My first semester of college has had its obstacles but I've prevailed through it. I must say I'm very proud of myself that I've gotten this fair and have done so good for myself. I've maintained good grades and I hope and pray that the three exams that I have next week will go good as well. I  must say though, the class that I thought would be my favorite class turned out not to be which was my Africana Studies; I really didn't like the teacher or his style of teaching. I really enjoyed my thought and writing class, I learned I kind of have this passion for writing that I knew was there but this class helped bring it out in me. I not only enjoyed the assignments but the teacher was very helpful when I came to her for help and I enjoyed being one of her students. : )

I really can't wait until I get my license and a car. Since going to college the buses have been my bestfriend, getting to and from places. Although, I appreciate the buses I've gone on too many long journeys. My first journey was to cash my check, my grandparents sent me a check and I thought I could cash it on campus but turns out I couldn't. So i had to get on the bus to go downtown and then got on the bus to take me to the bank; in the mist of all this I was 30 mins late to class. Now today I had to catch three different buses to get to meijers and it took so long to get there. I'm just very impatient and hate being on other people's time.

We have 3 more weeks in this semester and I'm so ready for it to be over. I just need a break of nothing but relaxation and a little fun. This semester has been somewhat hectic being a  freshman and adjusting to college life. Things have been stressful here and there but I'm starting to get the  hang of it, well I'm trying yo at least. Now that things are coming to an end it seems like it is so much stuff due at once, I have a 5 page paper due in this class, 3 page paper and a presentation due in my FYE class, and then yet again I have another project due in my fashion class. On top of all those things having to be due I still have to study for test and guess what ?  I have two test soon as we come back from thanksgiving break. The worst part about one of the test is, which is math, the teacher didn't show up on the last day of class and we were supposed to go over new information that is on the test MONDAY. I just really need this semester to be over!!!!!!!!

So I am so excited about the opportunity of getting the  chance to go to Mexico this spring break. There is a program here at Western Michigan called CAMP, which stands for College Assistance Migrant Program, this program assist students who are migratory or seasonal farm workers. Well for the first time CAMP is opening up one of their projects to MLK scholars, which I am. I've never been outside the country and I think it will be a life changing experience. To go on this trip I'm required to get a pass port and take a class on Hispanic culture; I don't know much about Hispanic history or culture but this will also be exciting to learn  then getting to go to this country.

So this has been a  shocking and crazy week. The election of Donald Trump, who’d think someone like him could be the president of the United States of America. I guess this just comes to show how sad this country really is; he is racist, sextist and just plain disrespectful but yet he still won. As African American this election just opened my eyes more to the kind the country I live in. This is why I support the movement of Black Lives Matter because as long  as this country continues to allow people like Donald Trump to become president making things harder for colored people, why not stand for something?

I guess on this blog I can do a little confessional about something that I really dislike. So one thing I'd like to confess is I really hate when people tell me what to do, seriously. Especially people who are in the same age category as my self and may be a few years older. I guess they feel as if because they are a tad bit older that they automatically have some type of authority. Then they'll try to have a nasty attitude about it and get upset when you say something back to them like nope you're not going to talk to me any way you like.

I really don’t know what to talk about honestly but I guess the only thing on mind is getting through this semester. So far I’m doing really well, much better than I expected, I have mostly A’s and B’s in my classes. This college stuff is hard but I’m determined to do the best I can, even when times get tough I’ll know I’ll succeed If I continue to put my mind to it. With the support of family and friends continuing to motivate me to strive for the best, will also be a significance to my accomplishments. Overall, I’m just happy I’ve made it this far and in the position I’m in because most people don't get this far.