May’s blog.

Dear Concord foundation,

I am very happy summer is here, and I am enjoying the extreme weather. I know that Minnesota is a very bipolar state, but I will always take the heat over the cold.

I have been in vacation for almost a month now, and I am enjoying summer. Even with the free time that I get, I still decided to take a summer class online, which is algebra. My schedule is very light as for right now, but it gives me time to read, and grow my personal book collection.

I just completed a year of college, and it is amazing to see how fast time passes. And it reminded me of one of my father”s saying : ” the clock will keep ticking, so keep moving forward”. And the whole experience was like a roller coaster ride to be honest; there were grey moments where I was just so exhausted and stressed, but there were also moments full with lights and happiness.

During that year, I learned so much about myself, and experienced so much personal growth that it shocked me when I looked at my progression. I personally believe that my patience and communication skills sharpened to a better level. We have to see that college is a micro-society where we meet different cultures, different beliefs and different perspectives. And what makes a society at its best, it’s all those differences finding a common ground so harmony can reign.

I would be bias to say that college is the key to open all the doors for everyone, but for me it is the key to open that one door. I believe in education, and I am grateful for having the opportunity to pursue my dreams. I personally come from a country that was classified as a ” third world country “; maybe some of my childhood friends might not get the chance that I have today, but for the fact that some people believed in my dream, one day I will be able to reciprocate the same actions.

It was a great year, and thank you for all the support I encountered during that period. And I am looking forward for the next journey, which is next fall.

Happy summer vacation, enjoy the heat, and stay hydrated.

Thank you.

Best.

April’s blog.

Dear Concord,

I hope April is treating you all well.

This is my last week for this semester, and I am also very happy that spring is here; even if I am dying with allergies, I would rather have that than snow.

Meanwhile, throughout this semester I discovered a lot about myself, and I encountered a couple obstacles, but overall it was a really interesting learning experience. My favorite class was math because it was fun even when it got difficult; today was my math final and I did great. But my writing class made me cry almost every time I had a long paper to write. The good thing about the writing class is the fact that my English improved, and my vocabulary list extended.

I am very happy that summer break is here because finally I can read more books due to my free time. During the semester, I’ve been collecting numerous books, and I haven’t quit had the time to begin my reading marathon.

Secondly, I will be playing soccer with Metrostate league, and I am very excited because our first game is going to be on Sunday, so hopefully I am not too rusty.

So this is the closing moment of the spring semester of 2018, and all I can say is I grew, and I learned.

Thank you very much.

Best.

 

March blog.

Greetings Concord,

I hope March has been a wonderful month due to the fact that we can smell spring right around the corner. I am very impatient for winter to go away, I feel like it has been eternity.

While I am complaining about the weather almost every day, there’s been some changes in my life in terms of school. First of all, I resigned from my position as a VP of the senate for many reasons. I stepped down not because of the work load or the responsibilities, but for reasons I can’t display.  I am a person who loves to help my community, and I love being a positive leader, so it was a very hard decision for me to make, but it was a wise decision for me at that moment. But, during my short term, I learned about myself, and I developed strength to some of my weaknesses. I improved my leadership skills, but also my communication skills.

Secondly, I developed a real passion for mathematics, I love how frustrating it can be solving a problem, while missing one step can ruin everything. Math is a good subject where I think it sharpens your patience skills, and the desire to keep going even if it means to restart a step all over again. Something about math makes me think about life, where if we do not do the little steps, we might never get a good result for the final product.

Finally, it soon going to be soccer season, and I probably will want to be a goalkeeper again for the league since I am not part of the senate anymore, so it means my schedule will not be as heavy. And the fact that I love to stay busy, and I don’t have  nothing yet to put in my schedule,  I’ll be spending the time playing soccer.

College is interesting, sometimes it drives you crazy, sometimes it feels like paradise, and what makes the whole experience kind of unique is all those ups and downs, the bright or dark days. I’ve been reading a lot because when I read it is a whole different world, it is the one time when my brain stop boiling like a volcano.

