Introduction- Michael Godwin

         

         


Hey everyone! My name is Michael Godwin and I am a 4th year History major. I am planning on becoming a High School History teacher. I am a mixed-race, half Anglo-American and half Mexican-American so I live with two different cultures and languages. I grew up here in Southern California moving between Corona and Riverside. My father is an Anglo American English High School teacher as well as a part-time English professor, while my mother is from Mexico and is a Spanish professor. I decided to pursue history because I have always been interested in ancient civilizations and important historical events and figures throughout different cultures and societies. Also I watched a lot of Indiana Jones growing up and that made me interested in archeology and artifacts of past civilizations. I also became very interested in environmental issues and climate change during high school when I took an environmental science class, and I have been very interested in learning more about environmental issues around the world ever since. 

Some interests and hobbies that I have besides history are music and basketball. I am the vocalist and one of the guitar players for a rock band called General Ed. (https://linktr.ee/generaledband) which I started with my brother who also plays guitar. We have released some original music on streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music and we are still making new music. I consider music to be one of my passions and playing shows and making original songs with my brother and the rest of my band keeps my life as a full time student more eventful and creative. I am also a huge basketball fan since I grew up playing basketball since I was about 4 years old and I am a big Lakers fan. 



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  1. David BiggsJanuary 19, 2021 at 10:10 AM

    cool! checked out the 'gram on General Ed. write any songs about NATURE??? :)

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