Improvise, Adapt, Overcome. A thought that comes to my mind nearly every day. I work and do what I do because I feel like there is always the need to improve and become better. I am not a person that can sit still and be content with where I stand. I need to be on the move. Moving somewhere else, learning something new.
I believe that’s one of the reasons I study here at UCLA. My other option was studying at the beautiful beach they call UC Santa Barbara. Being from Long Beach, I felt that I have conquered the beach city. Los Angeles, on the other hand is an entirely different locale to master. With forty thousand students on campus, that’s ten times more than the high school campus I was used to. I was up for the challenge. Ten times more students can mean hundreds of more opportunities out there for me. Even though the campus was tough to navigate and social networking was scary at times, that soon couldn’t even hold me back. I was joining as many clubs and activities as my schedule would allow. Even then, I would find myself in West Hollywood on a Tuesday afternoon or in Malibu at the beach on the weekend. I had the need to explore.
I feel that one can only figure out their true personality as long as they are constantly pushing themselves into new situations. If a student wakes up goes to class, studies and then repeats they will never learn anything new. Sure they will learn how to study better for their personality, but they will never learn to make decisions on their own. Individuals need to learn to make decisions on their own to make it in the world. This decision making process is learned from trying new things. College is this time that it is socially accepted to try just about anything.
Why do I do what I do? Because I fear the stagnation of being “normal.”
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