So....how am I going to live in the HERE and NOW? Well, I am going to take the academic approach to this because my social approach would be slightly odd and might not be beneficial to me in the slightest. Sorry about the slight ramble there.
Back on topic, I think I am going to live in the HERE and NOW by going ahead and getting all my work done now. Trust and believe this a true statement that is also a work in progress, even though it's working on me more than I am working on it. If you've read my struggles with procrastination then this should make perfect to you, if you haven't....well that's not what this blog post is about.
Personally I think that this whole HERE and NOW thing is completely overrated. It is just an academic way of saying YOLO, which I think is one of the stupidest sayings ever. Let me explain myself. YOLO means takes risks that WON'T GET YOU KILLED OR ARRESTED!!!!!! I hate this whole hipster approach to the whole thing because it is just thrown around as an excuse to do stupid things that you know is against every single moral and common sense one has in their body. The whole HERE and NOW thing is about the same thing only dealing with school work. I'm not downing or dissing it, I'm just disagreeing because I don't like it. I have always been taught to work towards the future. Just this morning, Mr. Henry Thomas, the guy who founded UTOP told me "Today's going to happen. Let it happen. Always plan for tomorrow." So, that's what I am going to do.
I think that's enough of my upset rant about the first question, onto the next. Finding meaning and purpose in my core classes will not be an issue for me. The issue will be to find the motivation to treat them as if they are part of my major and give them equal priority as the things that I am actually interested in.
I came to college to get a good job, cliche right? Not really. I have always been told what was good for me, so I came to college to get the heck away from my past. I got away from the people, met new ones, but unfortunately my bad habits followed me. I didn't come to college because I had to, I came to find out who the heck Kalyn D. Adamson really is. Coming out of high school, I was someone who obeyed the rules and avoided confrontations at all costs. Now I am coming out here to challenge and question everything that I have been taught and given to see if that's what's right for me. You can't find out who you are unless you get everyone else's thoughts and beliefs off of you first.
I will challenge myself to learn and grow everyday by sitting down and reflect on the day. I am going to have to separate my academic reflect and the "rest of the world" reflection, but ultimately I am going to have to buckle down and try and break all the bad habits that screwed me over in high school. One big one is procrastination and I still have yet to figure out how to break that one....
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
Post #3
Well, this week there seemed to be a lot of drama within the UTOP crew. One of my highs was my newest friend. I've gotten close to a lot of people, but I am getting really close with someone. It seems like it is going to be a pretty good relationship throughout the entire UTOP program. It's fun to watch people already start to couple up and you can tell you has already become really close. The low of this week was everything that went down on Wednesday night. The person responsible is really trying hard to ruin everyone else's time or just get copious amounts of attention from it. No names, no details, no info. That's about it for the week. Hopefully all this madness dies down this week so I can enjoy my time and not have to fear dying because of people's stupid decisions.
Okay, so first week of college life is pretty okay. All these papers are getting to me though. I am still not use to the workload and the pace of the classes, but I am getting use to buckling down and getting stuff down in a timely manner. Nothing has really surprised me because I'm use to being off and responsible for myself.
What I have learned in Chemistry:
I have reviewed everything that I learned in high school. It seems like it is the first week of high school all over again with the teacher being extra nice and not giving out homework. We are going over a lot of high school chemistry and we have a test on Monday. The calculations seem to be a little bit harder than high school, but the material is the same. I know that after this test the work is going to pick up and everything is finally going to be on "college" level.
What I have learned in English:
I have learned that a draft in high school is SO much different that college. I'm really not use to writing this much throughout the week. The amount of writing I have done in the first week is equivalent to an entire month of high school. I am still getting used to it. When all is said and done it is a really cool and beneficial class.
What is A Friend?
A friend is loyal,
A shoulder to cry on,
A friend to lean,
Someone to rely on.
An amigo,
The person closest to your heart.
A new or old,
Here or there,
Silver or gold.
Someone you can talk to,
Share secrets,
Confide in,
They won't leak it.
A friend is loyal,
A friend is bold,
A friend is someone
Whose company never gets old
A person who's there
When no one else will.
They will be helping you
Up life's hill.
