Bring on Sophomore Year

And that time has officially come, finals week and summer. This last Friday at Warrior Day it hit me, as I was hanging out with my friends, that this was going to be one of the last school related memory of the year. Because a lot of my friends do not live here, this week is going to be the last time that I see them until next semester and it is finally becoming a surreal thing for me. Finals week does not have me stressing as much as I had anticipated so as of now I am just trying to make the most out of the last few days of school.

When I was in high school people told me that those would be the best four years of my life, but this year has topped all four years of high school combined. In college I met great people and made AMAZING friends, and along with it enough memories to last me a lifetime. College is defiantly a learning experience and while it is not always easy I would not change a single thing about it. Looking back at my first year at Stan, I can honestly say that I am proud of what I have accomplished on a school level and a personal one.

Looking forward, the one thing that I want to take with me next year is to make the most out of every moment because even the most seemingly insignificant moment can turn into an amazing memory. Things like the walks from my night class to my car and the study/ cramming sessions are all moments that I never thought could be important; but out of them some great memories were created. So bring on Sophomore year, I’m looking forward to it.

It's The Little Things

This weekend I went to go watch the play “Of Mice and Men” here at Stan, and I must say I really enjoyed it. I was cold and a bit uncomfortable and a little hard to see but overall it was a great experience. I guess you could say that we did not fully prepare for the play as there were four of us sharing two blankets but I think that it was fun we made the most out of it. The play itself was good, there were parts of the book that I did not quite remember so seeing it all play out in the manner that they did was great. I never took the time out of my week to go to the events and performances that were being put on, and that is something that I am going to try and do next semester.

Throughout this experience I came to realize that this is one of my greatest regrets; not taking the time to fully participate in school activities. I grew to realize now that the end of the year that it is the little things like the play that make college fun. I learned that the typical “college experience” is not one that I will get but I can still make the most out of my time here. When I talk to other people who have graduated they say that their worst regret was not participating, when you commute it is easy to get stuck into a routine. Coming to class then going home, and that is one thing that I do not want to regret doing when I look back.

Carnival Day

I usually find myself complaining that I never get to really enjoy that activities that Stanislaus has to offer, so when I heard that the Vista was having a carnival I decided to go. I heard “petting zoo” and “free food” and signed myself up real quick. I went with some of my friends and ended up having a really great day. The carnival itself was nothing like I had pictured but it was still pretty fun. The “petting zoo” was a few ponies, cute baby goats, ducks, and chickens; I’m not quite sure what I was expecting but the goats turned out to be the best part of the carnival. The carnival aspect of it all did fall a bit short given hat there were only like four games and the “fortune teller” was a fishbowl. Even thought the carnival did not necessarily meet my expectations I did realize that as long as I had my friends I could make the most out of any situation. All day I was laughing so hard that I could feel abs coming in. Another highlight is that we got some cute pictures in the process, our photo booth pictures were a fail but they definitely have some great memories attached to them.

Overall I had a great time at the carnival, spending time with my friends outside of class related activities was defiantly the kind of break that I needed. Now that the end of the semester is coming to a close I realized that I needed to take more time out of my days to just hang out and relax with friends. Mainly because those are the moments that will get me through the tough all nighters, knowing that at the end of the week I can just distress with people who will make the most out of any situation.