Alright, is it just me or is anyone else happy that Summer is freakin’ over?!

We’ve been in school for about a month in a half now, but I still never feel like school officially starts until it’s actually Fall! The weather is finally cool enough that I can wear enough clothes to cover my awful farmer’s tan! And personally, I think the campus is more beautiful during this season. Ah yes, Fall is wonderful… until midterms start coming around. Yup, those are not fun.

I didn’t do so hot last semester, so this semester I’ve set up new goals for myself to be a better student. You would think that I should have gotten the hand by now since I’m on my third year in college, but I actually still find myself struggling. So I really want to do well this school year! I have to!

I have a midterm in a few hours sooo gotta get back to studying!

Guess what?

It’s summerrrrrrrrr!! Whoo hoo!!

So I ended up passing all my classes despite my midterm delinquency notice, and I couldn’t be any more thrilled!! I was really upset the way this semester was turning out, but I’m glad that I got through it just fine. 🙂

I have now completed my second year of college and I can’t believe I’m halfway there! Yay!!!

Instead of going home for the summer though, I will be staying here in Iowa City to work. :/
That doesn’t sound like much fun, especially since the town looks so lonely now that everyone has left, but I actually like it. Its very peaceful and relaxing. 🙂

 

Shoot!

I got one of these suckers a few days ago. >:[

Midterm delinquency notices are given to students who aren’t doing so well in their classes. In my case, I’m failing my Anthropology class. 🙁

I didn’t realize how far behind I was and I hate that I let this happen!

I’m freaking out because this semester is killing me and I can’t handle it!!

I need help. 🙁

I’m a delinquent. 🙁
THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE!
NOW!

Soo thanks to a lovely co-worker of mine, I was persuaded to get my very own Kindle Fire. I was a little hesitant at first, but now that I have it in my hands…I FREAKIN’ LOVE IT! Yeah, I know everyone is obsessed with the Ipad and whatever, but I’m perfectly satisfied with my Kindle. 🙂

I can’t seem to put it down! I use it for everything! I decided to read the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins because I wanted to know why everyone was so psyched about it. Well, I’m almost done with it and so far I think its aight. Not alright, but AIGHT. There’s a difference.

It’s not a bad book, but…I still don’t understand what all the hype is about.

You know that feeling when you feel so down that you just can’t find the motivation to get back up? That feeling that just wears you out so much that you don’t have the slightest energy? That hateful feeling when you have to get out of bed in the morning? That feeling of dread when you know you have a long day ahead of you? That feeling where you just feel so lousy about yourself and the life you are living that you just want to hide forever?

I never felt that way until recently. For the past few months, I found myself in this deep funk that I could not dig myself out of. Time moved on and I just felt stuck. I felt angry. I felt annoyed. And honestly, I felt depressed. Every single thing that once gave me the motivation to keep on going, seemed to have abandoned me. The ambitious person I once was, seemed to disappear. I felt like a nobody. I’ve never felt so much stress and anxiety in my life until then.

Turns out, these kind of feelings are not healthy, especially if you’re keeping them bottled up inside. That was exactly what I was doing. I refused to tell anybody about this “funk” I was in. But once I went home for winter break, my family saw right through me and knew something wasn’t right. So, I gave in and told them what was going on. It went surprisingly well and I started feeling a lot better. The weight I carried on my shoulders went away as I spent more and more time with the people I loved. I realized that all I really needed was a break. The holidays spent with my family brought me the happiness that I was missing. But although I enjoyed my time at home, I found myself excited to come back to school. I was ready to start fresh.

We have just finished the first week of the new semester, and I must say that I am really liking all my classes so far. My schedule is a lot more hectic this time around, but I think I can handle it. Reina is back! No more funks for me! 🙂
P.S.
I know that college can get tough at times, and many people manage stress differently, but I know now that you shouldn’t hesitate to ask for help when you’re feeling down. I found comfort with my family and friends, but I learned that there are even people here in school that are willing to give a hand. There are counselors you can talk to and people you can trust. Just remember to never give up on yourself. You’re more special than you think.

I’m not much of a texter. In fact, I prefer not to text at all. I actually hate it and refuse to do it. But I do occasionally respond to the messages I receive. Depends on my mood. But to avoid any feelings from getting hurt, I just advise people not to text me.

Seriously. Don’t text me.

Especially if you’re just texting me because you’re bored. I will not help you with that.

In fact, I will probably bore you even more. And if I feel like the conversation is going nowhere, I will simply stop responding. It’s either that or a text saying “Hey, I don’t feel like talking” but I recently found out that people don’t like that very much either.

I can never win. >:/

I think I was born in the wrong generation. What happened to writing letters? What happened to being able to write more than 160 characters? None of this “LOL” and “OMG” crap.

Technology. Gotta’ love it.

