#31daystudychallenge

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Day 2 of the 31 Day Study Challenge put together by @thatunigirl!

2. Studying Space. What is your setup?

My desk at school has the main desk and then a little shelf on top that I use as a bookshelf! Kind of messy and a little crowded, but I do love having a desk to work at in my room.

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Hopping back on track with the 31 Day Study Challenge! I totally spaced on doing this the last couple of days, so here are days 3-6. 

3. Studying Methods. What is your method of study? Most of my academic career I have been a legendary procrastinator/crammer. This is still a habit I’m trying to break. In the past I’ve mostly just reread the relevant textbook chapters and my notes trying to memorize as much as possible. On the rare occasion I would get my life together in time, I would try and do flashcards as well. 

4. Reteach. What is something you learned today? I’m Native American, but when I was around 8 years old I moved off the reservation to live with my grandparents. Because of that, I lost out on the opportunity to be fully immersed in my Native culture like my siblings. Today, for my American Literature class, I read a story from the Seneca people about the origin of stories. Prior to reading the story I knew that it was common to lay down tobacco in nature before praying, however the story I read today talked about how a great cliff asked a boy for a gift of tobacco in exchange for stories. I never knew where this practice came from, and my tribe’s origin story could very well be different, but I thought this was cool nonetheless. 

5. Self Love. How do you treat yourself to relax? There are a lot of things I do to relax and unwind after a lot of busy and stressful times with classes. Sometimes I’ll play board games, watch movies, or play video games with my friends. If I’m feeling like I need more solitary time to recharge I’ll listen to music, practice my ukulele, or read. 

6. Routine. What is your study routine? Usually when I sit down to study for what I know will probably be a long time I get myself some water, coffee, and some sort of a healthy snack, so that I won’t have to leave my room and potentially get distracted. I’ll usually review my notes from class and rewrite them if I want them to be more organized or as a way to take the information in again. Then I usually reread my textbook chapters, and then make sure to hit key points on any study guides I’ve been given. I feel like my study routine isn’t necessarily great, so if anyone has any tips I am ALL EARS. 

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Day 7 of the 31 day study challenge!!

7. Format. Are you a university student? Self-taught? High school?

I am a fourth year university student!! I am absolutely in love with the college, friends, and town that I get to call home now. This school has helped me discover my purpose, learn more about myself, and given me a family/friends better than I could have ever hoped for.

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To get my blog going in a good direction I’m going to try doing the 31 Day Study Challenge put together by @thatunigirl! Here’s to hoping I can keep up with the challenge :) 

Day 1:  Introduction. Who are you? What should we call you? What are you studying?

My name is Ciera! I am a university student from Michigan in my fourth year of school. My major is Secondary Education- Social Studies with a minor in English Education. I have taken most of my Social Studies courses, so the rest of my time in my program will be devoted to English and Education courses.