Describing myself has always been a challenge for me. Ask me to describe the plot of my favorite movie? Done. Ask me to describe the way the cheeze oozes out of pasta noodles? Easy! Ask me to describe myself, oh boy... that's a tough one. I guess we can start with basics.
My name is Stacy Aguilar, and I am 18 years old. Currently, I am a Macaulay Honors student at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. I am majoring in Forensic Psychology, and minoring in Chemistry. I chose to major in Forensic Psychology because A) my obsession with Investigation Discovery B)it's the perfect cross between psychology and the criminal justice system. I've always been 
interested in learning about the brain and behavior. With the help of Dr.Jillian Grose-Fifer, I've recently become involved in psychology research. Although I can't say much, right now we are looking at personality traits and their relationship to academic success. Being introduced to the world of research and tedious data collecting, has made me even more excited about my major! The two disciplines might seem like an odd combination: forensic psychology and chemistry. I decided that I not only want to understand the world in terms of behavior, but also I want to learn about the world on the micro level.
I am a member Latin American Student Organization, a club that allows me to learn about my Hispanic culture and become a part of an empowering Latino community. Although I was born in America, my parents are from 
Ecuador and I've always been proud of where I come from! I am also on the Student Council Street Council street team, which means I’m responsible for promoting different events at school. As you can tell being involved on campus is something that is very important to me.
More randomness: I love watching TED talks. No seriously, I binge watch them like people watch episodes of their favorite show on Netflix. I love seeing amazing thinkers and doers share their ideas with the world on pretty much everything from science, 
love, media, relationships, psychology, etc... most under fifteen minutes! Knowledge is meant to be shared not hoarded. I mean what is the purpose of having great ideas if you can't communicate them? One of my greatest ambitions in life is to have my own TED talk, I'll make it happen one day. My two favorite TED talks are Brene Brown's "Power of Vulnerability" and Sarah Kay's "If I should have a daughter."
I'm also passionate about fitness and health. I love finding ways to stay active,
whether that be going for a run or killing a workout at the gym. Those exercise "high" endorphins are addiciting. Living an active life has taught me discipline and self-motivation. It has shown me the importance of physical/mental health.
Being as my ePortfolio is about media and it's affects, It should come to no surprise that I use social media frequently (although not as much as I did before). I like going on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest and I even create Youtube videos!
Images:
http://naturemoms.com/blog/2011/06/22/eco-friendly-gym-gear/
http://myforensicscareer.com/forensic-psychology/
http://graafix.blogspot.com/2012/11/flag-of-ecuador-flags.html