Hi there! My name is Aletheia Sandley, and I’m a photographer here at Ram Page, which should be a pretty good indicator that I’m not much of a writer, but regardless, it never hurts to do a little writing from time to time. Despite how funny and honestly ridiculous the story may seem, a “surprise” led me to ASU.

 Angelo State wasn’t my first choice. This is due in part to the fact that my brother also attends ASU, and I wasn’t too keen on following him. I very much wanted to be my own person and do something different than what my brother was doing. So I of course applied, but kept my options open, applying to several other colleges, most notably ones that were closer to home. As I started narrowing down my options, it ended up being the two schools that were closest. Then an intrusive thought and a snack changed all that.

I bought myself a Kinder Surprise Egg, uncharacteristically, and waited until I got home to open it and see what toy I had gotten. Wouldn’t you know, there was a tiny little ram inside the egg. That very same toy now sits in my dorm window. To put it simply, I had let a Kinder Egg pick which school I was going to. The egg chose my fate. Funnily enough, my favorite colors are blue and yellow.

As for how I found the Ram Page, my entire family had always been on the more creative side, and I was always encouraged to pursue my interests in the arts, particularly painting and most notably photography. As I got older I went through a lot of hobbies, but the only thing that has stuck has been my passion for the arts. I wanted to avoid having to go back into the customer service industry, which brought me to look for a job I could do on campus. This was of course ideal because of scheduling and I would also be more likely to get a job that would be of a genuine interest to me. 

With my brother having already attended ASU for two years, he of course felt the need to chime in, he had an idea for a job that he thought would be of interest to me. He had mentioned to me that there was a job opening at the Ram Page for a photographer. This was exciting news for me as I had always wanted to pursue photography as a potential career. This was an opportunity to put my skills to actual use, something more than the occasional recreational photoshoot.

In terms of my actual career plans for the future, I can’t say they resemble what my current job choice is. As of the moment that I am writing this, I’m a kinesiology major. Which I’ll go ahead and define for the vast majority of people who don’t know what that is. 

Kinesiology, to put it simply, is the general study of human movement and exercise. It covers a broad range of sub-disciplines, including biomechanics, exercise science and performing arts. Like anyone majoring in kinesiology, I already have my mind mostly set on what I intend to do with the degree, though my indecisiveness might change that.

My personal career goals are to eventually be a coach and athletic trainer at the collegiate level. Unlike most, I have no intention of rushing this process, I want to experience every little bit of the career choice. If I’m going to be doing the same thing for the rest of my life, I want to make sure that it’s the right thing for me and that I experience the full spectrum of it. I’m one of those weird people that actually likes to learn new things and the process of learning about them, as well.