Fall semester so far...

This is my second semester back after being away for a year. Last semester was pretty okay, not that I'm saying college classes are easy. But this semester is kicking me in the butt. I am taking four classes and working two jobs, one where I work a little below 40 hours a week. So lately I have been pretty stressed trying to keep up with everything. It was crazier when the semester started but now, my time management has gotten better. I usually make more time for school, for example, I'd bring my homework to work or I use whatever free time I have to catch up on my assignments. This is one big lesson I had to learn this semester, is how to manage my time wisely. 

But if things get really crazier and I want to pull my hair out, I usually just step away from the school and the work and just go out to unwind. It doesn't really matter what I do, anything that relaxes me. Going out and hanging out with my friends, or sometimes just driving around or window shopping relaxes me. 

I never imagined myself working two jobs and going to school. And I know that my education is important but my health is too and so I find it okay, to just take a step back from the busy life and escape for a little bit.

 

Communications Class

This semester I am taking CO210: Fundamentals of Communications and I just had my first speech presentation today. We had to talk about our most memorable moment and I decided to talk about when I first left for the Dominican Republic. Doing this assignment was very nerve-wracking because I do not like to speak in front of a crowd. But I did not have a choice, I had to do it even though I wish did not have to.
When I got up there, I could not breathe and I was so nervous. It was only a 2-3 minute speech, but to be honest, it felt like it went on forever. I was the fourth person to go and my classmates who went before me made it look pretty easy. I practiced my speech a couple times the night before, but I already knew that what I wanted to say was not going to be said. And I was right, everything I wanted to say was jumbled up in my head.
But I did it, even though it did not go as I wanted it to, I was able to make the 2-minute mark. This class is really important, mostly because I am planning on becoming a teacher and this will help me become a more confident speaker in front of people, and in the future, my class. I am sure that when our next speeches come up, I will gain a little more confidence each time I have to present.