My name is Cole Forrer, I am a freshman and commute from my home in McLean to George Mason, though I did live on campus first semester. I have an older brother at Penn State and a younger brother who is still in high school. My interests in high school were primarily grounded in video games and socializing with my friends, as well as obtaining my Eagle Scout badge as I had been involved in scouting since an early age and wanted to see it all the way through. These days I mostly just socialize with my friends in my free time because I focus the other parts on school and work.

Like most people I use the internet to stay in contact with friends and family, as well as educate myself on current events through news sources and the like. I don’t think I would have made it through high school if I hadn’t had a computer since so many aspects of education these days are based on computers and technology, so I use technology for academic purposes as well. Finally, I use technology for my own personal entertainment and often read fiction and nonfiction writing that I find interesting, as well as find TV, movies, and music that is either free or that I don’t want to pay for.

I look forward to this semester in HIST 390 and hope to learn about how to better utilize technology and also learn how it has shaped the world.