Moxie

Since I was really little, my mom has always told me I have moxie. I love that term for myself, and any time I read it somewhere I hear it in her voice.

The example sentence is perfect too, since she always raised me to care about my appearance. I still take pride in what I’m wearing before I leave the house. I’ve often joked to my fiancé that you’ll never catch me at Wawa in sweatpants. I think that it’s true, that I do have moxie. Once I’ve set my mind to something, I work steadfast until I achieve that goal. I rarely back down when I find something is violating my values, or harming other people. I’m very passionate about the things that I’m interested in, and I give 110% any time I start a new project. Once I decide to do something, I make the plan and execute.

Some notable examples of when I think my moxie really came through:

1.Studying abroad for 7 months in the Netherlands when I had never left the country. I was very fortunate in that my scholarship included study abroad as part of my college experience, and I wanted to take advantage of it. I knew I didn’t just want to do a condensed summer program, but a full semester. I waffled on where I wanted to go, and the study abroad office suggested this program in Nijmegen because of my interest in a higher education career. This is where I taught my first college class, at just 20 years old. I found myself that semester, in so…