I'm back again...
So I'm writing an essay about the culture of Santa Clara...I have done a lot of this culture thinking and my sociology brain goes CRAZY thinking about it all. It has to be 3-5 pages and I already have a hard time with paper max limits in general and this one is REALLY hard for me. First I have to write about the culture, then how the media effects it and then about how its changed me. Holy wow is that a lot of thoughts. So I'm writing about how on the surface this place values money and image. You walk on to campus and its perfectly trimmed and hear the price and want to run away crying. Then you start to learn about what else it has to offer. So so so much. So much learning and growing and thinking and questioning and doing and life. And I really love that. I'm not gonna lie I love the beautiful campus, I love the flowers blooming everywhere, the wide open fields, the old buildings and the palm trees, its like a little oasis. But if that was all it would be nothing. All the clubs and service opportunities and classes that make us think about so many things, so much more than just whatever we think we are gonna spend our life doing. Its all really good for my brain and my heart, and my life. So, I think its really cool. And I'm working really hard to be concise about this paper but I just have a lot to say! BAH! I have learned so much here, about the value of money...no not that I have come to think its super super important but I have come to realize its not that important, and there is so much more to life than it and that having a lot of money or a little money truly doesn't mean anything about your personality, its what you do with it that matters. Or in some cases what you dont do with it. And i have thought so much about things that matter and adventured and learned so much about me and come to appreciate so much more than just the things we are taught to appreciate at home, but the things Keely and Hayley and Lauren and Stella and Alex appreciate too. I have only learned to love more of life and think more about how I can make change.
In English today we talked about why we are here. Good grades? To be an educated person? Because thats what your supposed to do after high school? Money? In some ways thats all kinda true but I thought about it and as cliche as this sounds I am here so I can make a difference. I'm here so I can become something, do something with myself and help people. So I can learn about how life works and how life affects people and little by little make life a little less daunting for people. If I was a business major or engineering major I'd want to help people in a different way or maybe be more aware of getting a job. But as a sociology major I'm here to learn how I can help...cheesy much?
One more thing. I am applying to be a SCAAP program coordinator, which means I would recruit volunteers and work with a specific organization on the logistics of a certain service project and become more involved myself in that specific project. I've applied for lots of stuff, and been rejected for lots of stuff but this one I really really want. I want to help, I want to learn about how these kinda organizations work, I want to be really involved and help other people get involved and I want to meet other people who want to do the same stuff. I had to get two recomendation forms filled out...one by a peer and one by an adult. Susan and Brittney filled out mine and not only sent me one in a sealed envelope to turn in but sent me another one for me to read, because they are sweet and want me to know how much they care. Both of them made me cry and I just fill really lucky to have such amazing people in my life who have such nice things to say about me. It really means so so so much. If I get the position or not you both gave me more confidence in me, and reminded me of the things that are important for me to capitalize on. So thanks, you are amazing people for me to have in my life :)
OK, back to writing a paper about how the culture has changed me, and maybe I should get some dinner, oh and go to the gym. Now that I'm working life is a little bit busy. Work, class, SCAAP stuff, homework, exercise and maybe a little nap in there somewhere...its actually nice, I like to be doing things that are worth while :)
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