Meet Me!

       My name is Christina Adame. I was born in Oxnard, CA to Samuel and Maria Adame. I’m the middle child with two brothers and two sisters. As a kid I remember being very shy with people I had just met until I became comfortable. My grandparents assisted my parents significantly in raising my siblings and me. I’m very thankful for that because it allowed me to learn Spanish since my grandparents were only Spanish speaking. I graduated from Channel Islands High School in 2005. During high school I did normal teen things while always keeping my grades up. I got really into music so I bought a drum set with the money I saved up from working at Subway. With the help from a friend I learned to play them. Soon after I graduated, I bought a car and began to work as a technician for Imation Corporation to pay it off. While working here I adopted a puppy and named him Ernie Ball, after Ernie Ball guitar strings. The minute I made my last payment on my car I left my job to start attending Ventura College full time. I was the first of my siblings to attend college and graduate high school. I started attending VC in 2007 and graduated with my A.S. in 2009. After that I had not considered transferring to another school so I looked for work. I was luckily finally able to move out of my parent’s home in 2011. In spring of 2012 I decided to go back to school to take the remaining necessary classes to transfer to a four year school. I also decided to start taking better care of my teeth this year and got braces.

            I currently work at Maxim Companion Services as their Personnel Coordinator. I have the greatest boss and I find my job super beneficial to my career. I rent a duplex out with a few roommates and 3 of my pets. I’m taking statistics and this English composition class to complete some of the requirements I need to transfer to a four year school. My typical week days consist of work, visiting with family, maintaining my home, walking Ernie, bills, orthodontic visits, homework, and school. On the weekends I do enjoy spending time with friends, playing music, shopping, having an occasional drink, attending concerts, and doing spontaneous things when I can afford it.

            As soon as I reach my transfer requirements I plan to transfer to Cal State LA that is if I get accepted. I would like to acquire my Bachelor’s in Human Resource Management. I plan on keeping my job at Maxim until I reach my bachelors then hopefully pursue something a little more challenging. I’m counting off the units for that goal and counting off the months to when I will finally be able to get my braces off. It’s definitely hard to tell further then the next 5 years, as to where I would like to be, but I would definitely love to have a career in human resources.