our college career technically started in the summer, during our freshman orientation. we were all new to the experience and our surroundings. we had no idea what to expect since we were just fresh out of high school and enjoying our summer. we met our first batch of friends, the people who we related to, or hung out with, first. the one's who we "added one facebook" and whatnot. having somewhat small talk conversations like "hey, how many classes are you taking?" once school started in august, we were thrown in to the college life. we got to experience first hand the lax attitude of some teachers, as well as the hands-off teaching styles of certain micro professors....
as expected, everyone hung out with the friends they made at orientation. the guys hung out with the guys, and.... everyone else did their own thing. we continued college, a few mishaps with the residence office, probation, blah blah. we lost two guys in the middle of first semester. jared and erik. though i did not really hang with jared that much, he, at times, could be really down to earth. erik correos, one of the nicest, generous, humble guys i have ever met. he was from nor-cal, so that meant he'd be away from his home town for a while. it was saddening when he broke the news to us, but it was for the best. he will always be remembered as the guy from nor-cal in casa5. after they left, we were left with 9 casa boys. since the semester was seeming to come to an end, i tried to get myself, and some of the guys as well, on track regarding school work. i might have gone overboard, and "nagged" tayo. my bad. after that little altercation, i started hanging out with marc and the girls, not for the wrong reasons, but since they provided a proper study environment. i got closer to them by the time christmas came around. winter break was, honestly, one of the best breaks i've had. despite getting fired from my work-study job (bitches...) i got closer to everyone. build-a-bears, top ramen, earrings, metro-park, heritage, movies, M shop, islands, ikea, AA sale, BJ's, LACC. it was all for the sake of going out, to just have fun and hang out with friends.
second semester started and, hell, we were one semester away from summer freedom. the first two weeks of school, we were out and off the mountain everyday. from going to santa monica, to promenade, to westwood, to topanga, and even inland to go laser tagging and get some buffalo wild wings. it was the most fun we've had. it didn't hit us, however, until the classes started getting more demanding. we realized we couldn't be going out every night, since we had to keep up with our studies as well. finally, springbreak came around, another period of fun and relaxation. hitting up 24 hours fitness, burbank, the valley. it was all fun. after springbreak, we hit a few bumps and bruises... regardless of whatever happened, we still seem to be "cool" with each other, small doses are good :] .
as far as school goes, im quiet confident in my "knowledge" of the material. the first of my finals started with sociology with, my love, professor melendres. it was a straight forward final, a few short answer and two essays. this was probably the only final i studied hard for, since, i spent most of the class on youtube, facebook, etc... the second final came to physio lab. i didn't study much for this since, all of chang's tests are straight forward, so i just reviewed the main points. psychology was the next one, on a monday. it was open book, so i didn't bother. english's final was a 5page essay due on wednesday. i spend tuesday afternoon writing my essay, even with certain distractions, i still managed to finish it before 6pm. wednesday also included our chemistry final. again, minimal study time accompanied by xbox live and gears of war2.. today is my physio lecture final, i just reviewed my notes, while i watched DFish knock Scola out...
is it bad that im comfortable with the amount of studying i've done? i often see other people study and stress way more than i do, and i wonder, should i be in the same position? frantically questioning my abilities to do well on a test? i've never been one to judge or whatever, but i find the best coping skill to deal with test anxiety is to relax, listen to some music, and review slowly. don't cram. it just overwhelms you.
anyways, summer is about.... 4-5 hours away (7...since i don't leave til 2pm..) but its right there. the weather certainly agrees. there's no definite answer to what this summer holds, but i hope we can all get together at some point, to reminisce about all the crap we've been through this year, as well as make new memories.
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