Okay, so first week of college life is pretty okay. All these papers are getting to me though. I am still not use to the workload and the pace of the classes, but I am getting use to buckling down and getting stuff down in a timely manner. Nothing has really surprised me because I'm use to being off and responsible for myself.
What I have learned in Chemistry:
I have reviewed everything that I learned in high school. It seems like it is the first week of high school all over again with the teacher being extra nice and not giving out homework. We are going over a lot of high school chemistry and we have a test on Monday. The calculations seem to be a little bit harder than high school, but the material is the same. I know that after this test the work is going to pick up and everything is finally going to be on "college" level.
What I have learned in English:
I have learned that a draft in high school is SO much different that college. I'm really not use to writing this much throughout the week. The amount of writing I have done in the first week is equivalent to an entire month of high school. I am still getting used to it. When all is said and done it is a really cool and beneficial class.
What is A Friend?
A friend is loyal,
A shoulder to cry on,
A friend to lean,
Someone to rely on.
An amigo,
The person closest to your heart.
A new or old,
Here or there,
Silver or gold.
Someone you can talk to,
Share secrets,
Confide in,
They won't leak it.
A friend is loyal,
A friend is bold,
A friend is someone
Whose company never gets old
A person who's there
When no one else will.
They will be helping you
Up life's hill.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Post #2
At this point of the semester, everything seems to be going pretty well. My Chemistry class is pretty long, but it's okay because it is a very interesting class and it is out on Fridays. My English class is great because my teacher (yes you Mrs. Ingram) is really cool and down to Earth. She makes us right and reflect a lot, but it's okay because she also encourages us to be our best. It is pretty much what I expected coming to college. It did catch me off guard how many papers were due in one week. I'll get used to the pace soon.
Writing and work shopping on my first draft was good. The writing was the easy part after I found my niche and comfort zone with my writing. The workshop was very beneficial because it helped me to see my writing from other people's eyes so I know how other people view my story and my writing.
I am working on my grammar and adding some more detail and background to some of my characters in my story. Revising is looking for things to correct and editing is the actual act of fixing those errors.
I am still trying to get use to the nightly reading that we have to do and taking notes because I never really had to do much of that in high school. The teachers gave you reading guides to follow and fill out so you never really had to learn to take your own notes. I have no idea how I am going to manage this yet, but I hope to figure out by the second or third week.
No questions at this point in the game. :)
Writing and work shopping on my first draft was good. The writing was the easy part after I found my niche and comfort zone with my writing. The workshop was very beneficial because it helped me to see my writing from other people's eyes so I know how other people view my story and my writing.
I am working on my grammar and adding some more detail and background to some of my characters in my story. Revising is looking for things to correct and editing is the actual act of fixing those errors.
I am still trying to get use to the nightly reading that we have to do and taking notes because I never really had to do much of that in high school. The teachers gave you reading guides to follow and fill out so you never really had to learn to take your own notes. I have no idea how I am going to manage this yet, but I hope to figure out by the second or third week.
No questions at this point in the game. :)
Thursday, July 5, 2012
About Me - Kalyn D. Adamson
Wow! Finally made it to freshman year of my college life. As of right now, it feels absolutely amazing to be a college freshman! The classes seem like they are going to be cool and the teachers seem really down to earth. The first day is always the trickiest because you are just getting use how things work and you have to figure out the best (fastest) way to get to your classes and other little shortcuts that you learn as time progresses.
Now for my experience of UTOP so far. Two days in....it is amazing. I have already started to gel and connect with people I never met before. The relationships I am forming already are great because it makes the college transition easier. My mentors are really awesome too, because they have already shown that they care and are looking out for us. They are very genuine with us and don't have any problem talking to us like we are adults. Even though they are over us, they don't hover or try and dictate our lives and times here in the summer. True, I could have not come and had fun with my family and friends, but this experience is unlike any other. Summer school was definitely not something I wanted to come to because I didn't want to spend my summer learning, but being in UTOP is a once-in-a-lifetime thing that I have really fallen in love with from the start.
English 1101....where to start? Well, as of the first day of class it seems like it is going to move fast, but nothing that I cannot handle. I will just have to learn to really buckle down and get things done in a timely manner. I had issues with that all throughout high school, but now that I am accountable, I am striving to redo my life and work on the things that brought me down before and not them affect me now. My strengths in writing would have to be descriptive language. I do a lot of online RP (Role Play) sessions and they are all written in third person with no visuals so I have learned how to describe exactly what I am doing and create visual images with my words. Hopefully I can improve my writing by learning how to use punctuation and work on my formatting skills. Throughout this course and UTOP I am really striving to work on my time management skills, my work ethic, and my overall outlook on work and the manner in which it should be done.
