Personal Narrative
My name is Tamera Bowyer and I have always had an interest in communication since the early age of three years old, instead of playing right outside like my mother told me to, I was going door to door in my neighborhood asking anyone who would answer, “Do you have any kids to play with”? My questions didn’t stop there because if I received a no answer I would then ask; “do any kids ever visit you? Or “do you want to play”? Early on in life I was always interested in people and why they are different and similar plus I always enjoyed a good conversation.
I am a native born and raised in Arizona but I have lived in other places such as San Francisco, California, Colorado and Washington State. I am a mixed race consisting of San Carlos Apache, African American and Cherokee Indian. I am a 28 year old single mother who is divorced and many people see these characteristic as a negative but to me those are my strengths. Being a single parent helps keep me focused and motivated in a achieving my goals not only for myself but for my daughter. My daughter is six years old and her name is Allaria and she keeps me on my toes on a daily basis teaches me how to be patient and understanding, helps to develop my listening skills and the importance of having an open mind. I try to set an example for her and I am constantly evaluating and re-evaluating myself so that I can be a good role model for her. When you get a divorce there are many valuable things you can take away from this situation. In looking at the positive I learned how to take a stance and stand up for myself and now I no longer tolerate any type of abuse to myself and others, regardless if I know the person or not. I have overcome numerous traumatic life changing events in my life and with each one I overcome I take a step closer to being a better person.
One person who I have always looked up to is my mother; she is a very strong woman who always seems to have the right answers. My mother always tried to instill a strong set of morals and values in me. My mom opened my eyes in so many different ways in seeing goals for myself and to think outside the box. My mom taught me not to be a victim in life because bad things will happen though out our lives whether we are ready for them or not. We can choose to crumble under the pressure of life or we can take a stand and choose to pick up the pieces and keep moving forward. I am not the type of person who can just sit at a desk all day I need to be involved with the people and helping them resolve issues and help them to have a better day. In the future I hope that I will have a job that I will enjoy and allows me to really make a difference in lives of others around me.
Learning Experience:
In the beginning when I had first started school; my major was photography because I really love taking pictures I thought I was destine to be a Photographer. I really loved taking picture and coming up with creative concepts and going to the dark room to develop my film in anticipation, it was stimulating and fun at the same time. To me I felt that the whole process was very soothing but at the same time exciting, to me it was a good way to relive stress and unwind. When I started to go to art school in San Francisco the instructors treated you as if you were a working photographer and I found out that line of work wasn’t for me. I loved photograph and thought it was fun but when it came down to it photography was more of a hobby and I just wasn’t passionate enough to pursue it as a career. I then set out to find what I really like to do in life and what I have a passion for, so when times get tough and stressful I won’t fizzle out like I did with photography, I will stay persistent and preserve.
