User:JanikBastide

Growing up in Ottawa, I have spent most of my life in Orleans and downtown Ottawa. A few years ago I fell in love with traveling after moving to Ireland with a two-year work permit. During that time I was able to visit several European countries and learn of cultures beyond what I was used to. Those two years helped me get a grasp on what I wanted to do for the next few decades, and help me realize what I wanted as my personal influences.

Since that time, I've come back to Ottawa with my now-husband who I met in Ireland, gone back to school to pursue a bachelors in communication and a minor in Aboriginal studies. Albeit I haven't decided where this path will take me, I know it will allow me to help others through the skills I'm acquiring, travel with my companion and discover the world as well as how I function in it.

As part of the communication program I'm enrolled in, I'm currently taking a media theory class. To date, this course has examined different theories that can explain phenomenons in the media and our personal lives. We might not always have this in mind, but media is a constant and ongoing factor always affecting our lives. Even if we choose to step away from social media, always being connected and trends, media always finds a way to interact with us and influence our lives.

Prior to this term I hadn't taken any theory classes, but am now enrolled in the one mentioned above as well as an advanced theories of communication course. What I'm learning isn't just the theories and theorists themselves, but that theory is a tool for us to think outside what we're expected to think of. It helps us question how societies run and make decisions on our own instead of having them influenced by outside sources. I won't deny my confusion in some of the teachings, but I also won't deny my interest in the source and outcome of these theories.