I wish....

I wish my mom wasn't thousands of miles away so she could be here for graduation
I wish I never broke up with my boyfriend so i wont be single
I wish my parents were rich so they could buy me a car and i wont be stuck with this crappy car
I wish I had a 4.0 GPA so going into medical school will be a breeze
I wish.....
sometimes I am always wishing for the things i do not have instead of being thankful for the things i do. Instead of i wish, i want to say i know but....
I know my mom is not going to be here for graduation but she still loves me and i am thankful to have a mom
I know i might be single but i am enjoying life
I know my parents are not rich but i am thankful that i have parents
I know i do not have a 4.0 GPA but i am thankful to be graduating from college
This optimistic attitude in my opinion is healthier for me...

Sorrys, Goodbyes and i love yous

Finals are over and my journey here at TLU is slowly coming to an end but i am very grateful for the opportunity to go straight form high school to college which is a first for my family. From today till Saturday, i will be saying my "Goodbyes" to people i may never see again, my "sorrys" to those i might have offended. i really would like to make peace with everyone and also my "i love yous" to all those who were close to me and will be missed. I still think about the future and what it holds in store for me; This summer, i will be taking the MCAT to get into medical school, after that, i will find a job and perhaps volunteer at the hospital. I will also like to visit Paris and Florida and New york.....and so on. But most importantly i would like to visit my home country Nigeria after over 3 years. I want to see my first home were i grew up, and visit my friends who i haven't seen in so long. it will be fun hearing my language and eating the foods that i have missed. Yes, going to Nigeria will be top on my list of things to do. As for medical school, i would prefer to be in Texas especially San Antonio but we all know how competitive it can be, i just pray i get accepted into at least one school and i will be satisfied. The weather is an issue for me that is why i would really like to stay in Texas but as long as get accepted, i will suck it up and go wherever i am accepted...

period of doom!

you know what is worse than studying for finals, waiting for the grades to come out because there are times when things do not turn out as expected. One might feel great after taking an exam and the grades come out terrible and you might also think you did terrible but it turns out great. there are also times when you know you definitely did terrible for sure and are not surprised by the outcomes. either way, i usually try to prepare myself before hand for the worst, i just lower my expectations and if things turn out better than expected, the better for me. This period feels like a period of doom for me because i am waiting to see how good i perform in my last semester of college and how good my GPA turns out in the end...

NO HACKERS ALLOWED!!!!

OK, so a few days ago, as i was leaving moody science, i met one of my fb friends and she said that my fb page might have been hacked into because i sent her porn!!!! i know, i had that same expression on my face as you have because why would i want to send porn to anyone via fb. so once again i had to change my password and delete all the stupid posts and all the other shenanigans that comes with fb. just as i had done that, my sister(not really my sister but i call her that) then calls me from new york to say that i just sent her a virus. i was like "Que the hell"! why are these hackers after me.i felt really bad because it wasn't me plus she might have to spend money to get it fixed; so once again i changed my password and stuff and hopefully got it fixed, so i don't get anymore complaints from people. Those Dang hackers need to stay away from me already!

life after...

it sounds like the title of some rap music but it is just me contemplating life after TLU.I have two days left and i am looking forward to doing a lot of things before going into medical school but at the same time, i will miss the experiences i have had at TLU such as singing in the choir, choir tour, hanging out with my girls, e.t.c. each and every day , i think about places to explore and new experiences to gain because i might not have any free time again in a long time. i am working on getting some things checked off my "bucket list" (am not dying anytime soon, i just like that name) but sky diving and bungee jumping are not on the list. i definitely want to visit new places, meet new people, try new foods but all of these depend on how much "mula'' i have. but i am open to suggestions on stuff to do with my year off school, so reply to my blog....peace!

Senioritis

ok...so it is my final semester here at TLU and it is like a bitter sweet experience. i just had to get through my final finals in college and it will be all over; but this did not happen. i experienced the serious disease known as "senioritis". i thought i was immuned to it but when it came time to study for finals, i just couldnt do it; that was when i knew i had the disease. it was a mixture of laziness, procrastination and of knowing that i dont have to take any more college classes. but somehow, i had to figure out a way to get it done so that i dont leave college with shameful grades. i just hope that i can be free from the disease when it comes to studying for the MCAT this summer because i need to have an excellent score to get into med school...but dont worry, i am working on it.

