Hi everyone! My name is Samantha Rojas, I use she/her/hers pronouns. I was born and raised in Park Slope, Brooklyn and still reside here to this day. Although I was born and raised in this country, my family is originally from Mexico and immigrated here in the late 80’s. This semester will be my last semester at BMCC and I will be obtaining my Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts. After I graduate I will be transferring to FIT where I will pursue obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising and Marketing, since my dream is to become a Marketing Executive one day. I enjoy traveling the world, especially with loved ones, making memories and soaking in different cultures. My favorite trip so far has been Tokyo, Japan! The food, people, and overall environment was something I had always dreamed to experience and I’m so glad that I did. I have also traveled to Paris, Amsterdam, Cuba, Jamaica, and have just recently returned from a holiday trip to London and Manchester. I also enjoy reading magazines and watching films whenever I have the chance to. Fashion and travel magazines are mainly my favorites when it comes to magazines, but when it comes to books I enjoy reading horror and thrillers (some of my favorite authors include Stephen King and Gillan Flynn). I presently work and have worked for the New York City Department of Education as a teaching assistant since 2016. In this role, I have learned how to organize, plan, and execute lessons for smaller groups of children that require extra one-to-one support. Although I am a teaching assistant, I have many of the same obligations a teacher has.  A few of these responsibilities include overseeing plans, teaching mini-lessons, sitting in on IEP meetings, and assisting with translations and PTA presentations. Since I am a fluent Spanish speaker, I was also given a long-term substitute position for the 2020-2021 school year in a first-grade dual language classroom where I taught a full class on my own. Although I love working with children and have learned so much, my passion is in marketing. Since I completed all my required courses and now had the liberty to choose any course I wanted as an elective, I was excited to see this course being offered. Although I enjoy reading articles on gender and women’s studies, I would love to delve deeper into how gender affects our lives on a daily basis. For right now, I don’t have any suggestions for films or books, but if I happen to come by anything, I will be sure to share!