Hello, My name is Marek Klepadlo. I am eighteen years old and i love to do sports, work out, and just hang out with my friends. I am also a ballroom dancer. I have been dancing since the age of seven and I have three national titles. I travel all over the United States as well as some other countries to compete against the best dancers in the world. This is not only a hobby it is also my job. I am a dance instructor in flushing. The best thing is that i love my job, i get paid very well and i teach what i love to do. In the future i plan to continue my career as a professional dancer.
My top three concerns for freshman year are time managment, grades, and freedom. Time is very important for me because as a dancer, i have a busy schedule. I need to practice with my partner every single day, work, as well as obviously go to school and do homework. I am scared i will have trouble managing my time and in consequence get less sleep :-/. My grades are my second concern because i was never the most studious person. I know that now i really have to focus on school work because college is a big deal. This determines my ultimate future. And once again, this is going to take time off for me to work on studying and homework. Lastly freedom is a concern for me because i don’t just want to be working hard in school and dance i would like to have a life too. I want to still be able to have time to hang out with my friends go out to the movies and just chill. I am hoping everything will work out for me…
I honestly think college is much easier than high school because you are not babied by your teachers and its a bit better organized. I never have the same class one day after another helping me to organize my studying. From what high school teachers kept telling us, i believe that college is overrated… But otherwise my college exprience so far has been very good. I met some really cool people and the atmosphere is very alive.
I think that college will change me in a positive way by helping me take on more of my own responsibilities and grow as an adult. Hopefully it will also lead me to a great career and good money. One other way that it will change me is that i will have new friends and hopefully stay close to them after i leave college.
-Marek Klepadlo 🙂