Here's my List of "Good Stuff" that just shows what makes me happy and everything that I am looking forward to in the upcoming weeks.
★ Being away from home
★ Meeting new friends
★ Visiting my best friend when I get home
★ Being a COLLEGE KID!!!!
★ Seeing my little brother and sister
★ Getting in shape and getting healthier
Here's a List of "Stuff that makes me anxious". The title is pretty self-explanatory.
✖ Being responsible for myself
✖ Turning 18
✖ Leaving all my friends behind
After summer school and UTOP is over, I am hoping to start my transition from University College into a Computer Science major. Hopefully I can get a Computer Engineering Major too, or possibly a minor at least. I definitely want a minor in Communications with a focus in Public Relations. Hopefully if I can get a grip on my Spanish, I can travel abroad and go somewhere in Europe, Spain or England would be nice.
There are not many questions or concerns that I have as I embark on this new chapter in my life. I have gotten several "life talks" with my family and I feel like I never experience homesickness. Other than that, I will just have to ask the questions as they pop up during the summer and the fall semester.
One unique thing about me? Well, there are 10 years between me and my little brother. He is 7 years old. Another thing is that me and my siblings birthdays are all a week apart. Daniela, my little sister, is August 20. A week later, August 27, is mine. Another week, September 3, is my little brother Santiago's.
Now for my experience of UTOP so far. Two days in....it is amazing. I have already started to gel and connect with people I never met before. The relationships I am forming already are great because it makes the college transition easier. My mentors are really awesome too, because they have already shown that they care and are looking out for us. They are very genuine with us and don't have any problem talking to us like we are adults. Even though they are over us, they don't hover or try and dictate our lives and times here in the summer. True, I could have not come and had fun with my family and friends, but this experience is unlike any other. Summer school was definitely not something I wanted to come to because I didn't want to spend my summer learning, but being in UTOP is a once-in-a-lifetime thing that I have really fallen in love with from the start.
English 1101....where to start? Well, as of the first day of class it seems like it is going to move fast, but nothing that I cannot handle. I will just have to learn to really buckle down and get things done in a timely manner. I had issues with that all throughout high school, but now that I am accountable, I am striving to redo my life and work on the things that brought me down before and not them affect me now. My strengths in writing would have to be descriptive language. I do a lot of online RP (Role Play) sessions and they are all written in third person with no visuals so I have learned how to describe exactly what I am doing and create visual images with my words. Hopefully I can improve my writing by learning how to use punctuation and work on my formatting skills. Throughout this course and UTOP I am really striving to work on my time management skills, my work ethic, and my overall outlook on work and the manner in which it should be done.
Here's my List of "Good Stuff" that just shows what makes me happy and everything that I am looking forward to in the upcoming weeks.
★ Being away from home
★ Meeting new friends
★ Visiting my best friend when I get home
★ Being a COLLEGE KID!!!!
★ Seeing my little brother and sister
★ Getting in shape and getting healthier
Here's a List of "Stuff that makes me anxious". The title is pretty self-explanatory.
✖ Being responsible for myself
✖ Turning 18
✖ Leaving all my friends behind
After summer school and UTOP is over, I am hoping to start my transition from University College into a Computer Science major. Hopefully I can get a Computer Engineering Major too, or possibly a minor at least. I definitely want a minor in Communications with a focus in Public Relations. Hopefully if I can get a grip on my Spanish, I can travel abroad and go somewhere in Europe, Spain or England would be nice.
There are not many questions or concerns that I have as I embark on this new chapter in my life. I have gotten several "life talks" with my family and I feel like I never experience homesickness. Other than that, I will just have to ask the questions as they pop up during the summer and the fall semester.
One unique thing about me? Well, there are 10 years between me and my little brother. He is 7 years old. Another thing is that me and my siblings birthdays are all a week apart. Daniela, my little sister, is August 20. A week later, August 27, is mine. Another week, September 3, is my little brother Santiago's.
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