Author Archives: Frank Julca

I was all over the place in what was going to be my major, but now that I have taken the assessment test I am a little more sure about what I am going to do. Still, I am not once hundred percent sure. The tests told me that I was interested in Arts and Social matters, something that I already knew, but also told me that I am not very realistic, so I have to consider that. I have been having the doubt of whether or not Journalism and Psychology were good major, and now that the assessment test have told me that they are both good for me, i am going to have a less hard time deciding which one of them to pick. What I also liked is that the tests give you job option. It said that I should be a broadcaster, something I can definitely see myself doing, or a career counselor, something i am interested about to. Choreographer was another option, but I have no idea how the test got that, since I do not know how to dance and they did not ask me that. Still, I am happy I took the tests, they were very accurate and gave me the responds i already knew, kind of.

The Mishkin art gallery was interesting. I was aware of the existence of the gallery because many of my friends told me, but I did not visit it until I had to, because of this assignment. I liked many of the pictures but I did not find anything interesting or unique  about them, of course that does not mean they were not beautiful, but I do not have a very good sense of judgement in paintings, I prefer music or motion pictures. Still, it is amazing to think of the talent of the painters, especially Zhang Hui, I do not remember the name of the painting but the amount of time and dedication that painting must have taken, just to think about it, it’s amazing. The details in every picture are overwhelming and amazing, I cannot imagine myself taking the time and having the patience to paint like that, and even if I wanted to I do not have the talent. Visiting the gallery opened my eyes in many ways because I used to think paintings were rushed and did not take time, but now that I saw it up close it was amazing to see the characteristics and shapes of the images.

The Health and Wellness Enrichment workshop was very informative. I have already been to many of the meditation sessions Megan gives, but I have never known that many factors can influence stress as we go along college. I personally have struggled with anxiety my whole life and being able to accept that had helped me a lot. I did not know you could do little relaxation exercises while you are in the class or in the bus. Knowing the different factors of stress and what it can lead to is making me think about my methods of study and also how much I give to my college experience. Just breathing and relaxing can liberate you from the inevitable pressure of the homework and midterms, so yes, it was very helpful.

There’s a comedy show on HBO called “Girls” and the first time I watched it I did not know what to think. It portraits this woman named Hannah who finished college two years ago and now is trying to figure out what is going to be her next step. What I mean when I say I did not know what to think is that in the first episode there is an anal sex scene pretty real but still funny. By the third episode the sex scenes just got worst but for some reason I could not stop watching it. What is so original about the show is that not only has A-class writing but also shows sex among young people as what it really is, not a sexy, formulated action but the inexperienced, weird and sometimes unhygienic mess it really is. But I do have a problem with it. I have all this girl friends who have told me the show is not just empowering but a portrait of the reality of many girls living in New York. I have a sister who is fifteen years old and I would not like her having sex with random guys or snorting cocaine while dancing a song called “I love it”. Even though the show clearly explores the universal idea of getting into the real world after being supported financially and emotionally by your parents, and even though I celebrate Hannah’s behavior, I would never want my sister to do the same life choices. That is why I have not recommended the show to her and I practically watch it in secret.