The Secret Language of Comics

I chose this image of a box with old baseballs, a check, and some empty space because I believe it symbolizes some of the most important parts of myself. Academically, I believe the empty space within the box represents my openness to unique perspectives, ideas, and stories that we will read in this class. I chose baseball because sports and fitness are large parts of my identity as I love to work out and play various sports with friends in my free time. Finally, the check represents my interest in business as it is my intended major.
One difficulty I had in making my avatar was finding a photo that symbolizes both academic and personal interests. I wanted to use an avatar that would not be forcing the two ideas but would naturally allow both to be symbolized. Additionally, I had difficulty with figuring out how to add it to the website. This was due to trying to understand how to use my new Computer with a different operating system.

The image shown is the avatar I have created for this course. My avatar is an illustration I made a while ago of a Sanrio character named Pochacco raising his eyebrow suspiciously. I chose this as my avatar because Sanrio was a huge part of my childhood. From backpacks to water bottles, almost everything I owned had some sort of Sanrio character plastered on it. In terms of the photo editing, I struggled with adding my name to the image. In order to achieve the final product, I had to rely on an application called Picsart instead of Pixlr.

In many ways, this picture captures who I am as a person and what my interests are. This picture depicts many family-sized boats docked in a harbor, which relates to me very well because my parents have a lake house up in North Georgia, which we visit often in the warmer months. I also like to consider Lake House my happy place, as I have tons of fun up there and have incredible bonding time with my family and friends. In addition, this photo also represents nature and being outside, which is another aspect of life that I enjoy. Whether it be playing sports or going on hikes, I love any activity that involves the outdoors. Water and boats also play a significant role in the picture, which signifies the sense of travel, which is a fun and important part of my life. My family likes to go on one “unique” vacation every year, where we explore new world places. Some recent sites we have explored include Spain, Paris, the Bahamas, Canada, the Netherlands, etc. Traveling is exciting because we can explore the world’s cultures and see how people go about their day.

Picture Credits: Photo by Tolga Ulkan on Unsplash

I obtained picture from Creative Commons licensed site: Flickr