great deal of determination and work ethic, I definitely see myself evolving into the person with the qualities mentioned before.
If you want to contact me, my email address is trj122@psu.edu.
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