Post 01: Introduction

    My name is Savannah Caudillo and my pronouns are she/her. I'm from Macon, Georgia but currently reside in Bonaire, Georgia. I come to MGA as a 2022 Veterans High School graduate. I'm a freshman Biology major who hopes to go to medical school (possibly Mercer University School of Medicine) one day. I aspire to be a surgeon, with plans to generalize then specialize. From this course, I hope to receive educated critique on my writing. I'm an avid reader and consider myself a good writer as a result, but my philosophy is always self-improvement, and so I'm excited to get better. 

    The following is some more information about me. I'm 18 years old, the second eldest of five. I have an older brother and three younger sisters. Videogames are my main hobby, with titles such as Overwatch, Dead by Daylight, the Sims 4, and the Assassin's Creed series (especially Unity) being among my favorites. My main job is full-time as a McDonald's manager and the other, which I'm currently being interviewed for, is as a PRN HMC Screener for Houston Medical. I have a rescue cat named Ruby. She was named after a cat I saw in a shelter when I was younger. My favorite outdoor activity is running, and my favorite color is green.

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  1. keith.hamonJune 9, 2022 at 6:04 AM

    Thanks for the fine intro, Ms. Caudillo, and welcome to the class.

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