Overall, college is very eventful, it can be stressful but believe it or not, we learn a lot in terms of being part of a micro society, beginning the adulthood path, and discovering a little bit more about who we are.

Thank you for everything, and Happy Easter.

Best.

February blog…

Good morning Concord Foundation,

I hope that February is treating all of us well so far. For me, I am impatient for Spring because I am mentally, and physically tired of winter. It makes me have nostalgia of my country where the coldest it would get is 70 degrees.

I would not complain too much because I am still having a great time in college. My classes are fun, very long but very interesting. It is midterms already; I recently took my math exam, and it went really well since it is my favorite subject. On the other hand, my other classes are about writing long papers. Overall, it is going to be a great semester, even when there’s grey moments.

It surprises me how time flies and don’t wait for anyone, I still can’t imagine that we are already half way through the semester. Soon enough, I will be starting a fresh term.

Meanwhile, I have a routine which is great because it gives me a sense of control, and security. Plus, I get numerous stuff done as extra activities, so my life is not monotone every day. For example, I signed up for the French Alliance where I get French books to read, and my goal have been to read two books monthly. I vary it like that  because I don’t want my college experience to be only about going to school, study and my position. As a student, I realized that after being in class for so long, studying so much, the tendency is to take a rest and relax, while time is passing. I understand that rest is important, but I love to stay busy all the time. So in one word, I’ve been doing extra activities that will be helpful for me in terms of knowledge, and health.

So far, my semester is going wonderful, and I am having a great time with my classes. My whole experience is very positive.

Gratitude.

 

January blog.

Dear Concord foundation,

I wish everyone a happy new year, and a wonderful 2018. But me personally, I wish it was already spring because I am not a big fan of winter; especially when it gets to the negative digits.

Meanwhile, I am still enjoying my experience at Metrostate. This semester I have a heavy schedule, but I love it because it makes my weeks go by really fast. I am taking three classes which are philosophy/race and racism, math which is my favorite subject, and finally a writing class. So far,  my classes are fun and I am learning so much everyday.

Last but not least, my new position in the senate is an amazing opportunity in terms of experiences, acquiring and perfecting new skills. Finally, I know that this semester is going to be great because I am keeping the positivity needed, and the hardworking state of mind to succeed all my classes.

I know January is almost over, but have a happy end of the month. Thank you for everything.

Best.

DECEMBER BLOG…

Greetings Concord,

My first semester in college was like a  roller-coaster; it was a great experience with scary moments, but overall I enjoyed every part of it.

The good news is the fact that I am already in vacation and finals went great. I also loved my classes specifically the class titled ”multicultural philosophy”; and I loved it so much that I am planning to take another philosophy class entitled ”race and racism: Philosophical  Problems”, (but it also covers 3 goals in my GELS requirements).

To be honest, I’ve never been so excited to start a new semester, but I am way more thrilled for Christmas, and also to be able to send the year 2017 away  feeling accomplished.

As I said earlier in one of my blog, I was running for the student senate to become a senator, but when I went for the position, the vice-president chair was open and they nominated me as vice-president, and they asked me if I was willing to take the challenge; so I accepted the nomination, but I was scared because the person I was running against was very qualified, and me I was just a freshman. But all this is to say that I became vice-president of the student senate for my school.

I am very grateful that I was able to find the support and people who believed in my capabilities to do the job. And I am also thankful that I accepted the challenge even when I knew it was a competitive position with a lot of responsibilities. I am willing to put the work in and my time management skills to balance school and my new role.

On the second hand, I wanted to say one my favorite quote that kept me moving even in the scary moments is by Les Brown, and it said: ” Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars”.

In short, Fall 2017 has been a wonderful learning experience. I wish everyone a wonderful holiday and thank you for all your supports.

Merry Christmas.

