September 29, 2011

This week went by really fast. School has been going good so far. I have gotten used to being away from home. I don't get home sick anymore!! Last tuesday I went to a Giants game and that was fun. My friends from Salinas came and we all went together like we used to before I came to school. I have been very busy with the MECHA club. It has been taking a lot of my time and it keeps me busy. The dance group has also kept me busy. I miss my old dance group but I am so happy that I will be practicing with them today and tomorrow since there are big performances coming up soon. I am so excited. Today I am going to surprise my mom. She doesn't know I am going home. She will be happy. My grandma is also in Salinas! She came to visit from Mexico and I am so excited to see her. My birthday is next week!
Today in my class we were talking about the bake sale at UC Berkeley. It is very interesting to hear about what is going on. We talked about how if maybe it was another product being sold people would feel more offended. Then we talked about affirmative action and how it relates to the sale of cupcakes at UC Berkeley.

factitious:

1. produced by humans rather than by natural forces

2. not natural or genuine : artificial

 

coruscate:

 

1. to give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes : sparkle

2. to be brilliant or showy in technique or style

September 15, 2011

This week at school went by fast. I feel really proud of myself because i did all of my work and was very focused on school. I have gotten involved with different groups on campus so far. I joined the MECHA club and I am really enjoying it. I have met new people through the MECHA club and i really like all the events that are being planned for the future through this club. I have also joined the folklorico group here at school. I have danced folklorico since i was little and was in a group for about 5 years back at home. I LOVE to dance and hate being away from my group so I thought this would be a great opportunity to keep dancing and meet new people. I am still performing with my group back home whenever I can. I think this will keep me busy and i enjoy being involved on campus.
Tomorrow I am going home to visit my family. I will be spending the whole weekend with them and coming back on Sunday. I am looking forward to it because my little sister has a volleyball tournamnent this Saturday. When I still lived at home I would go to every single one of her games because I really like supporting her in playing sports. I would help her practice and she would look for me to help her. Now I have not been to any of her games. I am looking forward to watching her play on Saturday. So far school is good. I like it and I have kept my life pretty balanced. I really like SJSU.

September 1, 2011

I have never written a blog before. I never really understood what it was. I guess I am just going to write about whatever comes to mind since this is my first blog. I have been sick lately and it has completely sucked! I am not the kind of person to get sick often and when I move away form home and feel ready to be on my own I suddenly get very sick. Not good. But on a positive note the health center here on campus was very helpful. Moving away from home was not as bad as i thought it would be. I feel independent and happy to be attending SJSU. I lived in Salinas, CA so I am only about an hour away form my family and friends. I am not TOO far away but just enough distance to make my own life. I am a transfer student from Hartnell College. I graduated from high school in 2009 and did two years there before transfering.
So far I love SJSU. I feel like I belong here and i love living in a city as big as San Jose. At the beginning it was very difficult for me because I am really close to my family. I was afraid of leaving them since I am the oldest from my siblings and I feel like I have some responsibility toward them. My roommate situation was not helping me cope with the move. We were all really shy and wouldnt talk and i HATED being locked in my room all day but now we all get along and talk more. I am still trying to get used to the school and figure out where everything is at since at my community college I knew where everything was located. I am looking forward to the rest of my college years. I have a feeling that I am going to have a lot of great experiences in the years to come.