That’s a very good question. How did I get here?
A lot of things have shaped who I am. I can’t pinpoint one experience that made me who I am, but I suppose my trip to Ecuador in the summer of 2017 was one to remember. I had a lot of fun exploring the lands of my ancestors while also understanding the privilege I had by simply living in the United States. It gets a little surreal knowing that you could have been born anywhere in this world, and you won the freakin lottery by being born here. My relatives don’t live the same life of luxury that I do, even though they work just as hard, if not harder than us. They don’t live in the land of opportunity, so they won’t get to enjoy all of the fruits of their labor.
So, where am I going from here?
As a college student, I hope to continue my academic successes from high school and develop solid study habits as well. I hope to obtain a 3.6 GPA for my first semester and simultaneously not kill my social life. So far, I’m having a sort of imbalance in terms of how much time I’m dedicating towards work and play. I’m not having a hard time being social, but it takes away from the time I need for studying. It’s a habit I picked up in the second half of my junior year, and it’s been hard to shake. I’m hoping that in the same way that I developed these bad habits, I can also learn to create good ones through practice and patience.
Hopefully during my next check-in I’ve got more positive things to talk about.
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Ecuador must’ve been such a beautiful experience!! I think it’s such a fascinating country, I’d love to go one day.
As for your concerns, I share them as well, balancing school and social life is hard, but hopefully we’ll learn to adjust!
You actually had a lot of positive things to talk about in this entry. You spoke about the things you wanted to change in your life right now and the goals you want to reach. There is also the beginning where you mentioned just how lucky we are to be able to live in America, where we do not really have to work as hard to live as comfortably we do now. These are all things that can be seen as good motivators for yourself.
Piggybacking mostly off of what Brian stated, you do mention a lot of positive things and in a tough, and grueling transition, such as the one we are going through currently, it is important to not only remain rooted within your culture, but remain optimistic as well. As per the whole part about balancing social life and grades, it’s tough. Coming out of high school where, in comparison, we were granted a bit more social freedom than we do in college, it becomes a bit more cumbersome to find the perfect balance between social life and school work and studying. With that, your entry is incredibly relatable and I’m happy to see you remain optimistic about your future.
I loved your paragraph on Ecuador, and how some in others country have to work harder and don’t even get the same luxuries we do. What we see as normality, like education, technology (having the latest smartphones and such), and somewhat tranquil lifestyles (little exposure to violence), are most likely luxuries in other countries. We take things for granted, thanks for reminding me.