Assignment #1 for my Comm Skills Class

My name is Gabriella ;

If sleeping was in the Olympics, I would take the gold medal ;

On a scale of 1 - 10 of my current communication skills, I would say that I'm a 5.

.. This is because I'm quite shy & I hate people. The reason that I hate people is because within the first 5 seconds of meeting a person, most people, especially in this country (Trinidad), form a prejudice for no reason against that person and I really hate that.

 It's like they're judging you when they don't even know your first name.

My mom says that my problem is that I look intimidating and that I usually mumble my words. Its almost as though I put up this big wall to keep people from talking to me, just because I know for a fact that the majority of them are already wondering why I may seem so antisocial and awkward. My statement is not even an assumption; I have already had encounters where persons randomly come up to me and ask me why I'm antisocial and prefer to be alone by myself in a corner.

My solution to all this nonsense? Simple - Get out of this country ASAP.

.. I'm serious though. I have been to other places outside of Trinidad, including Japan. It's funny though; even though I had to communicate with my hands to the Japanese, they were much friendlier than Trinidadians.


However, if that plan fails, I can just plaster my fake smile and try to talk to others without trying to seem pretentious, ostentatious or creepy as I usually try to do.