Dear Reader Letter

Hello my name is Steve I am originally from England but I had previously lived in British Columbia for about a year and a half before I moved to Washington State since October 2009. After leaving high school in 2007 I attended West Cheshire College doing a BTEC in Interactive Media Design so I am a trained 3D computer graphic modeller. I enjoy audio books since hearing somebody tell a show seems a better way than reading a story. At least when listing to a story it has the advantage of being able to do thinks like drive or exercise. I have always disliked writing in nearly all forms because why would you want to write down about life when you could be out there living it. I have rarely written anything other than the bare minimum for school since I hate writing. The college in the UK had already focused on the specific skills and talents that I would need to be completely successful in the chosen career therefore I did not need to study English anymore which was a win for hating writing. Even though I do not see the point of having to take English class again, I have taken English to complete the educational goals that I need to get my degree in Fire Science and to become a trained fireman at Everett Community College.
My writing skills have always been in my ability to use my imagination to develop ideas when I have the right rationale to do so. My skills in writing in complete sentences have vastly improved now I understand the methods of creating and joining main clauses including the proper use of grammar and punctuation. I credit this improvement to the increase of motivation for writing; since, I want to be a fireman and at this college I need to have excellent English skills for the technical degree as a fireman.
The work I have decided to showcase on this portfolio is from English 97. The major writing assessments titled “The Paradise of Desenzano del Garda”, “Leaving the United Kingdom” “The Master Class to the Art of Driving like an Idiot” as well as the journal “Why I Want to be a Fireman” are included in my portfolio. The first writing task I did will show the growth in the last 2 months in English 97. In total there are five pieces of work.
I believe everyone has a group of stories that make up their life but even when life takes a different path you have to remember that with the end of one story there is a beginning of another. I hope you enjoy a few chosen stories of my life.

Thanks Steve.