Tag: the college experience
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1,000 miles: step 76
Lately, I’ve had to slow down. The spring semester is over. I knew a couple of the graduating seniors–thanks to (a short-lived) student writing adventure, so this was the first semester that I paid attention to graduations. Next year is also my graduating year. I started college fall 2011. Twists and turns have pushed me…
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1,000 miles: step 59
This week can’t even be called a week, maybe two weeks wrapped in one. I had an internship interview for the summer this past Wednesday. I’m full of anticipation for this one, because it would involve working with children of all ages and picking up new languages along the way. (Perhaps, I could learn German the fun…
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1,000 miles: step 42
I’ve been changing my mind. A lot. These days. I’ve always thought of myself as stubborn. That what I say I will do is the final word. It’s not. …. Lately, I’ve been wondering what I want to do with my college education. More specifically, what am I getting out of it? Is spending my…
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poem of womanhood
I have a truth to tell about last month. It was a disaster–you already know April is a cruel month dear-reader. But for a poetry fanatic like me, it was an utmost disaster, with bits of poems sprinkled on random sheets of paper and some words refusing to stick on any page. I won’t even…
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an undergraduate struggle
Rarely do I admit this, but most of my undergraduate courses don’t inspire energy. On the contrary, they rob me of energy. For 4 semesters (and one more to go), I have gone through requirement courses: general education or transfer suggestions. In general, a community college student doesn’t have freewill when it comes to courses.…
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1,000 miles: step 22
This school year, I’ve taken fewer calendar breaks. It’s the holidays that have kept me going until spring break, which is this week. This break is supposed to hold me together until classes end. A point in the future which is near, but not near enough. Break so far has been filled with more food…
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1,000 miles: step 18
One of the biggest changes from traditional college to community college has been housing and commuting. I spent Wednesday and Thursday running on 5 hours of sleep. When I was at Simon’s Rock, if I ever needed to stay up all night doing schoolwork, I resorted to the endless suggestions my roommate had for keeping…
Claudia Rojas 