User:GabrielEdet

Gabriel is and a Nigerian. I have experienced childhood in a manner that shapes my view of life today. My childhood in a rural community coupled with parental guidance has greatly affected my approach to life's perplexing issues. As a child, while in primary school, my performance caught the attention of my class teacher who advised my parents to allow me proceed to primary six and write the First School Leaving Certificate Examination. However, my parents insisted I must complete my primary education for the six years it was meant to be. Growing up in a riverine community with predominantly fishing as a trade also has an influence on my life. Due to this, I usually embarked on a visit to fishing settlements such as Utan Mbe-Ndoro,Utan Iyata,Abana, Atabong then in both Cross River and Akwa Ibom States of Nigeria. The quest for knowledge which kept burning in me led to a change of focus. After my secondary education, rather than taking to fishing as an occupation, I redirect my focus. I took to skills acquisition as a better alternative. This step was a stepping stone toward achieving a dream of studying further. My venturing into video camera operations brought me in contact with those I needed to make me a better person. My instructor in the video camera operation went a step further to introduce me to the world of media. My in interest the media industry was further boosted by repeated exposure to media environment. Consequently, I sought and gained admission to study Mass Communication in the University of Calabar, Nigeria. At present, as a Communication student, I take advantage of the opportunity of being in school to build my future at present. I am currently developing my skills for tomorrow's world. This entails the willingness to handle assigned task. This gives me an edge over my contemporaries. I see each task assigned to me as goal that must be achieved. Accomplishing a task is my pride. Furthermore, my strength as a student lies in setting and achieving a goal. Such goals include delivering my course work on before deadline. This has helped me to enjoy a relaxed mind during my studies. Also, my aim is to go for the best. For this purpose, I aim for the best grades in all my courses in school and I work hard to achieve each one of them. Besides, I see achieving success as dependent on working with others. Hence,I work closely with my instructors and course mates to achieve needed results. More importantly, I believe being school presents a platform for value addition. For this purpose,besides my academics, I am building additional skills for self development. Worthily,optimism,determination and focus remaFacebooktchwords in life. I believe it is always possible. I see this as the beginning of any success story. As a student, I am here to shoot at the sun. I strongly believe if I miss the sun, I will land among the stars. You can contact me on Facebook: Gabriel Edet, Twitter: Gabemathew.