Arvin's blog

  Yay!!! We are finally here, to the end of this semester. I can't believe I made it this far! Well.., I should say this after next week since we have finals. But we are almost there, and it's pretty close, right? This semester has been very interesting cause it was the first time I went to campus classes. I feel great that I actually experienced college life even though I had some good and bad days, but still, it was memorable. Being in a class with other students, I was a little nervous at first. Then I started comparing myself to others, but I soon understood that I didn't need to. I accepted who I am and what I'm capable of. There are many things that I can't do right now, but I knew I could do and learn it later, and that motivation made me here today. I appreciate all the professors that I have had so far. They helped me learn enormously, and I'm genuinely grateful for that. I love them so much because they were all wanted us to succeed in our studies. It ...

It's a new month and the best month of the year.  Christmas trees, decorations, lights, full of sparkles and songs, I love them all, and that absolutely makes December is my favorite month of the year. I can't believe it's also the end of 2021, but it has been full of amazing adventures and experiences. Every year I mean every end of the year, I look back on what special things happened to me and write about how I learned from those in my journal. By considering it, I make a new plan for the following year about what I can work on or change.   This year has been pretty challenging for me, to be honest. I'm not always being a good girl; of course, I make mistakes and go through difficult times, which I would never expect to, but the thing is, I know I could do it, and I could make it better next time. My mom always says, "Things happen for a reason, and we just need to accept the way it is." Everything that has happened to me in 2021 has a reason like my mom sa...