Semi-Charmed Life

Life is funny. It's unpredictable yet reliable; hard but easy; complicated yet simple. Life is what you make of it. My life is all of these things.

It's unpredictable because one small thing can ruin my day, while another small thing can make my day.

It's hard because I am in college. Elizabeth Sara's definition of college: [A great experience where you disconnect with friends from high school, learn independence, learn to take responsibility for all of your actions, and learn that it's a big world.] There is always a list to be done. The list never gets shorter, and it never all gets done. Prioritizing is key. Time management is key. Procrastination is inevitable but should be avoided as much as possible. I would be lying if I said I was the perfect student. That was high school. This is college.

Life is complicated yet simple. We think life is complicated, but decisions are what make it so much harder. The choices we have are simple. It is when we think about the ramifications of our decisions that make the choices harder. Think about it.

So I am saying all of this because I have made some major decisions that will impact my college experience and my career. I will start off with the my college experience.

Alright so around the end of October, all U of M students are supposed to meet with their advisers to discuss classes for next semester and basic other things. I made an appointment with mine and had the appointment about a week ago. I wanted to discuss not only classes, but careers and opportunities I have. My adviser, Amihan, is awesome! She is the reason I actually like CLA. She is not your typical looking adviser, however. She has strands of purple hair contrasting with her jet black hair otherwise. But she is so fun and she does an awesome job! Anyways, so I went over some classes with her and now have 3 math classes to look forward to for Spring of 2010. Then we discusses my aspirations to become a Physicians Assistant. She told me the classes I needed to take and that if I follow the courses I have planned, I should be set to go! So this I was expecting since that is mainly why I needed to see her.

Then she asked the question.

"Where do you want to study abroad?" This surprised me a bit since it was kind of out of the blue. I mean sure, I was maybe thinking about it, but I didn't look into it at all. When she asked this question, my mind went to Alaska. Now, technically Alaska is not studying abroad since it is in the US; it is referred to as the National Student Exchange (NSE). How amazing would it be to go to Alaska for a semester! I have roughly planned to go to the University of Alaska at Anchorage during Spring of 2011. Oh man am I excited! I have done nothing proactive about NSE except for telling Amihan, but nothing can stop me when I put my mind to something.

Now there are problems with going to Alaska, but I am going to think about that later when it is an actual problem and not a pretend one.

I will delve into more details on me participating in the NSE and other opportunities and career choices, but it's almost midnight and I still have to clean my room! (Maybe squeeze some homework in there too) and then it's off to bed.

Life is good. Life is hard, but you learn how to deal. Life is complicated but I like it that way. Things happen for a reason, and I have learned not to worry about things I have no control over. People can do their own thing, I am me. And for me, life is good.

Till next time,

Elizabeth Sara