That Time Again!

Hello everybody! It has been a while since I last posted and a lot has happened over the past couple of months. Now the semester is almost over and final papers and tests are coming up. It feels like I started going to classes a month ago and now they are almost finished. I've been in a rut for a while so (through the advice of others) decided to start back up with this blog and my personal development. Its time to put my nose to the grindstone and work hard to make myself better. I've started to work on my Day Zero Project again and trying to create better habits. Life is an adventure and we must take advantage of all the opportunities we have to experience it to the best of our abilities. So for all those who are about finish up with school,  good luck with all your finals and tests and papers. I know how annoying they can be and how tempting it can be to procrastinate, but it has to get done so just start doing it. And the feeling of being done with everything makes all the work worth the effort. Until next time, here's to life!

Perspectives And Coming Out Ahead

Yesterday I realized that I had been at Fordham for a month, which to most people would not mean much. But I only lasted a month at Dickinson before returning home. This goes to show how much a different perspective can make. When I went to Dickinson, I was full of anxiety, slightly depressed, and not confident enough in my own self to succeed. As a result, I ended up going home to figure some things out. Life did not make much sense to me and I wasn't sure where I was going to go from there. I always thought I would travel along the typical path of going to college after high school, getting a degree, and then getting a job. With this wrench thrown in my plans, I started to learn more about myself, especially in the past six/seven months. I grew in mind, spirit, and body, which has enabled me to get to where I am now. When I first came to Fordham for orientation, I was nervous. I did not want a repeat of what happened my first attempt at college. There were some nights in the beginning that were hard and I felt like I didn't know what to do. But little by little I started to make friends, get more involved, and now I feel like I am at home here. The change I have gone through in a year and a half amazes me because I never would have thought I could go from such a low point in my life to such a high. When I first got back home from Dickinson, I often laid in my bed thinking that there wasn't anywhere to go with my life. But now I know that it is possible to bounce back from anything. It is all up to you as an individual to make life worth living. Thank you to all my family and friends for sticking by me through the tough times and helping me out. Now I am ready to conquer any challenge ahead of me and am excited to see what is in store. So my friends, here's to life!

The Next Step

I survived the first week! To people who are not necessarily that close to me won't understand why, but this is big step for me. I love my classes and I've managed to make some good friends, which I always thought might be difficult. I finished another book on my way to 100 in 1001 days. Titled, More With Less, it was about the state of humanitarianism and what needs to be done to prepare for disasters, both natural and man-made. There are many different ways that people can help and I think the important thing is to not only focus on the initial recovery stage and on the restoration and preparation stages which would alleviate the stress which would result from the disasters. Everyone needs to do their share in order to make the world a better place.

Chapter X

This is it. Today I moved into my dorm at Fordham where I will earn my Bachelors degree. In what, I'm not quite sure yet, but I plan to finish here. For a while it felt like nothing was happening, but over the past few days it has become increasingly real and now I am here. I do not know what this experience will have in store and I am excited to see what will happen. Since the last time I went away to college, my life has changed immensely. I feel more capable of rising above difficulties that may come up. I am excitedly nervous for what is going to happen. Here's to life my friends!