There's always room for improvement!

This past week was hands down, the most interesting but relaxing week I've had this semester. I didn't have any beasty helthcare quizes nor did I have any ridiculous papers to write for Phisolophy or Literature. Aside from reading Gulliver's Travels about being attacked by little 6-inch people, my revised Healthcare Scenario number two was dued. It was quite a complicated assignment and I am not sure how it is going to turn out. I basically have fingers crossed at this moment, seing how tough of a grader Professor Glavin is. Friday night was the night of the Peer Mentor meet and greet event. I got to meet the rest of the squad through some introduction/ice breaker games. It was overall a fun night but I am excited to get to know everyone on a more personal level. Also who my partner is going to be because like I told the group in one of the ice breakers, no matter who it is, we are going to have the best orientation group. Next is the PM retreat scheduled for next friday. Being a freshman I have absolutely no clue what it is going to be like, but I am excited. Saturday the 25th was the day of my ABS training. It was nothing like what I expected it to be. In preparation of the training, I had to read a couple articles and watch a couple videos about leadership and diversity. During the process, I came accross a poem that truly inspired me. Funny because the Poem was taken for a certain inspiration website I didn't know exsisted prior to the training. I no longer have access to the poem but I remember two very important quotes. "Know the rules, and learn to break them properly."  The quote it self says it all. I wouldn't have gotten written up and charged for pressense of alcohol if I was fully aware of the rules and how strict it is. The other quote, "Do not let a little dispute ruin a great relationship." Definately one of my greatest flaws. For some reason, it is always the little things that gets to me, and when they do, I tend to lose it. But hey, who said I was perfect? I am still growing and I am still learning. But anyways, It was over all a great week of learning and I am looking foward to what Peer Mentor and the ABS program have to offer.   

Stonehill College Peer Mentor..Haterrrs!!!

Words to describe this past week? EXCITING HELL WEEK! Busy is officially an uderstatement! It was surely a test of my academic ability this semester so far. But why was it hell week? I had a Phisolophy and a Literature paper due on Thursday. Two papers in less than 24 hours, it could not get any better. Looking on the bright side, the topics were pretty interesting. For Philosophy I had the choise of picking a topic to write about, using information about philosophical  theories covered in class. Using Aristotle's theory of Catharsis, I wrote and analyzed a story told by my good friend Julia Kennedy about another friend's drunk/hysterical/embarrassing moment. For Literature, I had to do a closing reading on any of the recent passages that was read for class. Of course I wrote about Cinderella. Any close reading assignment is always a pain but can the topic get can better than Cinderella? Most likely not.  And then comes Healthcare. Not even going into it because every week in healthcare is a load of homework and a quiz or scenerio. Though it keeps me extremely busy, it does not compare to Bio101 and Chemistry last semester; and for those reasons I can never complain. Well atleast not as much! Now why was it such an exciting week? Well, what is life without goals? A life without purpose I believe. But because my life has a purpose, I tend to set goals and work towads achieving thems. My very first blog stated what my goals were for this semester: "3.2 GPA, Making the Peer Mentoring Program, the ALANA Big Brother and Sister program, and going down to New Orleans for Spring break!" Well first of all, my goal is no longer getting a 3.2 grade point averge, it is a 3.5. Second, I am officially a Peer Mentor and a leader of the ALANA-A Program at Stonehill! Words can not describe how exicited I am about this opportunity. I am also very proud of myself because becoming a Peer Mentor and an Older Brother is one of many high goals I have set and accomplished with in the past few years, along with running my 4th official Boston Marathon and becoming a scholarship recipient of the Ron Burton Training Village. In the words of the great Ron Burton.."people like nice people" and "someone is always watching". Who knows what my life would be like without those words. Most likely reckless and without a purpose. Also congrats to my best friend Austin Alfredson and his girlfriend Vicki  for also getting accepted into the peer mentoring program! We all know how awkward that would have been if one person got it and the other didn't.

Living the Dream!

This Blog is dedicated to my good friend Austin Alfredson who's been reminding me to update my blog. I usually try to update it ASAP after I get out of class on fridays, but I didn't get the chance to do so this past friday because I had a busy weekend as well. But anyways, it was quite an exciting week! I would say it was a busy week like usual, but then that's every week. Lets just say every week is a busier week. Typical weekely life at Stonehill College. Well for workaholics like me who can't help but stay busy 24/7 with a million different meetings to attend. But then what is life without an excitement? It is what I call, NO LIFE! But anyways, It really was an exciting week. I had my interview for Peer Mentoring and the ALANA-A Big Brother, Big Sister Program. Like the Peer Mentoring, I left the ALANA interview thinking "dam I killed killed it!" Well, apparently the interviewers thought the same because I found out the following day that I am a soon to be ALANA big brother. Yup, I got into the program! I am excited for the experience and to meet new people, make new friends and make some inncocent freshman's first experience at Stonehill at smooth as possible. Now all I need to truely begin my mission for the next three years is to get accepted into the Peer Mentoring program. As for my academics, I feel like a million bocs after finding out about my 90% on the first healthcare quiz. Talking about healthcare, I also successfully completed my very first healthcare scenario. It was a peace of work and a lil tricky but I got the job done, even though I didn't actually get to present it is class. The cold weather had its own plans for me. Oh well, I am still alive that is what matters, and of course, I am living the dream! Lets see what this coming up week has instored for me! Wish me luck, because it is going to be a long, long one! A little more than a busy week!

Rest in Peace Pats...see u next year!

Oh Pats, What can you do?  Not much, hope they come back even stronger next year. Well except for the big disapointment, it was a great week. Started off pretty stressful due to preporations for my first healthcare quiz. I didnt know what it was going to be like so I did not know which way to attack it, in terms of studying. Fortunately, I did everything right and the quiz went extremely well. I am expecting no less than an 88! Aside from academics, I had my peer mentoring evaluation on friday. I went in not knowing what to expect but I left feeling like a camp! Hopefully the instructors feel the same way. I have the interview this upcoming week along with the ALANA-A Big Brother, Big Sister program. It is going to be a busy week but hopefully everything goes well, especially with the interviews. Healthcare quiz two coming up on friday..gotto get to studying!