Introduction

Hello everybody, my name is Reynaldo Castaneda and I am a freshman year student at ASU that hails from the small town of Parker, Arizona. I am a student of the College of Liberal Arts and Science who is majoring in Linguistics. I grew up in a small town of 4,000 people. This town was located next to the Colorado River and near a small Native American reservation community. Yes, I actually grew up with real “mom and pop stores”. There wasn’t a presence of a Wal-Mart, Starbucks, or much of that manner until this past year.

While scrolling for a CS general requirement class I stumbled upon this CPI 101. The title of the class caught my attention; the description seemed to be very interesting and relevant to the future which made me confident about my choice. One thing that I been told that is unique about me is the way I read. When reading a book, novel, or story, I’ve been told that I switch demeanor and act out in voices and demonstrate varied facial expressions as if reading a book to a toddler. My friends say its fine when you’re reading book to a 3year old ,but when we are reading things or telling stories I get too “into it”.