Back in the Bloom: A Reflection of Thanksgiving
A brief reflection of break after returning to IU’s campus. Currently studying for finite, microeconomics and K201! There are a lot of finals coming up as the semester ends, and it’s quite scary how quickly time has passed.
Academic:
For Compass, I was able to finished my Brand Poster and Informational Interview. I also got an 100% on my LinkedIn profile, which was reassuring to know since it’s one of the main social medias that recruiters look at in the professional world.
I asked Sam Fattah, Jenna’s dad, during the ride back for an informational interview regarding his job as a project manager for the Simon Property Group. I learned a lot, and my main take away was that the information or major I go into in my undergraduate won’t actually determine what I do in my career; rather, it’s the experiences I have in college that will help me more.
Chinese vocabulary for C302 next semester is what worries me most, so I’ve started to study C301 vocabulary already. It’s a bit difficult since I’ve never had formal Chinese study training, so I hope to work more on it during winter break as well.
Extracurricular:
The RA Application is due this Thursday evening and I’m glad that I finished it over break. It included 3 short essays, a short questionnaire and 2 letters of recommendation ( I asked Lynn from HRC and Laughrey from high school to talk about my commitment to diversity, inclusion and leadership).
HHart Program design is underway! Although I have a fixed amount of content I have to put in it, the 16-page design is up to my discretion and I’m excited about that. I haven’t designed anything this official all year.
Leadership Council Planning for St. Louis is still ongoing. We are continuing to book buses, hotels and figuring out how payment works. Our treasurer hasn’t been available at all, which is incredibly frustrating but I hope we can figure it out. For now, I’m in charge of finding possible restaurants to eat at downtown.
Some other random reflections from going back home:
I was sitting at the library, right across from the high school, doing work and I realized how much has changed. From being at Carmel to now, I’ve learned a lot about self-discipline and that what I’m doing right now will reflect and influence me in 2 weeks, 2 months or even in 2 years. Considering how fast high school passed by, and now my first semester of college has too, time is a fleeting thing that I need to take advantage of.
While helping my parents host a party, a family attended who’s daughter had just started high school. At the end of the night, I gave her all my old review books, and we bonded briefly over how competitive our local high school is and how hard the classes are. Although it was a bit sad to part with all the academic coursework I’ve learned about in the past 4 years, it was also a heavy burden off my shoulders knowing high school is behind me and I can focus on pursuing academics that interest me.