My New York....

okay so the past month has been full of travels for me, although i do not enjoy being in vehicles for very long, i definitely like to visit places. For spring break, i went camping at "enchanted rock" in fredricksburg, TX; cute little town with the rocky attraction. Rock Climbing was new to me and i totally enjoyed it but after a few days in the wilderness, i was ready to hear the noise of cars, see tall buildings and all that the city life has to offer.
The week after that, i went on choir tour to Dallas....huge city. We went to "the Galleria", this mall was huge! And that was when i realised that even though the wilderness experience is good once in a while, i really enjoy the bigger cities most. I love that there are a lot of people, lots of cars, lots of buildings and there is always something happening. I don't know what it is, maybe because i grew up in the city but i just love it! My ideal city will probably be New York (which am still yet to visit). Don't get me wrong, i totally like the idea of trying new things and going new places but when it comes to the debate about small town vs big cities, for me, big cities always wins.

so close

As I am looking forward to graduation, I am taking steps to improve and solidify my resume for med school. One of the things i just got involved in was volunteering at the hospital here in seguin. my first day was this Wednesday and i was assigned to the ER. I was kinda excited because it is the 'ER'. From all the TV shows, it seems like the ER is the most exciting place in the whole world, so my expectations were high. So i get there and was ready to go but things didn't exactly turn out the way i anticipated...it was a little boring and things were as fast paced as they usually are on TV, there were no blood and guts and no one was running to get things done. i guess the reason is because the hospital is not a trauma center(not too sure) and seguin is small so there is not a lot of the crazy things that happen in bigger cities. Another reason is because i couldn't do anything hands on because i don't have any experience or certification. But I got to work in the triage as a HUC (health unit coordinator) to help out some of the nurses and i loved it...it was great to help people and there was never a dull moment. I was able to learn a lot of new things from the nurses who were willing to teach me. Each day I work there will be a step closer to being certain that working in the health field is what I want to do.

"The Crazies"

No, this is not a promo for the new movie but a short description of what the past week or 2 has been....from the sculptor (making a brain model out of clay for my neuroscience class....not as easy as it sounds) to the movie critic (writing movie reviews for my English Comp II class) to the physicist(studying for a physics exam), everything has been quite chaotic, at least to me. Senior year has not been as easy as i thought it would be from getting resumes done and sent out to figuring out where i want to go and what exactly i want to do is really stressful but am trying to stay positive and i know i will figure it out at some point....trust me, i will:). Ok, so even though i have not reached the point of "the crazies" i sure was close to it..

long over due

yah, its been long over due and i am finally posting my first blog, Yay!. Having a journal was something i have always loved to do or have but then college came along(i hate when that happens..lol!).Speaking of college,it has been a bitter-sweet experience for me.

Sweet: The college experience is an opportunity that not a lot of people have had or will have especially from where i come from. i am so grateful for the opportunity to acquire knowledge which i can use to make a difference in the world.

Now to the bitter part, transitioning to college meant leaving my family, friends and the neighborhood i have known my whole life to fly thousands of miles across the Atlantic to the US, talk about "transitioning". Leaving Africa to the US has been a huge change for me and each day i still suffer from the culture shock but at the same time i have had some amazing experiences and met some amazing friends but no matter what, there is no place like home. overall, the experience has not been too bad, as am still trying to make the best use of the opportunity i have.

DWTS

DWTS= dancing with the stars, which is a T.V show that comes on ABC about celebrities that take part in a dance competition taught by professional dancers. Sometimes it seems unfair because the participants are sometimes musical performers and figure skaters that have an idea of dance which makes it unfair for other people who do not have an idea of dance. but who am i to complain, i love the show and i sometimes wish i could be one of the participants because i really love to dance. i find myself shaking my head or moving to the music when they dance, thankfully i am usually by myself when i do so i don't look crazy. but dance has been my passion for a while and as i wait for admission to medical school, i will try to explore and develop my dance talent which i do not want to die. once i have kids, i will make sure to enroll them in every dance class available because i think it is such a wonderful form of art expression.

ouch!

muffin tops, love handles and turkey necks....sounds familiar? (especially to girls). it is that time of the year when people think more about those adjectives in anticipation of summer. For me, those words have never really bothered me till this year( senior year in college), so i ventured out to that dreaded part of campus, that room that is full of equipments that i haunt me "The fitness center".... my friends convinced me and i started working out! yay! but with workouts, came consequences, every movement for me was a struggle as my muscles were sour and my friends were tired of hearing me say Ouch! the sourness kinda felt good because i knew that i was actually working. within weeks of working out, i could actually see results and i am on my way to the bikini body...lol! things have changed and i don't need anyone to convince me to work out anymore; i still get lazy sometimes but i have found out what works for me and what i like to do and i am really pleased with the results so far....see you at the beach!