OMG I actually fell asleep at work. Although it was the first time, I sure do hope to make it my last. But I had so much to do in a short amount of time before I had to actually be at work. First off let me begin by saying I woke up very early. 7:00am to be exact. Reason being is because I had to take a shower before I head out to the doctors office in which I received my test results for AIDS/HIV and was please to find out it was NEGATIVE!
I have no cervical cancer and my liver and kidneys are just fine. As well as my cholesterol and blood pressure. Hearing good news started my day on the right foot and on a good note. Yeah, all until my doctor wants to be all sarcastic and tell stories by trying to relate real life situations to television shows and politics. Then everything went downhill from there because I was already late for work as is. It was then 1:50pm and I still haven't done everything on my to-do list. I still had to shop for a dress to wear to my mothers graduation ceremony, buy some accessories, pay my cell bill, get my hair and nails done and then buy gas.
After most was done I was so exhausted. Especially ever since I had finished eating my big plate of Spanish Lasagna which was so good with yuca. What made it special is the lasagna had sweet corn and sweet plantain with the most finger licking good cheese I have ever tasted. The only tasks I was not successful in completing was getting my nails and hair done so that will be done tomorrow guaranteed.
As soon as I got to work I begin to dose off to sleep and even the children have noticed it. Thats how tired I was. So I asked my supervisor if I may sleep for the 15 minutes that the children eat snack. She was so generous and kind enough to let me sleep for more than an hour. After I woke up, I rinsed out my mouth and went right back to work helping the children. Although my supervisor said for me to just relax, I knew deep down inside I could not leave her alone with all them kids. So as the sweet and helpful caring person that I am, I kept the boys entertained with board games and jokes while the girls play outside. I am still tired nevertheless but also hungry. With that said, I am leaving out the door this instance to get me something to eat then come back home and go straight to sleep.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Final Speech
I was suppose to blog about how my final speech went in class since yesterday but I was so tired and worn out from doing all these assignments that I have for week 8 finals. I actually feel relieved because now I am up-to-date with all of my classes. I have no more speeches, no more labs, no more homework and I don't even have to go back to the school until after my two week vacation is up in July. YES!
But as I was saying, yesterday was a last minute thing for me. I did minor research on all the school education cuts concerning metro cards, teachers, financial aid and the T.A.P. cuts. I admitted that I was not ready because I didn't even have time to go over what I researched nor did I have time to practice my 5 minute speech. Then I was behind on some speeches. I did my impromptu speech on passwords which wasn't that hard. It was more like common sense. Then I also did my nlast speech on what garde I think I deserve for my Speech class. Of course I said I deserve an "A". But without a doubt, I have many resources to support my reasoning.
Overall, I am happy that my 3rd semester is all about done and over with. I was sick very often and had one heck of a time trying to catch up on some major work assignments. Now I can relax and enjoy the sun. At least until July 6th, 2010.
But as I was saying, yesterday was a last minute thing for me. I did minor research on all the school education cuts concerning metro cards, teachers, financial aid and the T.A.P. cuts. I admitted that I was not ready because I didn't even have time to go over what I researched nor did I have time to practice my 5 minute speech. Then I was behind on some speeches. I did my impromptu speech on passwords which wasn't that hard. It was more like common sense. Then I also did my nlast speech on what garde I think I deserve for my Speech class. Of course I said I deserve an "A". But without a doubt, I have many resources to support my reasoning.
Overall, I am happy that my 3rd semester is all about done and over with. I was sick very often and had one heck of a time trying to catch up on some major work assignments. Now I can relax and enjoy the sun. At least until July 6th, 2010.
Monday, June 7, 2010
I Am an American
After watching a 60 second video/commercial of different ethnicity groups saying 4 small words with big meanings, I have written a reflective essay on what "I am an American" means to me.
The video on “I Am an American” reflects on me, because I too am an American. I was born in the United States and that makes me a United States Citizen. The U.S. accepts people all of nations from all around the world no matter the skin color, age, gender, religion etc. People from different ethnicity and backgrounds can also consider themselves Americans, because they have taken the oath, and have pledge an allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and have became Naturalized Citizens. The only difference between these people and me is that I can actually run for the office of the President of the United States of America, whereas they cannot. To become a U.S. President you have to be a born American.
What America means to me is freedom and a land of opportunity. America has freedom of speech allowing us to speak our mind freely without being penalized for it. In some countries, people are punished for speaking up, but as an American, I have a voice to be heard. America gives me the opportunity to grow and do what ever it is that I want. I can become who ever I want and take on a profession that I like. I am also allowed to choose my party affiliation by voting and go through a peaceful election process. This means we have a democratic form of government where the government is elected by the people. In America, the people’s vote counts.
I enjoy the advantages I have living in America. Nevertheless, many people take for granted what we have in America and do not realize there are people who are less fortunate than we are. Compared to the way of life in other countries, America is like a paradise filled with mansions and treasure.
