Introduction Speech

My name is Jorge Avino.  I am 31 years old and have a seven year old daughter and a two year old son.  Their names are Katerina and Jorge, respectively.  I was born and raised in Miami, Florida.  My dad is Cuban and my mom is Spanish.  I attended a college prep school in Miami called Belen Jesuit Preparatory School and graduated in 1995.  After graduation I attended Miami Dade Community College for one year and then decided that I wasn’t ready for college yet.  I left school and joined the U.S. Army.  In the Army I was a paratrooper and was deployed to Afghanistan on September 26, 2001 (yes, 14 days after 9/11).  I quickly realized that this was not the life I wanted.  I had grown quite fond of my daughter (she was born on July 30, 2001) and didn’t want to risk missing out on her life.  When my time was up in 2003, I did not re-list and decided to rejoin the workforce.  I went back home to Miami and I spent the next year working at a storage facility.  Around this time my fiancés grandfather (who lives in Pensacola) had a massive heart attack so we decided to come to Pensacola for a few months to help him out.  Well, life happens and we ended up staying.  I began to work for Pensacola Motorsports in early 2005.  During my time there I decided to get my real estate license and was successful.  Shortly after getting my license, however, I was laid off and that’s how I ended up in school again.  I am obsessed with sharks and if not for my pathetic math skills I would pursue a degree in marine biology.  This isn’t possible though so I am instead pursuing a career in law; I decided that if I can’t study sharks, I’ll just be one.  Haha!  As far as sustainability is concerned, I always thought that it was the ability for something to maintain itself at equilibrium or close to it for an indefinite period of time.  Whether I am right or wrong, I don’t know.  I guess I’ll find out soon enough, though.  So this is me and now you know.  I am a true believer that if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything (as cliché as it may sound).  I know that this class will aid me in my future plans to be an attorney and I am sure that it will benefit each and every one of you regardless of your career choice, as it is impossible to live in this life without ever having to communicate with anybody.