Hi everyone!
I wanted to update you all on my semester thus far. I’m feeling very optimistic about this year. Despite the overload of credits and the theses, I feel like I’m in charge of my life. I‘ve made considerable progress on both theses and I’m learning a lot about the research process, in addition to my topics of interest. Just as importantly, I’ve made enormous progress in my physical health. I have to say I’m incredibly proud of myself. I’ve tried to get in shape multiple times in the past; but each time I failed, whether it was because I got busy or frustrated with not seeing results as soon as I wanted. This time I’ve been super successful. I go to the HU gym 4 times a week and run around the loop on weekends.
Additionally, I’ve been studying for the GRE for a few weeks now and I think I’m making excellent progress on that end as well. What I’ve done is spend one Saturday reading the Kaplan section on each section of the exam and then spending the rest of the week practicing questions until the next Saturday, when I study the next section. Afterwards, I practice the sections cumulatively. Once I’m finished with all sections, it’ll be practice, practice, practice until test day! I’m finding this method to be very helpful for me because I can chart my progress.
Finally I wanted to let you all know I’m working on implementing a project with the Global Interest Association to raise awareness about the refugee crisis. I’m hoping that an extended fundraiser that is guided by improved awareness can enrich the rhetoric surrounding the crisis and contribute to alleviating the crisis. Even if the contribution is tiny relative to the scope of the problem, I hope that as a campus we can say we did something about the problem.