November blog..

Greetings Concord,

Winter is making its way through at a fast-paced, this semester is almost over and the year of 2017 is close to say goodbye; I have two more weeks and a half remaining in this term and I can’t wait for Christmas. In the other hand, soccer season is over for now, but if we get the correct funding we might play winter league.

Meanwhile, I placed my candidacy for student senate, and I decided to run as a candidate because I always wanted to be part of student senate due to the fact that I love to help others, and many suggested so because I have a great sense of responsibility and discipline. Hopefully with what I have to offer, I hope to get the opportunity to be of service to my fellow students. Also, at the beginning of the semester, I was going to become the officer of the adventure club, but sadly the president didn’t find enough candidates to reintegrate the organization; so for now, this case went cold.

Finally, my classes are going well but I do miss having a math class because in my opinion, I feel like writing is way more difficult and stressful, especially when writing in English is not my strongest point due to the language barrier.

But in overall, I am loving the college experience and I am learning so much about myself and life.

Happy end of November. Thank you

Halloween blog.

Salutations Concord,

Halloween is close, November will be here soon and I am not ready for winter. I guess we better get our hot chocolates and coats ready; but in the other hand I am loving life and college.

”College”, what a word…. Everyone says it will be the best years of my life but they forgot to tell me about the stress of midterms. Midterms just passed and I did great but it was stressful. My classes are very long and I never realized that time could go by so slowly. Also, I discovered writing is not my strong point due to the language barrier, so I have to put way more time into my papers and I am loving it because I do love challenges, I love pushing my capabilities to a better level. Secondly, I am keeping my grades up because I find good support and I seek it out even when it can be hard to find because my father always told me:” The door of opportunity is not always open, sometimes you have to go seek it and open it’‘.

Meanwhile, soccer is almost over, I have two games left and it has been a great season; I say so because we won a couple games and I barely got hurt except that I sprain my finger and twisted my ankle. But with all this, it made the experience fun and I am happy that I joined the soccer league.

In overall, I love it so far, I met so many amazing people that it feels like I’ve been here forever. But do not get me wrong, I do get bad days but I focus on the positive side of my day because life is a series of ups and downs; I just embrace it all.

Happy Halloween….

 

Greetings Concord, September is a wonderful month where winter is rushing to come and also midterms are close. I have three classes that are cohort classes which are philosophy, academic journey and writing intensive. Being a full time student is very fun because it keeps me and my mind busy. The one challenging thing I am realizing with my classes is the fact that they are about writing and reading a lot; which requires a lot of concentration and it is time consuming. But I do love my philosophy class because I am discovering more about the world and different perspectives. It is nice to be able to discuss with people with opposing opinions and also realizing that a 6 can look like a 9 to another person due to different experiences. I am still on the path for biochemistry and so far I am enjoying the whole journey. Yes I say enjoying, but that doesn’t mean I don’t encounter down period but I still set my mind on the positive. Something new that happened is the fact that I joined the Metrostate soccer league this month as a goalkeeper. I decided to join because I love sports and I love being active, so in one way, it’s a path for me to keep healthy. Hopefully, it will be a decision that will teach me how to be able to manage activity, school, my health and my personal life. Last but not least, my adviser had suggested me that joining the STEM club could help me in many ways since I want to go to medical school, (stem=> science, technology, engineering, math); but I am taking her advice into consideration for when I become a sophomore. Right now, one of my goal as a future officer with the future president of the adventure club is to restart the organization’s activities because all the members of this club graduated last year. So I had volunteered to become an officer, and hopefully everything goes well. Also the adventure club is a social entity where one can develop organizational skills and still have fun. I chose to put my effort into this club because no matter how much discipline and responsibility ethics anyone has, we all need recreational time. In overall, I am keeping my discipline and hard work habits to help me go through those experiences that come sometimes with negative factors; but I am here to learn and I love the transition to adulthood. Have a wonderful month.