Where I’m From, Where I’m going

Other than a student, I am also the son of a pair of immigrants. Due to this, I feel obligated to adhere to my Chinese heritage while trying to fit into the American world here. There has been some racism in my past due to the area I live in, this has led me to become a bit more reserved when it comes to meeting new people or trying new things, but I feel like I am starting to try and be more outgoing. Being Chinese, family is very important. Family is one of the more important aspects in the Chinese culture. I try to go home everyday to eat dinner with my family. The nights that I’m not home for dinner are usually reserved for special occasions like birthdays or parties.

I expect that in college, everything will be at least a little harder. I expect more work, but also more time to do the work. So far, this has been true. Also, I expect to learn more and to change certain behaviors and bad habits in the past. I hope to become more organized and focused. I hope that I will do well in the first semester. Back in high school, I was off to a bad start, I regretted it for the other three years I was there. However, I feel like my lack of organization and my bad habits will get into my way. Also, I have been concerned about the tests since I haven’t taken any yet. That will change by Monday though. Hopefully not all the stressful events will be crammed into 1 week again.

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One Response to “Where I’m From, Where I’m going”

  1. Justin Says:
    October 28th, 2010 at 11:43 am

    Kevin,

    You have a tremendous relationship with your family, and I encourage you to keep that up. Family is extremely important, and I would trace so many of the problems we face today back to the decline of family and family values. It’ll be interesting to see what role your family has in your experience here at Baruch.

    Your predictions about college are definitely accurate, namely more work, but more free time. College is in some ways easier than high school and in some ways harder. But regardless, we should dedicate some time to ourselves, towards relaxing, making friends, and developing our character. By your journal entry it seems that you recognize this well, and so I simply wish you the best in your academic and personal endeavors in the years to come.