My Journey in Pursuing a Degree in Computer Science
This is one of my assignments in my Honors English Seminar class called, "The Quest".
In everybody's life there are always quests to be done and there are always journey to be gone. This is my journey in pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science. I put this story in my ePortfolio just to let the reader know better who I am and what motivates me to be who I am right now. I hope readers will not only be able to know me better, but also enjoy this story of my quest:
It was supported by my decision to be a successful person (definition was unspecified) in order to pay back my debt. To whom? My parents, siblings, relatives and friends. That, somehow, is the final destination of my life; and I have decided this, believe it or not, since I was just a sixth grader. Then, I got this calling that I should go to the United States in order to pursue my degrees in Computer Science. The reason for my decision is because the United States is the country with the most advance technology of computer programming. Hence, by getting my degrees in the United States, it will increase my chance of getting a job. And hence, the journey began when I left my home country.
Finding one calling was not enough for me. When I got here, I got a lot of information of the universities that I can get into: the UC’s, the CSU’s, the private universities. Having that information, I want to get to the best university I can possibly get into in order to increase my chance of getting not just a job, but a good, high-class job. Building my strategy, I also recruited some allies. They are my siblings, "in-laws", and my new friends. Being away from home, my siblings and my "in-laws" are the ones who always make me feel like I am at home, which consequently give me the strength to keep focus on my final destination. I was lucky enough to find good new friends, most of whom are in the honors program; most of whom have more than 3.5 GPA; most of whom would spend times together studying or having fun. Having them as my allies is a very great asset in my journey, because then I will not have to worry that I will lose my social life while I am busy with my studies.
Having my strategy ready and my allies with me, I have to face the reality that there are ogres in my journey: me, money, and time. Unlike most of the international students, I am not as prosperous as they are. My parents, and my brother, are giving their all in order to provide my study here. Hence, I do not have much time for wasting their money. I have to accomplish my goal as quickly as possible. Otherwise, I will only build up my debt to them. The last ogre I have to beat is me, myself. As some people might have had this exact same enemy, I, too, have to beat the negativities in me. There are times when I feel like I cannot possibly accomplish what I want to get, and want to give up all of my hopes. Time when I think that I put my expectations too high, that I should go back to earth. Also, there are times when I envied people for having more time for leisure than I do. I know I have to fight them, but sometimes, they just keep on coming back, those negativities in me.
There are also thresholds in my journey, which are mostly the hard subjects that I have to take in order to get degrees in Computer Science. However, with a good strategy, and perfect allies, I am very sure that I will be able to surpass all of the thresholds in this journey. Hence, here I am… in the road of trial of my journey. Wish me luck!
-Loire-
In everybody's life there are always quests to be done and there are always journey to be gone. This is my journey in pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science. I put this story in my ePortfolio just to let the reader know better who I am and what motivates me to be who I am right now. I hope readers will not only be able to know me better, but also enjoy this story of my quest:
It was supported by my decision to be a successful person (definition was unspecified) in order to pay back my debt. To whom? My parents, siblings, relatives and friends. That, somehow, is the final destination of my life; and I have decided this, believe it or not, since I was just a sixth grader. Then, I got this calling that I should go to the United States in order to pursue my degrees in Computer Science. The reason for my decision is because the United States is the country with the most advance technology of computer programming. Hence, by getting my degrees in the United States, it will increase my chance of getting a job. And hence, the journey began when I left my home country.
Finding one calling was not enough for me. When I got here, I got a lot of information of the universities that I can get into: the UC’s, the CSU’s, the private universities. Having that information, I want to get to the best university I can possibly get into in order to increase my chance of getting not just a job, but a good, high-class job. Building my strategy, I also recruited some allies. They are my siblings, "in-laws", and my new friends. Being away from home, my siblings and my "in-laws" are the ones who always make me feel like I am at home, which consequently give me the strength to keep focus on my final destination. I was lucky enough to find good new friends, most of whom are in the honors program; most of whom have more than 3.5 GPA; most of whom would spend times together studying or having fun. Having them as my allies is a very great asset in my journey, because then I will not have to worry that I will lose my social life while I am busy with my studies.
Having my strategy ready and my allies with me, I have to face the reality that there are ogres in my journey: me, money, and time. Unlike most of the international students, I am not as prosperous as they are. My parents, and my brother, are giving their all in order to provide my study here. Hence, I do not have much time for wasting their money. I have to accomplish my goal as quickly as possible. Otherwise, I will only build up my debt to them. The last ogre I have to beat is me, myself. As some people might have had this exact same enemy, I, too, have to beat the negativities in me. There are times when I feel like I cannot possibly accomplish what I want to get, and want to give up all of my hopes. Time when I think that I put my expectations too high, that I should go back to earth. Also, there are times when I envied people for having more time for leisure than I do. I know I have to fight them, but sometimes, they just keep on coming back, those negativities in me.
There are also thresholds in my journey, which are mostly the hard subjects that I have to take in order to get degrees in Computer Science. However, with a good strategy, and perfect allies, I am very sure that I will be able to surpass all of the thresholds in this journey. Hence, here I am… in the road of trial of my journey. Wish me luck!
-Loire-
posted by -Loire- at 2:36 PM
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