The group of people that I feel like I belong to is my church organization group. I've been involve in it since my family and I came to United States. When we first landed in Omaha, Nebraska, we didn't have a place to stay and we didn't know where to go. The church community organizers took their time to find us a house. The house was old and the furnitures were used, but we accepted because it's better than nothing. We stayed in that house for almost a year and than we moved to a different neighborhood.
The community really did helped us and they still helping out others that are in need. I keep a closs contact with the people in the community. I'm involve in church choir, church youth/ dance crew. Our dance crew dance only on holidays. My community had helped me and I'm here to help them out as well. My next big step to take is to teach sunday school student and to join Bible studies group. So I relate to the students who are involve in the church activites.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Personal Statement
School had always been the hardest thing in my life. My parents are the kind of parents that are helpful, but in a different way. Not the way I wanted them to be for me. Like for example my dad always say that education comes first. Then in the other hand they both don't care about the classes i'm taking and if I got homework or not. I feel like my mom doesn't care about what I want for me. All she cares about is what she wanted for herself and how she wants things to be her way.
So therefore the person I admire and respect the most is my cousin Alyia. She has made a great impact on my life. She basically grow up like me with parents that doesn't really care about her education that much. So she decided to herself that she wanted a family of her own. She got two sons and two daughters living a happy life with a husband. One thing I like about her is that she likes been independent and live on her own world without anybody controlling her and stoping her from doing what she wanted to do.
Alyia and I have the same personality, but we just don't think a like. She cares more about my education than I do. My cousin is the first person in my life to ask me about my life and what I want to be. The fact that I wanted to be a nurse got her so excited, because that's what she wanted me to be. She told me that its going to be hard, but I should do what I have to do and to never give up no matter what. She will always be there for me for better and for worse. I respected her for what she is and for all the advices she gave me everytime I needed it. She the person in my life that I can really 100% trust.
My major goals that I would like to accomplish within five years or so and to the point where I wanted to be in the next ten years. My goals are to graduate from high school, to attend college of my choice. I would be studying nursing I love working in health care with children and help them feel better. Therefore in ten years from now I see myself as a pediatrics saving babies life and I would open my own health care place. I have plans ahead of me so i'm going to take my cousin Aylia's advice to not give up on anything.
So therefore the person I admire and respect the most is my cousin Alyia. She has made a great impact on my life. She basically grow up like me with parents that doesn't really care about her education that much. So she decided to herself that she wanted a family of her own. She got two sons and two daughters living a happy life with a husband. One thing I like about her is that she likes been independent and live on her own world without anybody controlling her and stoping her from doing what she wanted to do.
Alyia and I have the same personality, but we just don't think a like. She cares more about my education than I do. My cousin is the first person in my life to ask me about my life and what I want to be. The fact that I wanted to be a nurse got her so excited, because that's what she wanted me to be. She told me that its going to be hard, but I should do what I have to do and to never give up no matter what. She will always be there for me for better and for worse. I respected her for what she is and for all the advices she gave me everytime I needed it. She the person in my life that I can really 100% trust.
My major goals that I would like to accomplish within five years or so and to the point where I wanted to be in the next ten years. My goals are to graduate from high school, to attend college of my choice. I would be studying nursing I love working in health care with children and help them feel better. Therefore in ten years from now I see myself as a pediatrics saving babies life and I would open my own health care place. I have plans ahead of me so i'm going to take my cousin Aylia's advice to not give up on anything.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
My First Week as a College Student
My first week as a college student was amazing. College is way different than high school, it's like a different part of the world. All I can say is high school is nothing compare to college. In high school you have people who care about your grade. People who would talk to you and force you to get your work done. Counslors who would help you make a decision, give you information and keep you updated.
When it comes to college, you all by yourself. You got to be responsible for your own thing. There's nobody going to remind you and tell you when your homework is due, it's all up tp you to be organize and know your due dates. My first day wasn't too bad and it's not what I thought it was going to be. I thought I was going to be lost and late to class, but things turned out to be simple and easy as long as you give yourself enough time. I was introduced to my English professor who seems to be way different than the high school teachers. She is more challengeable and does her things on her own way of doing things. The other college 101 class is just all about getting us ready for the fall of 2011 when it's only going to be us on our own world. So therefore we would know what to expect in and out of college.
My study group is the people that were in my English class. The RTA's are the one's to help us out with our homework, because they're in the classroom taking notes alone with us as well. The campus is awesome, you see other students walking around, sitting down eating lunch getting to know each other. Parking is easy as long as you got the time to do it. I'll say the most encouraging and motivating thing to me is that the way the professor teach. She challenging us and making us use our brain to even think beyond the definition of thinking. The professor really made me learn something about myself. It's very complicated at first, but once I get it, I was like wow! is this really me. It made a big difference and a positive impact on me. I see myself as a college student already.
When it comes to college, you all by yourself. You got to be responsible for your own thing. There's nobody going to remind you and tell you when your homework is due, it's all up tp you to be organize and know your due dates. My first day wasn't too bad and it's not what I thought it was going to be. I thought I was going to be lost and late to class, but things turned out to be simple and easy as long as you give yourself enough time. I was introduced to my English professor who seems to be way different than the high school teachers. She is more challengeable and does her things on her own way of doing things. The other college 101 class is just all about getting us ready for the fall of 2011 when it's only going to be us on our own world. So therefore we would know what to expect in and out of college.
My study group is the people that were in my English class. The RTA's are the one's to help us out with our homework, because they're in the classroom taking notes alone with us as well. The campus is awesome, you see other students walking around, sitting down eating lunch getting to know each other. Parking is easy as long as you got the time to do it. I'll say the most encouraging and motivating thing to me is that the way the professor teach. She challenging us and making us use our brain to even think beyond the definition of thinking. The professor really made me learn something about myself. It's very complicated at first, but once I get it, I was like wow! is this really me. It made a big difference and a positive impact on me. I see myself as a college student already.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Residential Life with Summer Scholars!
My first day of checking into the Scott Resident Hall was simple and exciting at once. I got to share suits with two new people. We each got a room to our self and a bathroom to share. I thought about it and said to myself here I am living with people I barely knew. It was hard at first trying to know everybody's name and remember their faces as well. We boarded the bus on the first and second day to go down to Camp Carol Joy Holling where we did alot of outdoor activities where we had to really trust each other and work together as a team. I had lots of fun and get to meet new friends. We challenge our self and communicate as a team throughout the activities. We got back to Scott Resident Hall feeling exhausted not wanted to do anything but sleep. We ate dinner, the food is delicious at all time and I felt like we get feed every hour. I enjoyed living in the resident hall. Our RTA's were nice and friendly to us and they always there when we needed them. They provide us inside and outside activities so there's always something to do and movies to watch it was pretty cool. The day of checking out was sad to me, because we're not going to spend the night with each other anymore. It was kind of sad, but we still got to at least see each other everyday.
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