Assignment #1

A Life in Transition

Nicole Chesney is a busy young woman. She’s been attending SUNY Albany for the last four years and is a Senior Psychology/Education major, living off-campus in a house she shares with two friends she met her freshman year. School keeps her busy, but doesn’t prevent her from having a social life.

Nicole enjoys music; as a child she played the cello, but gave it up when her parents moved to a town where the school didn’t have an orchestra. She acquired her taste in music from her parents and enjoys listening to performers from their generation like Tom Petty and the Allman Brothers.

She remains close to her family. In addition to a love of music, Nicole acquired a love of boxing from her father; Mike Tyson is her favorite. She’s still a fan and watches when she can. This summer she is working for her mother’s Private Service Bureau; they handle DMV paperwork for customers and car dealers, helping them avoid the inevitable DMV delays. This requires her to commute from Rockland County to SUNY Albany several times a week. She enjoys both work and school, “Only the commute is bad.”

She and her friends are always ready to socialize. Sometimes it’s a concert, sometimes they just hang out together. But often it involves going out and doing something; Nicole loves physical activity. In high school she swam all of the time. Today she especially enjoys camping and recently spent a week outdoors near Las Vegas.

Nicole will complete her degree this fall. “It’s [college] been a lot of fun.” She’d like to work with developmentally disabled people, or perhaps become a guidance councilor; she definitely wants to work with people. She’s keeping her options open; she may decide to go to graduate school instead. The one thing she doesn’t want to be is a teacher. Nicole sees her life in front of her, but she’s not in a rush. Whatever Nicole decides to do in the future, success will follow her.