For example, living in Africa is very difficult due to the lack of money and support from the government. They have a corrupt government and parents must pay for their children to go to school, but in the U.S., school is free. It is more of a privilege than it is an opportunity to get an education in Africa. Families are living in over crowded homes where there are twenty people or more living in a single room shack. The water system is very unhealthy, because they must fetch their water from underground or wells and the water is not clean at all. Drinking the water may lead to deaths caused from infections, diseases and diarrhea. There are much more hardships that people in Africa face everyday that Americans do not. This is why I am glad I am an American.
In essence, I am an American. I am living the American dream and following my destiny. By living in America and knowing what other countries do not have, I learned you should never take anything for granted. I have come to realize that there is no place like home, and I definitely love my home sweet home. Although I am given the choice to live, wherever I want in the world, I rather live in America and have it no other way. This is my life, and I can live it anyway I choose how.
The video on “I Am an American” reflects on me, because I too am an American. I was born in the United States and that makes me a United States Citizen. The U.S. accepts people all of nations from all around the world no matter the skin color, age, gender, religion etc. People from different ethnicity and backgrounds can also consider themselves Americans, because they have taken the oath, and have pledge an allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and have became Naturalized Citizens. The only difference between these people and me is that I can actually run for the office of the President of the United States of America, whereas they cannot. To become a U.S. President you have to be a born American.
What America means to me is freedom and a land of opportunity. America has freedom of speech allowing us to speak our mind freely without being penalized for it. In some countries, people are punished for speaking up, but as an American, I have a voice to be heard. America gives me the opportunity to grow and do what ever it is that I want. I can become who ever I want and take on a profession that I like. I am also allowed to choose my party affiliation by voting and go through a peaceful election process. This means we have a democratic form of government where the government is elected by the people. In America, the people’s vote counts.
I enjoy the advantages I have living in America. Nevertheless, many people take for granted what we have in America and do not realize there are people who are less fortunate than we are. Compared to the way of life in other countries, America is like a paradise filled with mansions and treasure.
For example, living in Africa is very difficult due to the lack of money and support from the government. They have a corrupt government and parents must pay for their children to go to school, but in the U.S., school is free. It is more of a privilege than it is an opportunity to get an education in Africa. Families are living in over crowded homes where there are twenty people or more living in a single room shack. The water system is very unhealthy, because they must fetch their water from underground or wells and the water is not clean at all. Drinking the water may lead to deaths caused from infections, diseases and diarrhea. There are much more hardships that people in Africa face everyday that Americans do not. This is why I am glad I am an American.
In essence, I am an American. I am living the American dream and following my destiny. By living in America and knowing what other countries do not have, I learned you should never take anything for granted. I have come to realize that there is no place like home, and I definitely love my home sweet home. Although I am given the choice to live, wherever I want in the world, I rather live in America and have it no other way. This is my life, and I can live it anyway I choose how.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
The Reason for Blogging
I hate blogging! It is so boring, but because I have to do it as it is required for class by my Professor, here I am once again with nothing to talk about. It can be really easy or really hard to blog. I think the easiest time for me to blog is when I am angry and want to express my feelings or when I am excited about doing something new or fun. My friends say it’s cool that I blog and meanwhile others think it is boring as well. However, I do find it to be very helpful for me. It helps me to open up more often but I also have to keep in mind that this is the internet and to be careful of what I post.
I may have stalkers that I am unaware of and anyone can be reading my blogs being that they are visible to he public’s eye. I would have made my profile and other information as well as my blogs private but they must be read by classmates and easy for my professor to access my blogs when necessary. I just wish this was all over this way I don’t have to worry about missing too many blogs. I get writer’s block so many times and I feel as if my life is so boring that I cant think of anything to blog about. It will be even more boring if I just wrote about how my day was every single day. Although that is one way I can keep up with my blogs.
I don’t think the professor really cares anymore. All she wants to see is that we are writing everyday as part of our homework assignments. I am currently taking a speech class and writing blogs is working for me because it allows me to be more creative when I speak. I also feel more comfortable the more I write because it is like I am getting some personal issues off of my chest. After writing a few blogs, I feel as if I just got a burden lifted off from my shoulders. In the end, I am sure this will all pay off one way or another. Maybe not now, but in the near future.
I may have stalkers that I am unaware of and anyone can be reading my blogs being that they are visible to he public’s eye. I would have made my profile and other information as well as my blogs private but they must be read by classmates and easy for my professor to access my blogs when necessary. I just wish this was all over this way I don’t have to worry about missing too many blogs. I get writer’s block so many times and I feel as if my life is so boring that I cant think of anything to blog about. It will be even more boring if I just wrote about how my day was every single day. Although that is one way I can keep up with my blogs.
I don’t think the professor really cares anymore. All she wants to see is that we are writing everyday as part of our homework assignments. I am currently taking a speech class and writing blogs is working for me because it allows me to be more creative when I speak. I also feel more comfortable the more I write because it is like I am getting some personal issues off of my chest. After writing a few blogs, I feel as if I just got a burden lifted off from my shoulders. In the end, I am sure this will all pay off one way or another. Maybe not now, but in the near future.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Almost There
I feel so much better. I am so relieved that I have most things on my wish list complete. One major task I had to complete was fixing my car. Transportation was killing me and now especially in this hot weather, I cannot rely on public transportation. I had to go to work today and of course the bus was late and for the first time I had no choice but to take the dollar van. I have my reasons for that as well but we'll talk about that another time.
