Work by: Sophia Robertson

Hello, my name is Sophia and it has been six months since I last thought about dropping out of the career. Okay, maybe that’s a little over the top but you get the point: things are different now than how they were last semester.

A lot has changed in the past six months, and for the better. My expectation for this semester was that it would as difficult as, if not more than, the previous semester. Now, was that expectation acurate? Kind of.

This semester was without a doubt challenging. Especially, since it felt so rushed, with many projects and assignments to do at once. However, none of it ever felt impossible. It was all very doable.

I didn’t quite feel this way at the beginning of the semester though. It wasn’t until I received the phenomenal news that I had the best grades out of the entire career last year that I realized my efforts are not only worth it, but also a good indicator of what I’m capable of when I work hard and set my mind on something.

So, although I did feel stressed for significant parts of this semester, overall this semester went much better than the last.

My main challenge for this semester was to improve on my time and energy management. I was able to achieve that and was even able to start tutoring a couple kids in my free time.

This has allowed me to create my own lesson plans, which I actually really enjoy doing, and work on my approach to teaching.

One of the most interesting parts of this semester has been getting to know some of the first-year students.

I know they aren’t children, but as our “godchildren” it feels nice to dote on and support them throughout their first few months of university.

Personally, I wanted to make them feel welcome and let them know that they have someone to go to if they ever need help. I try to go out of my way to at least say hello whenever I see them and give advice when I can.

I have been able to share my interest in Kpop with a couple of them and have even been able to share some fan events with them.

My goal at the start of the semester was to romanticize my life. Was I able to accomplish this goal? Well, I’ll put it this way, I have new friends I can share the fun aspects of life with, a good job I enjoy, and many academic acheivements that I have been recognized for. How can I not be happy with what I have?