College

Where do I start? I can’t believe that three months have already passed since I first started my college experience. I’m almost one-eighth finished with college and I’ve already learned so much! Looking back, the experiences that I’ve gained, the people that I’ve met, the friends that I’ve made and the opportunities that were made available to me have been more valuable than anything that I learned in my classes. A totally different perspective, that’s what college is about. I’ve heard some of my college friends say that before my first semester at Illinois, but you can never really understand the depth of that statement until you experience the whirlwind that is freshman year of college.

I came to Illinois because of the exceptional engineering education that it provides. Since freshman year of high school I had wanted to be a Mechanical Engineer. But according to my friends, they said that I would definitely change my major at least once during my college career. So, I’ve had my doubts already about whether I had chosen a right major, but it looks like I’ll be sticking with MechE for at least a year.

I started writing this blog at 3:15 AM November 21, 2009, at the St. Louis Greyhound Stop, on my way back home to Kansas City. I have been looking forward to this break for a long time. I need the rest, the time spent with family and friends, the academic catching up, and, of course, some time to reflect on my college experience, hence this post.