10/1/18

Between Four Weeks

By Ingrid Berenice Arevalo Aguilar

The last four weeks have been a new challenge and brought with it numerous important decisions. In the beginning I felt afraid of taking the READ class, but now I see it as a new worthwhile challenge. I feared the READ class because English is not my first language and I do not often read in English. While mathematics requires patience and dedication, my fear about MATH was not the same as in READ. However, I always found an excellent motivation and determination to do my best. No matter what happens around me, even if I did not know how. To paraphrase what the professor Kevin stills said. "That in order to become good at something we have to practice."  For instance, that practice will be part of a new learning process rather than just passing the classes.

The troublesome of adaptation at the beginning of the semester started because of work forty hours at Chick Fil A, which frustrated me. For that reason, I fought for several weeks to reach a more flexible work schedule. Therefore, studying made me felt enthusiastic, but I reached a time when my grades went down. The time to tried new strategies has begun. I know that an adequate method to be sure in classes is striving for A´s. But how to achieve this if you do not understand the classes? I understood studying means sacrificing comfort and those changes are a positive reflection academically. Having new methods of study and solving problems helps me work towards goals in a better way.

I know that with the help of God the most difficult challenges can be achieved. And God gives special people to help like my parents because, even though I cannot receive too much financial help. They can do what is in their hands. And I appreciate that.

Contrary to all this. I attend less to church. Eventually, that leads me to listen to online sermons, searching for new solutions and to identify my problems. Concurrently new challenge lead me to implement new strategies.

Readings becomes less difficult and much easier to understand because. As a result, the effort is always worth it. I want in the next few weeks to implement the following: although much adapt my work schedule in less hours, make time to study in campus facilities, write more to improve my writing, and seek help whenever I need. Math and Read classes have become a challenge that excites me to see my efforts reflected in the next months. As I have well as achieved in the last four weeks. 

The effort of each day rewarded in our achievements. In conclusion, try to reach excellent grades, and a motivation. Staff to achieve goals are struggles that I  has to learn to confront. Now, fear for the READ class has become a considerable satisfaction, because I  can see my achievements.