Luxlila

Academic Goals

-graduate top of my class

-graduate with at least a 3.7 gpa

-get my first job (don't care if its working in the library or whatever, just want to get my first job ever before graduating college)

-doing more of what I love and finding new hobbies

-intern at a hospital

-NETWORK!! (make more friends in general/I have some but honestly I need more variety)

-try all the local restaurants/clubs

-study abroad

-make contacts with professionals in my desired industry

-connect more with professors (struggling at this right now)

-join clubs

-date more

Basically I expect myself to graduate at the top of my class, secure a job at some of the top hospitals in the US (shoot for the stars, why not the world) , and become healthier, hotter, and smarter, while working hard until I establish myself and eventually settle down and have kids.

Sounds a little bit delusional, but hey if I do not succeed, at least I tried

Fall season means having a new Tumblr theme and a getting a whole new personality.

Shyness...

One of my goals this Winter is to become less shy and more comfortable speaking up for myself. I talked about this before but I wanted to dive deeper into myself and understand where this shyness comes from.

I am naturally more introverted. I am aware that being introverted does not equal shyness, but I do enjoy being alone and hanging around people drains me.

Guys make me shy. I don't know why but they do. I am not shy around girls the way I am around guys. I think it's because I think they are super judgmental even though thats just an assumption.

Group settings triggers my shyness as well. I can have a 1 on 1 conversation with a stranger and do fine but put that stranger and I in a group setting, now I don't know how to act.

My shyness has definitely improved but I have a long way to go. And if you're wondering why this is important to me, it is because I see myself living a very fun and amazing life, and being shy and not knowing how to have a simple conversation with people is going to close more doors than open, so its important to me to overcome this.

Thats all,

Being at university has allowed me to spend more time with my extended family, and honestly, it's been the highlight of my year.

Seeing the loving environment my mom grew up in, I now understand what she means when she says she didn’t feel poor growing up.

My birthday was three weeks ago, but I couldn’t see my extended family that weekend. I went last week instead, and my aunts and cousins surprised me with a small get-together. It was so sweet. I felt so loved.

My time here has really changed my mindset. I’ve always believed that money was everything and that you could be happy alone. But now, I’m starting to realize that no amount of money compares to having a loving family or community to share life with.

You’re never too old to learn something new. Never stop studying.