"Let me remind you little sis that your graduation is in MAY of 2012. So enjoy yourself with that in mind." --a good friend of mine <3
I've been in Australia for almost two months now. I'm halfway through my semester here. It's crazy how fast time is zooming by!
I wrote a mini post about this on the Blackboard site for this class, but I wanted to go into more detail. I felt for a bit, while I was here, that I was living like a freshman again. Going out a lot, and not really paying attention to my studies as much as I should. I honestly lost myself for a minute haha. It's so easy to get caught up in socializing here, because Monash doesn't have as many written assignments and tests as Loyola has. It's more so doing independent studying and reading to make sure you are ready for the finals, which are coming up in about six weeks. (Little perfectionist me is definitely worried about them already). If you're not focused, you can easily forget really what you're here for. And that's what I honestly found myself doing here for a while at uni.
Don't get me wrong. Being abroad is an amazing opportunity that I don't take for granted, and I'm having an amazing time. I have gone to several different places and have so much more to see! However, I think I began to take it a little TOO MUCH like a vacation. Now, I'm starting to get back on track. Talking to a few people back home put things into perspective for me. I have been talking about graduating from Loyola probably since the day I got there. And now it's a little over a year away, officially on May 19, 2012. I can't lose myself now. I've worked too hard to let my goals slip through my fingers.
A good part of being at any college is practicing good time management, and really finding your balance of social and academic life. I had found my groove at Loyola, but now at Monash, I had to find a new balance because I'm in a new environment. An environment that goes out a lot during the week, and has class lectures online to listen to if you happen to miss one....or just don't feel like going. I'm getting better. A good chunk of my life is spent in the library or my dorm's study room, but I also find time to hang out with friends and go out a bit. So here's to finding balance again....*toast...with an energy drink as I attempt to finish some work!*
PEACE.
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