Being a sophomore has been a challenge for me. I'm slowly sinking in the fact that I am no longer
a naive freshman. I have noticed that the first thing I do after school is finishing homework and the
hour of my sleep have been shorter. When I was a freshman, I did my homework to get it over with,
but now I do it with effort. In my room, my roommate and I lack of time for ourselves, and the past
two weeks were stressful for us. However, a little stress won't hurt. This year is different and will be
different. I have already made new friends and started talking to new people. I habe been going to
play volleyball with Tami almost every single day. There isn't time for myself and I'm OK with that.
When there are things to do, I feel like I'm really living. Summer was fun, but now it is time to
work. My goal this year is to study hard, work hard, have fun, and enjoy my short sophomore year.
This year I will be more energetic and happier!
To be honest, I am not really excited for my junior year.
Friday, August 29, 2014
Friday, August 22, 2014
Take a Seat - Make a Friend?
Take a Seat - Make a Friend?
While I was surfing on the internet, I came across with a video called Take a Seat - Make a Friend?. It was about a ball pool set up in
the middle of a road and has a sign that said Take a Seat - Make a
Friend? . Strangers went
inside and became friends. That does seem kind of scripted, but the idea of
this video is fascinating. They were just strangers. However when they were in
the ball pool away from their own world and just talked, they found something
in common. People who got something in common really build a connection between
each other.
Taking the idea seriously and reforming it, we could make
friends more easily. Maybe we can take the idea to schools (of course, the ball
pool is an option). On the first day of school, people tend to be really shy.
It's hard to make friends when you are too shy to talk. Maybe in class, teacher
can create activities that are similar to that video. New students will slowly
feel comfortable and show their true self. Of course, you can't make friends
with everyone else. There are people who are just not meant to be your friends.
It is interesting to watch how people can connect so easily if
they leave the real world behind. If it weren’t for this video, maybe they
would just walk by each other. Maybe they will ignore each other or judge them
by their appearance. In this society, especially in the city, people don't
connect, not with their neighbor, and not with anyone! I know many people have
500 friends on Facebook, but in real life, do people really know these people
well? Like this video, we need to do more face-to-face conversations.
This video warms my heart; I hope it warms yours too.
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