Semster is Almost Over!

The semester is almost over!

The semester is finally coming to an end. Last night I looked at my calendar and including this week, we have four weeks until finals. Four weeks of assignments and essays before three months of “relaxing”. Will still have to work over the summer but I will have more days off to do whatever I want. I honestly, cannot wait. This knowledge of the semester almost ending has given me a boost of inspiration to finish this semester strong. I actually want to get my work done on or before the time its due. I have also come to realization that one full year of college has already past. One moment I was doing some name activity in my English class and the next moment I’m gearing up for summer break. It’s just been going by so faster than high school and I though high school went by fast! This summer I don’t really have any big plans. It will most likely include work, lots of Xbox and even more golf! I’m hoping to play some other courses this summer besides my local Manteca golf course. I’m planning on practicing often. My brother works at the golf course in Manteca and gets free balls and play, so I can get some balls off of him to practice with. I however am white as hell so I’m going to get sunburnt real fast. So, to avoid this I’m going to stay inside and play Xbox when I’m not golfing. I got to hone my thumb skills for when the next COD or Destiny2 comes out. But I can’t get to summer without going through the rest of the semester first. So until then I will try to make the semester go by faster by doing my work on or before time.

balancing school and work

Balancing school and work.

Balancing school and work can be quite the handful sometimes. Waking Up at 6 o'clock in the morning, going to classes, and getting home at 1. Then after that I'll have a closing shift and work from 330-1130. That's what it's like this semester. I wake up early. Go to school, drive forty five minutes home and attempt to do some homework, and then go to work for the rest of the night. When i finally get home I work on any homework i have left. I don't have these shifts everyday but i get them about once a week and those days are brutal. It's difficult to find room to study or finish assignments.

Last semester however, i had different time schedules. I was able to sleep in a bit but the classes were still in the morning. I would have one class and then a three hour break to finish homework, study or hang out with friends. The Id get out of my other classes around 2 and drive home for the three to 1130 shift. These days were brutal as well but i had enough time to basically finish my homework during my break.

Comparing the two schedules i had, i can say that having the three hour gap in between classes is by far better. It really helps me get my homework done. If i did not work during the semester with a break, then i would have nothing better to do than my homework during my break. The semester without the break however, Id would go home and have no incentive or motivation to do my work. Having a large gap between your classes, I believe, is more beneficial than not having a break at all

Best Place To Study

The best place to study

In high school, I always had a hard time studying, if I did any. I would sit down in my room and find something else to do besides my work. I’d go see what my brother was up to or see what’s for dinner. In high school, I didn’t necessarily have to study because it was easy. Now I’m in college and must get good grades on assignments and tests so I must study and focus. at the beginning of the school year I wasn’t sure if I should go to the library and study or just go home and study. I’ve done both many times throughout the semesters and I have concluded that the library is the best option. When I go home I am distracted be everything. It’s also noisy. Either my family yelling, the phone ringing, the laundry machine, or the doorbell, there is always so much noise pollution at my house. The school library is a different story. It’s quiet, with the exception of, the pencil and keyboard sounds of other students working away. The library is the perfect place to do work. On the first-floor u have tutoring in case you need help with anything. On the second floor, you have tables to study or work on assignments in groups. This allows for collaborating and group projects to flourish. If you want a quitter environment then the third floor is perfect. It has single desks so you can work in quiet and get you work done. I am almost always on the third floor doing my homework. This is why the library is no doubt the best place to study.

my baby is back

Having my baby back.

When I first got my license at age 16, I drove my dad’s 2002 GMC Sierra. I drove that thing all throughout junior and senior year and had great memories with it. I started working halfway through senior year and had a steady cash flow so I could start car searching. I found a 2015 Chevy Cruze and fell in love. It was a rental car before I bought it so it was kept up nicely and I bought it that day. It was the first thing that I have that I can say I worked for. I’ve worked hard to get to where I am and my car is one of the few things that I own that is a sum of all my accomplishments. In January, however, I got into my first accident. It wasn’t anything serious. No one was hurt but my car had a huge eye sore on the rear. When I got into the accident I felt like shit. As silly as it sounds, I honestly cried looking at my car with the damage. So, for the last couple of months, I have been driving my car with the damaged rear and I finally got it fixed this last week. The Monday of spring break was the day I dropped it off. And for two weeks I had to drive my dad’s truck again. I thought my Cruze would be done by Friday so I can drive my own car to school. that did not happen and they had it longer than I expected. So, I had to drive the truck to school. I felt so uncomfortable trying to adjust to the size and lack of mobility in the truck. The day I got my car back I was so happy. I was finally driving my baby around again, all fixed up and freshly washed. It’s also nice spending 30 bucks a week for a full tank rather than 65.