The driving force behind progress is understanding through communication. While experiences in life have shaped and defined us individually, there is an obvious desire to connect.As a psychology major at the Georgia Institute of Technology, I have built this understanding through projects targeted at comprehending individuals within different environments (work, school, and home). This research has allowed me to discuss bigger actors behind interactions with our environment and each other. This has offered me insight into forming meaningful relationships built on a basis of mutual understanding through effortful discourse.Above all things, my time in college has taught me that the complexities of our underlying motives hold us back more than our motives themselves. I am excited to leverage and apply these insights across diverse sectors to contribute my knowledge and skills to any professional setting.