Now that I have my car fully tuned up and running properly, I can get to work and school on time and rely on no one but myself. I know it will be all worth it because I paid over $800 to get everything done. At least concerning my car. Now I must buy Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 and download it to my laptop to get my work done for school. I can't even rely on my professor to teach me how to do lab assignments anymore. I must find out how to do it on my own and this is really pushing me far behind in school. But in order get myself back on track and up to date as far as my grade book goes, its something that I must do.
After that is done, I will be stress free. My only concern will be living happy and taking each day one day at a time making sure not to have a crisis. Hopefully I will get all A's in every class this semester then I can enjoy my little two week break and start my summer by taking more summer classes yet earning money and doing what I enjoy doing. Which is SHOPPING! =)
Now that I have my car fully tuned up and running properly, I can get to work and school on time and rely on no one but myself. I know it will be all worth it because I paid over $800 to get everything done. At least concerning my car. Now I must buy Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 and download it to my laptop to get my work done for school. I can't even rely on my professor to teach me how to do lab assignments anymore. I must find out how to do it on my own and this is really pushing me far behind in school. But in order get myself back on track and up to date as far as my grade book goes, its something that I must do.
After that is done, I will be stress free. My only concern will be living happy and taking each day one day at a time making sure not to have a crisis. Hopefully I will get all A's in every class this semester then I can enjoy my little two week break and start my summer by taking more summer classes yet earning money and doing what I enjoy doing. Which is SHOPPING! =)
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
A New Audience
My hands are sweating as I type. I am nervous about tonight's speech for the first time. The reason is because I will be giving a impromptu speech in front of new faces that I have never done a speech in front of before. But because the professor will not be attending class this weekend, she offered the class the opportunity to make up their speeches on a day she will hold class and which is tonight at 6pm.
There are many reasons to be nervous tonight. For one, I will have a different audience than usual. I don't know if this class will be bigger or smaller than my original speech class. But I doubt it is smaller because my usual speech class has only six students plus the professor. Two, just the thought of an impromptu speech is nerve wrecking. Thank goodness, the speech only has to last 1-3 minutes.
I have never done a impromptu speech before and knowing that it is random topics, I can almost guarantee I will stutter or mess up somewhere. I hope the professor doesn't bring her camcorder to video our speeches because that will only make more nervous and embarrassing. I pray this day is over real quick. [sigh]
I guess my only option is to take a deep breath and try not to stare at anyone in the audience. Hopefully my voice doesn't crack.
There are many reasons to be nervous tonight. For one, I will have a different audience than usual. I don't know if this class will be bigger or smaller than my original speech class. But I doubt it is smaller because my usual speech class has only six students plus the professor. Two, just the thought of an impromptu speech is nerve wrecking. Thank goodness, the speech only has to last 1-3 minutes.
I have never done a impromptu speech before and knowing that it is random topics, I can almost guarantee I will stutter or mess up somewhere. I hope the professor doesn't bring her camcorder to video our speeches because that will only make more nervous and embarrassing. I pray this day is over real quick. [sigh]
I guess my only option is to take a deep breath and try not to stare at anyone in the audience. Hopefully my voice doesn't crack.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
A Buzz on Caffeine
As required for my previous English class prior to taking Speech class, I had to complete weekly reaction journals. I read an article based on facts of caffeine. At first I wasn't interested in reading the article because I don't drink caffeine so what do I care? But as I begin to read on, it got more interesting and the facts really did help me with my psychology class.
After reading "A Buzz on Caffeine", I have learned new things that I was totally unaware of. Facts such as caffeine preventing Parkinson's disease and type 2 diabetes. I learned that 70% of soft drinks have caffeine in them. Then I begin thinking out loud, no wonder soda makes people hyper. Caffeine gives people energy and helps them to stay alert. However, when the caffeine leaves your body, the brain chemicals begin to flow again and as a result, you crash.
I think caffeine may only be useful for those who drink it on a regular basis, because it affects them the most. On the other hand, beginner caffeine users will not feel anything has changed right away. Physical dependence can occur in three days.
After reading "A Buzz on Caffeine", I have learned new things that I was totally unaware of. Facts such as caffeine preventing Parkinson's disease and type 2 diabetes. I learned that 70% of soft drinks have caffeine in them. Then I begin thinking out loud, no wonder soda makes people hyper. Caffeine gives people energy and helps them to stay alert. However, when the caffeine leaves your body, the brain chemicals begin to flow again and as a result, you crash.
I think caffeine may only be useful for those who drink it on a regular basis, because it affects them the most. On the other hand, beginner caffeine users will not feel anything has changed right away. Physical dependence can occur in three days.
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