Heroes of CKI
Julissa Ortiz
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3rd
Animal Science
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Mexican
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Why did you join Circle K?
I wanted to do like service events or like community Events cuz I think freshman year I was kind of I volunteered for this group and I liked it and then people told me about Circle K but I never really went on my own until spring quarter but spring quarter was kind of tough so I actually fully didn't really join Until fall quarter.
Okay. So why did you want to be the a service project director?
I feel like organizing events is pretty cool especially like branching out to other organizations that we haven't done so far so I think like being able to do that for the club would be nice um just to get like different perspectives, different experiences.
So I had no idea that you were animal science in my heart a little bit so why did you choose animal science?
I just switched it actually.
What were you originally?
Biology so I switch to Animal science I'm kind of leaning towards Wildlife fish and conservation biology.So I'm not exactly sure yet. I switched because I wanted to be more specific. And I want to take classes in that field to see if I would like it.
What do you hope to do with your major or like I guess since you're thinking of like switching around is there a kind of goal that you have?
Like career-wise? Not really. I'm not really sure yet.
So our predecessors had silver last year so what is your MRP goal for this term?
Silver.
What is something you wish you could improve about yourself?
I feel like I'm really indecisive I wish I was more assertive especially in the decisions that I make and that I stick with them. Without thinking like oh maybe it would have happened better if I went with that.
Are you the kind of person to believe everything happens for a reason or do you lean more towards that happened because you made something happen?
I believe in everything happens for a reason just because it makes me feel better haha! So like if I chose something wrong I can say oh well it's okay.
I remember talking to you about this a while ago, has optimism always been essential part of your personality?
I think so yeah. I don't know why. I think I just really like to think that there's-- but even if people make mistakes maybe they're perceived in the wrong way but people just don't understand them I like to think up there's always more.
Is your family like that? Ummm, not really.
Some of them, not really.
Do you have a big family?
Uhh, yeah!
Like stereotypical Mexican family?
Well like my family family is my brother, two sisters, my sister has two kids and she has a stepdaughter. And then from there branches off into like my aunt's and stuff like that.
Who are you closest to in your family?
Ummm, I would say my mom.
I think this one is really funny, tell me a story about an embarrassing moment.
Okay I guess when I was in elementary school hahaha. I remember doing a multiplication times tables test and then it was like really quiet and I think I snorted really loud and I was like oh my gosh and I couldn't concentrate on my test hahaha!