In my
blog, I try to discuss different parts of my freshman year of college and ways
to succeed, while incorporating personal experiences and tips that I’ve acquired,
not just from my first few months at college, but over a life time. Though this
blog post may be a little different. For this blog post, I will be answering a series
of questions that talk about myself and different inspirations and values that I
hold.
Listed below
are questions that I’ve decided to answer this week:
1. What is the first creative moment you
remember?
2. Was anyone there is witness or appreciate
it?
One of the first creative moments I
remember as a child was probably writing my first song. Though I was thirteen
and had known nothing of “love” I as if I had lived it all before. I’d write
about a man coming to protect me from all wrong and things along that nature.
My best friend from back home is actually
my neighbor, so we spent all the time in the world together. So, for me, it
comes as no surprise that I wrote this song while I was with her. We wrote of
love we have never felt, and of heartbreak that would appear only in the
scariest of nightmares. But we used to write together and see who came up with
the best song (naturally I always won because I was the older of the two of
us!) And with all of this being said, it is great to experience a creative
moment with a friend, or someone in general, because they can verify that it
really is great.
3. What is the best idea you’ve ever had?
4. What made it great in your mind?
The best idea I’ve ever had… well
this is tricky to narrow it down to one topic. We’ve all experienced a few spontaneous
ideas here and there, but my all-time top would have to be the choice of coming
to college.
For one, in today’s society, it is
hard to get a good job without a college degree. But also, I know the journey
is going to be long and stressful but I know that in the end, I will be happy
with my choice. If I didn’t go to college, I wouldn’t have been so independent
and have made the effort to take control of my own future
And for the last set of questions today:
5. What is the dumbest idea?
6. What made it stupid?
7. Can you connect the dots that led you to
this idea?
Probably one of the dumbest ideas I’ve
had in my life was taking a break from my job at the daycare I had previously
worked at. I loved working there with the children, and since I am going to be
a teacher in the future, it only helps my resume. I originally took a break
because I was applying for school and I was getting stressed with all the
senior school work on top of that. the thing that made it so tough, was the fact
that I couldn’t return when I wanted to because they filled my spot. That was
my favorite job, and I regret that I threw it away.
I’m happy to have shared a little information about myself
with you this week, hope you look forward to more next week J
Although
I have only been saying many of my struggles, I have improved on many of my
other things. I have learned to not skip out on my work because it does add up.
I have completed every assignment I was given because I realized how important
everything was to, not only my grade, but my learning experience. I don’t think
I would retained all the information I was given if I didn’t complete all my
work. This was a mistake I made in high school, and I know I needed to do it
for my grades but I had no idea that my knowledge would increase. 
Two weeks ago, I talked about how I was going to make my
final and several things to include in it. Though it was a long, intensive
process of making the rough draft, I finally figured out some of the things I needed
to do. 
I have always been a nervous test taker. I study as much as I
can, though I can still feel so unprepared. I get clammy, I forget half the
things I studied and I rush through the exam just to have a feeling of slight
relief. 
The first semester of college is coming close to an end. We
have all had to change and morph into a cliché college student just to get the
great grades we were hoping for (stay away to the wee hours of the morning,
spending your downtime studying for tests you feel completely unprepared for
and going to the office hours most professors strongly advise and suggest but
most students end up avoiding.) And if there hasn’t been enough stress already,
finals are about to begin. 
This week, I decided that, my room had too many people in it
and everyone was talking. Though I love having company, I decided that I needed
to get my homework done. So when I went to the student center by myself, I got
food and sat in the couches in the back. Not only is this comfortable, but it
is also secluded from everyone else, so in case I do know someone, there is a
smaller chance of running into them. This was a good place to study and there
was food, it was a win/win situation.
“Love from others, keep me going.” This
was the 6 words that I chose for my memoir after reading Sonia Sotomayor’s
book, “My Beloved World.” I chose these 6 words because I have faced a lot of
struggles in my life and the people around me really help me get through
everything. Without the support and love from my community and friends and
family. I wouldn’t make it through any struggles that I face.
In this first month of school, we have learned concepts that
have taught us how to essentially survive our freshman year. But we have also
learned the ways to succeed our first year. We will face so many new problems
and struggles this year because, so many of us are under a brand new
environment with no one to tell us, or no one to really help us through this,
because everyone around us is new at this. So every article we reading are helping
us make it through the first year successfully
