Introduction

Hi everyone and welcome! My name is Ana Thornton and this is my weekly blog for the ‘Communication in the Sciences’ paper with Massey University. I am looking forward to writing and discussing about topics related to this paper and also to explore other science related themes and I hope that we can exchange some exciting and useful information.

I am 33 years old, originally from Brazil, and just recently relocated back to New Zealand with my husband and son after living in Australia for seven years. For over ten years I have worked in the Food Manufacturing Industry in Supply Chain and Customer Service. However, for quite some time, I have been contemplating a career change and also the idea of going back to university to do a Bachelor of Science. After doing some research of New Zealand’s universities, I found out that Massey University has very good programs via distance learning which is ideal for me. So, I decided to take on the challenge and so I enrolled myself with Massey.

I have just started my Bachelor of Science, with Biological Sciences as my major and Environmental Sciences as my minor. For many years I have wanted to study a program in biology and I have a genuine interest in the environment and conservation. For that reason, I want to pursue a career in this area and will be doing my best to complete my degree with good results and to absorb as much knowledge and skills as I can from my studies.

Communication in the Sciences is the very first paper of my program with Massey. I believe it will be of great benefit to me and an excellent start to my studies. I have good communication skills that I acquired over the years from working experiences, but since English is my second language, I do not dominate the grammar completely. Therefore, I expect that this course will give me the tools to help me improve my writing skills and also to develop the abilities of writing and communicating efficiently, concisely, and correctly in the Science world.