-sigh-

On a bright note, it’s Homecoming week! Yey! 🙂

Who has been up all night finishing her first lab for Principles of Computing? Yup, this girl right here! I feel like such a dummy because it took me foreverrrr to get it done even though it was supposed to be quite simple. I am just nooo good when it comes to computers…so maybe it’s a good thing that I’m in this class.

It literally took me 7 hours to do this simple little webpage:

http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~ralvarado/myPage.html

Lameeee, I know. 🙁

Week 2 of the new semester is kicking my butt! I already dropped one class because I was starting to feel overwhelmed. My schedule was becoming too much for me with school and work. I just can’t seem to juggle so many things at once. I don’t know how other people do it! Take my fellow blogger Kyra for example…that girl has soooo much going on! I do not know where she get’s all that energy from! Hehe…that rhymed…but that’s not the point! The point is that I want to do sooo much, but I just suck at taking on too many tasks, which is why I envy Kyra sooo much because she seems to be really good at it! Ah! Kyra! Help meee!! Pleeease!

I really want to get involved more this year and participate in all sorts of activities. I’m already thinking about joining Scuba Club and ALMA (Association of Latinos Moving Ahead). Ooh, and Dance Marathon too!

Hmm…we’ll see what happens. 🙂

Guess who’s all moved in?! That’s right, meeee!! I was surprised that Move-In day was not as hectic as it was last year. Everything went a lot smoother and we finished moving in quickly. Before I knew it, I was saying farewell to my family. And even though it’s my second year, it was still very tough saying goodbye to them. Yes, I’ll admit that I was crying like a baby…maybe more so than last year! But I’ll see them again soon, and until then I’m going to enjoy my time back in Iowa City. 🙂

I didn’t do much on my first day in Iowa because I was soo worn out from moving in that I called it a day early. That was kind of boring. But today I went to the President’s Block Party and got some free food! Woot woot! I wasn’t too thrilled about the long lines though. >:( I also felt kind of odd knowing that I wasn’t a freshman anymore. I sort of miss that feeling. But ooooh well. :/

Well anyways, I can’t wait for Welcome Week starting tomorrow! It’s my favorite time of the year! There’s always people giving you free stuff around town and who doesn’t want cool free stuff?! Ahhhh! I can’t wait! 🙂

After the first year of college away from home, a summer full of old friends, family, some fun in the sun was definitely needed! But now, summer has come to an end and it is now time to get back into gear! That’s right! It’s that time again! Back to school we go! And this time, I’m returning as a sophomore! Woot woot! 🙂

I’ll be moving in this Saturday and I can’t wait! This year I’ll still be living on campus, but instead of living in a single at Quad like last year, I’ll be at Mayflower with three of my suitemates. I’m excited and also very nervous to be sharing a room with three other girls, but luckily these girls are friends from last year. So I’m hoping that this year will be awesome and better than the last!

My classes are pretty sweet this semester and I’m really looking forward to them…well except for Principles of Computing…that doesn’t sound too much fun. But other than that I’m taking Mexican American History, Intro to Film Analysis, Taller Basico de Escritura Creativa (Spanish Creative Writing), and Screenwriting. 🙂 I really really really hope that I do well in all of them! Especially in my writing classes! I’m really having doubts about my English major, so before I do anything drastic, I’m hoping that these writing classes can remind me why I love writing in the first place!! I’m going to be writing like craaaaaazy this semester! I’m very excited! Oh, and I also got a job at the River Room Cafe at the IMU! I’m pretty stoked for that too! One thing for sure, it’s going to be a pretty busy year! Like I’ve said so many times before, I’M READY!!

But in the mean time, I have just a few days left of summer vacation, and I’m going to be spending them packing! I’m sooo ready for summer AND this hot weather to be over already! I’m ready for nice chilly autumn (or fall…whatever you wanna call it!)

I’m counting the days! Iowa City, here we go again!! 🙂

Soooo it’s finally summer vacation and I’m super happy! I’ve been in Omaha for three weeks now and it feels great to be home! I’ve been having an awesome time and I’m loving every second of it! 🙂

Finals went well and my grades weren’t bad either, although I wish I would have done better in a few classes. I’m really getting sick of C’s. >:/ Back in high school, I was pretty much an A and B student…very little C’s… and I’m guilty of getting two D’s. I was not perfect, but overall I was a very good student with no need to study at all. But once I got to college…I got a huge reality check! There is no way you can pass a class without studying! It’s just impossible! Unless you’re some sort of super genius with a photographic memory, you’re going to bomb a class if you do not study! Plain and simple! Yes, I know studying doesn’t sound fun, but that’s just part of the college life. You can have fun and enjoy yourself, but you also have responsibilities to deal with.

It amazes me that I’ve already completed my first year of college. Around this time last year, I graduated from high school and began a new journey. It was an exciting time and I do miss those days. I also kind of envy the class of 2011 because they are now going through the same thing. I’m happy for them and I wish them the best because the next step in their life has begun. So congratulations class of 2011 and welcome class of 2015! 🙂

You’ll soon experience the college life first hand and I hope you’re excited! 🙂