Curiosity- I would describe myself as rather naturally curious, I’m always curious about the

customs of other peoples not like myself, and learning is something I generally find interesting. I

often find myself doing research about anything that piques my interest.

Openness- I am very open. I think it’s important to keep in mind that the only thing we truly

know, is that we know nothing. We can very easily have different and equally valid ways of

viewing the world, or if one view is better or more valid, what’s to say that I hold that view, if I

do not first open myself up to thinking about something differently. It is important to be able to

keep in mind multiple perspectives.

Engagement- This has varied generally, but I would often describe myself as invested in

learning, though I’ve also been mostly studying that which appeals to me, I can’ be completely

certain of my engagement if the subject is something I have no interest in.

Creativity- I do not believe I am well equipped to view my own creativity. If I had to say, I

would not say I am particularly creative, but I have been able to do things in rhyme, and I view

writing as still being a visual medium and it is important to keep in mind how you want the text

itself to appear.

Persistence- This is my weakest area I feel like, though I imagine I’m probably wrong. While I

can write for long periods, I often end up taking breaks in between, and sometimes quite long

ones. That said, I haven’t ever been late with a paper of any sort, so I would say I’m persistent

enough, but only just.

Responsibility- I was fortunate enough I think to generally be in a position and mind set to take

ownership of my own actions, and the consequences of such. That said, I’m not completely
certain where I’d stand on this, I’d probably have to self-reflect a bit more, but I don’t think I’ve

been in such a situation to really dig into that.

Flexibility- I have generally been able to adapt my writing for whatever I have been attempting.

That said, I can be sometimes set in a single perspective when problem solving, and so I think

this is something I need to work on, despite my complimenting myself just now.

Metacognition- I would say I’m generally fine on that, if nothing else. I’m very aware of my own

lack of experiences, and how little of the world I have seen. How little time I’ve experienced. I

know I am limited by my perspective in relative shelter. Relative wealth. I live in a country with

little to no interest to anything outside itself. I don’t believe I or my culture has particularly the

“best” anything. Writing the rest of this, I always had a nagging feeling that I was being a bit too

positive on various points, and to this, I’m not sure what I’ve written is completely accurate. But

if nothing else, I think I can safely say that I am able to reflect on my own thinking.