About me
Welcome to my exportfolio. My name is Zhenming Liu. My friends like to call me Jimmy. I used to live with my family in Xiamen, China, but currently, I live in Roosevelt Island, a peaceful place in New York City. So far I really like this area. It is close to Manhattan, so it is convenient for me to hang out with my friends.
As an international student, I am studying at Pace University for my Master degree, and my major is Communication Art and Media. I am learning efficient communication and other social skills since I entered university. I enjoy communicating with people and like to make new friends. I have an interest in the game field, movie, and animation. I usually spend my spare time watching movies or TV shows. I dream of making a living with extreme sports.
My Reflection
Through editing my ePortfolio, I benefit a lot. It gives me a chance to gain new insights into myself by observing what I have done, and introspect myself about what I need to improve. Looking back on the past is the key to knowing if I am on the right track. Although I’m happy with my progress during these years, I regret for the time I wasted before. I think I didn’t use my time wisely to make myself get ready for the future. My social skills are still weak, and I don’t have enough work experience since most of my peers already have tried many kinds of work and have rich internship experience. I cannot tell how far I am behind others, but hopefully, I come to understand my shortcomings and realize it is time to strive for my career. Hence, I post my favorite quotation on my introduction to remind myself of working hard.
ePortfolio is an excellent outlet to show my character, my competence, and my ability to others since I can add detailed information to it. People can have a fundamental understanding about me after looking through my stuff. At the beginning, I was confused about how to add my stuff since I even couldn’t add an image gallery. After struggling with it for a few days, I finally figured it out and was familiar with the basic operation of the website.
Even though it may be a profession-oriented website, I think it is also an ideal tool to find some friends. All the stuff we post on ePortfolio is informative so that we can know whether someone shares the same values or has similar experiences with me. In the end, I do believe that keep building and maintaining my ePortfolio is effective way to increase my motivation to improve myself.
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Goals
short-term goal: My oral English is at a poor level, so I hardly face native English speakers due to lack of courage. I like making new friends and don't want language become the obstacles to building my network. Therefore, Improving my spoken English skills is my primary task for now. To achieve my goal, I am participating in an English learning program at Pace University.
professional goal: I plan to do jobs related to movie editing or film shooting. It is super cool if I could combine my hobbies and work together. In the future, I will take editing classes and increase my ability to use editing softwares. By expanding my knowledge, I will be able to be a more efficient worker when I take part in film and television works.