I have already done everything
that needed to do to get my degree.
Well, I’m almost done with the requirements because I’m taking my last
three classes, in order for me to graduate in December. When, I started my
freshman year, I thought I knew what I wanted to do with my life. So, I started
taking my prerequisite classes for nursing. I pretty much took all the classes
but two years ago that I was taking microbiology; I realized that nursing wasn’t
for me. I felt, that I had wasted four years of my college career and it took me
a while to change my major. Luckily, my minor was Early Childhood and I was
taking some Child Development classes. As you can guess I changed my major to
Child Development. I was very happy with my decision. Throughout my college
career I have had volunteer at the YES house and I have done tons of community
service non-related to school. I did two semesters with Hand-Hand and I plan to
go back! Hand-n-Hand takes foster kids to field trips or we just do fun stuff
with them for about 3-5 hours. I also work at the Children Center and I love
it. Another thing is that when I became part of my sorority I became busier and
it was hard to balance school, work and my sorority.
I’m from LA area and it was hard
to be far away. There were times that I blame myself for been so far because my
family won’t give me any bad news. One of the things that I constantly struggle
with is writing papers. So I had to push myself to get a tutor. One of the
things that I don’t like to do is ask for help but I have learned to do it.
Another thing that I had to learn is time management. I don’t like when things
come up but I always try to find a way out and that why I resist making any
plans.
I think that I have done both
things, I been in positions where I have been along the ride and there are
times where I have taken the wheel. Of course, most of the time I have the
control for my education. Once, I’m done with school I look forward to get a
job with Head Start or Family Ties. I’m pretty sure that wherever I go will use
what I learn in my classes.
I won’t be afraid to comment on
other people blogs. Will respect what my classmates say and have an open mind.
Meet my dog Mickey
Hi Esperansa,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading about your change in majors and the challenges you face with time management (a common challeng) and being away from your family. That is very hard for a young person but also a very good learning and growing experience. Are you planning on going back after you graduate or do you plan to stay up here? It must be exciting to be getting so close to graduation. I bet you're looking forward to starting your working career without having classes to content with also. I admire your committment to your goal and look forward to hearing from you as we progress in this course.
Thank you! I want to stay here withing the community, I think I'm not ready to go back home, at least not yet. If it comes to worse like not having a place to live or a job then I'll go back home. I'm a little nervous about just working and not having to do any school work.
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