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New quarter

Happy New Year!!! Last semester was the first semester for me to enter the university life, which ended in the tense and complicated study. The most important thing I learned last semester was not learning a certain course. Although the courses in university were much more difficult than those in high school, I quickly adapted to them. I think the most important thing I learned in school was to get along with people. I’ve lived at home since I went to school, and although I have a lot of friends at school, I’ve never lived with any of them for a long time. However, because my home is far from the school, I choose to live on campus. One of my roommates is my good friend, we hang out together, dance together and go shopping together. But my other two roommates didn’t get along very well with us. Our body clocks were different. My friend roommate and I usually go to bed between 2am and 3am, while my other two roommates go to bed at 10pm. The different living habits caused quite a bit of trouble, because we left the light on when we were awake and they felt it interfered with their sleep.

Winter Quarter is a brand new semester. I hope we can live in peace in our dormitory. Only a peaceful dormitory can bring us warmth like home. In terms of study, I hope I can work harder to improve my GPA. Due to some negligence in last semester, my GPA is not high now. But I believe that through my efforts, I can bring my GPA back to the score I expect. I took 5 classes this semester because I didn’t have AP credits in high school, so I had to catch up by studying a little bit more than the others each quarter.

During the winter break, me and my friends drove to the Palm Springs to relax and soak in the hot springs; I also went to ski in Big Bear Lake with my friends. I thought I would have no chance to ski in California, because I thought it was very hot in California. However, my friend invited us to ski in Big Bear Lake. The next day we drove to Big Bear Lake. I like skiing very much, because I feel I can forget all the troubles when skiing. Winter break is over, which means the new semester has begun. Come on, everyone! Welcome the new quarter.

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Thoughts on Winter Quarter ❄️

Happy New Year! Winter break was a great time to relax, catch up on some sleep, and spend the holidays with friends and family. I spent the first part of winter break in Oregon. In the second part of the break, I traveled to the Bay Area to see some more family. The craziest part about my trip was when I wasn’t able to travel to Reno. Originally, some family friends and I planned to drive to Reno to spend a few days skiing and snowboarding. However, the roads were closed due to snowstorms. To make up for this, we ended up staying in Sacramento and San Francisco for a few nights. We explored the cities and even went ice skating at Union Square.

As I enter the new quarter, there are a few things that I want to change, but also keep from last quarter. A big habit I need to work on is my sleeping schedule. Last quarter, I was able to sleep late at night and sleep in since my classes were later in the afternoon. This winter quarter, most of my classes are in the morning (the first one being at 9:30 am). I want to make sure I don’t miss any of my classes as well as make sure that I get enough sleep each night. A habit I want to continue from last quarter is how I managed my time. In my previous blog post, I mentioned how important it is to balance academics, extracurriculars, and your health. I believe living independently in the dorms has taught me a lot about time management. I hope to continue with this habit. Maybe I can even improve the way I manage my time this quarter!

At the beginning of the winter quarter, I was able to come back to the dorms. It was great to see my roommates and friends again! It also feels great to be back on campus. To be honest, the first two weeks of the winter quarter were pretty stressful. My classes have heavier workloads, which means I need to make sure I spend more time on them. Regardless, I’m still looking forward to many things this quarter! One of them being an extracurricular activity. For the Kababayan club, I was selected to be an intern! I am a coalition and historian intern. Along with the internship, I’m going to be practicing for the Pilipinix-American Culture Night (otherwise known as PACN).

Overall, I’m excited for this winter quarter! Throughout the many challenges that it may throw at me, I hope I learn to overcome them and have fun. I hope everyone has had a great two weeks of winter quarter so far! Stay safe and healthy everyone!