Escape~Explore~Experience

First ride of the yr! Feels good to get back on the bike!

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Want!

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I started reading this book because I have to write a reflection on it for my stupid education foundations class but then I realized who wrote the book, Jose Lalas. My thesis is one of the finalist to be selected to present at a symposium by this man. It’s crazy to think that MY thesis is even under consideration because initially, I was hesitant to enter grad school. I was fearful that I would fail horribly at writing a thesis. I have never been smart but I have always worked my ass off. I don’t want to seem like in tooting my own horn but is it okay to say that I am very proud of my accomplishment? I don’t know if that’s ok but I do owe a thanks to my family, friends, and professors that helped me through school. I know that at times I put my priorities above them and I’m sorry for that but I hope they know that I am grateful for them, thank you.

I love black ice tea with raw sugar cause I get to chew on the sugar when it doesn’t dissolve. And yes back at Coffee Bean again. Much sooner than expected but it’s all good.

I want this snorlax!

As my feelings grow stronger, my fears also grow along beside it.

It’s been awhile but it was by choice. I just needed time to reflect. So much just happened and so much was going to happen in the next few months. I just needed time. Now that I had a minute, I’m still at a lost for words, lost in my thoughts, lost in my head. Not sure where to go, not sure what path to take but I think I found my way and it was thanks to some guidance from a man I can say is my mentor. He helped me along through grad school and as soon as I was finish with that chapter, I went to him just to let him know, but subconsciously I think I was seeking more guidance. I had just finish a big chapter in my life. I successfully completed the masters program in educational counseling. This is what I been envisioning for the past 4 yrs. It is surreal that the day finally came. So many, many restless nights. Those excruciating late night study sessions, at the time were such a pain the neck but now as I look back, it made me stronger as well as built character. Well, during my conversation with my mentor, he told me that he sees me one day as an administrator and that I would make a great one. I told him that I never had interest in administration. He said at my age, that is not surprising but as an administrator, you have the opportunity to make a greater impact in students lives.  Those words resonated in my mind.

When I initially was looking into a career in education/counseling, to be honest, I just wanted to do my job and go home to my family but somewhere along the way in grad school, it became more about effecting and helping the kids and not so much about getting mine. So with his words in mind, I decided to go back to school to get my teaching credentials because to become an administrator, one has to have teaching experience. I cannot one day effectively evaluate another teacher if I myself have not been in the classroom. My passion is not in teaching, it is still in counseling but I just want to keep my options open. Maybe sometime down the road I may want a new challenge and there it is, it seems that all roads always leads me to more school. Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy school, but I just wanted a little more time to decompress my head. This really shows you that you never know where your going to be. Just work hard along the way and good things will happen.

“Shao” lin!

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More school? Why not.