Jasia

1. Things I Can't Live Without

Family, friends, my dog, spicy food, and gum

Spicy Food (Peppers)

This past summer I had an internship in Barcelona and while I had a blast, I found myself missing spicy food A LOT. I’m used to eating something spicy all the time at home, so finding Sriracha sauce at one of the markets, was like finding water after being stranded in a desert for days. Drowning our food in that sauce was probably not the healthiest thing to do, but it was useful for the time being.

Chewing gum:

Hi, I'm Jasia and I'm addicted to chewing gum. I always have a pack of gum in my backpack and purse, so it’s with me wherever I go. I can easily go through 14 sticks of gum in three days if I wanted to...hey it’s sugar free, ok?

Things I Care About

The beach, coffee, tea, my phone, and pens and post-it notes

Coffee

I put pressed coffee in this circle because I don’t drink it everyday like the average Joe, but I really do enjoy it. A French press is more exciting to use than a normal coffee maker so I decided to invest in this one instead of a normal coffee maker. I used to hate coffee, but after drinking it so much with my sister and her husband, I started actually liking it ...they may have brainwashed me. In all seriousness, I feel like the coffee-making process and the experiences we have while drinking it make coffee even more enjoyable.

The beach

This summer I spent a lot of time on the beach. Not only was it a place where I could wind down after a long day at work, but I had some of the best times with my friends there. Sadly, Texas doesn't exactly have the nicest beaches, so I have to look through my old pics whenever I have a beach-day craving.

Colored pens and post-it notes

As you may have concluded, I really like colored pens and sticky notes. In fact, I spend a good portion of grocery shopping in the school supplies section of the store looking for the best pens and sticky notes. I have a hard time functioning if my stuff isn't color coded.

2. Digital Ecosystem

I use Facebook to keep up with friends, read statuses, post funny videos on friends’ timelines, and share pictures of my own. I don’t interact much with friends on Twitter because I use it mostly to keep up with news and read things tweeted by the New York Times and CNN, to name a few.

I’m not sure if Google alerts falls under ‘web searches,’ but I get a lot of information using this. I started using Google alerts this summer at my social media internship to stay updated about health information technology and electronic health records. It is a very useful tool and have been using for myself to keep up with companies or industries in which I’m interested.

3. Typical Weekday

8 -9:30 a.m. :
- get ready for school
- listen to news on TV
- go run (sometimes)
9:30 - 2 p.m.
- study/do home work
- surf the web
- check emails
- job search
2 - 5 p.m.
- attend class
6 - 7 p.m.
- attend meetings for student organizations
7 - 11:30+ p.m
- cook/have dinner
- sometimes watch TV
- group meetings
- home work/ study

Between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. is when I have most of my free time, so I am constantly exposed to news on TV, my news feed, and  anything else on the internet. This is probably because I take frequent breaks to take in all of this information . The rest of the day I interact more with classmates and friends, so the updates I receive are more informal.