uncertainty and opportunities.

This Thanksgiving break was a nice break from school. It also gave me some time to think about what I want to do after I graduate. Especially when all my aunts and uncles are grillin' me about grad school. SDSU has a Master's in Public Health Program that I'm looking into. 

I plan on applying to 2 different companies for an internship during winter and spring quarter. One is a treatment center for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The other is a pharmaceutical company, but specifically their Environmental Health and Safety Office. It's exciting to know that the scope of health ranges through so many possibilities where everyone can find a job that truly fuels their ambitions. It would be such an amazing opportunity to intern for either of the two companies. 

*a couple of years back from when we visited my cousin Mike in SF.

On another note, a couple of highlights that I truly cherished this break:

-TWO thanksgiving dinners. My mom's side of the family and my father's side.

-Carlsbad Outlet Black Friday Shopping with my cousins and felice

-Watched Fantastic Mr. Fox with my cousins, nepo, willett, and ruby.

-Dinner with my entire family, which is now a rarity when everyone is in a different city. I miss my brother everyday, which if you asked me when I was in high-school I would have said you were crazy. I really enjoyed that and some home cooked food :)

-December 17-21, I am going to visit my little brother in Arizona for his grand opening party of Bronze Boutique!!!!!! I'm so proud of him. 

ciao miei amici,

jaime

the moments that take my breath away

despite the 32% fee increase

despite the fact that students may be unable to get the education they deserve

despite the fact that professors aren't the only ones losing as well

despite things not going the way I planned, I think this is only a small battle which we have lost, but there is something much greater that we are capable of WINNING.

I'm so incredibly at peace right now, it's a bit weird.

recommended watching: the invention of lying <---it's worth your time I promise.

currently want: hot chocolate and warm gingerbread cookies

currently need: to study and find a new paying part-time job.

currently doing: blogging.

ciao,

jaime.

untouchable, burning brighter than the sun.

This weekend made me nostalgic of San Diego and all the family that I have there. It was so nice to spend the Sunday with my mom, aunts, uncles, and cousins. SO MUCH CONTENTMENT :)

"In the middle of the night, when I'm in this dream

It's like a million little stars spelling out your name

You gotta come on, come on

Say that we'll be together

Come on, come on

little taste of heaven"

The moon and the stars declare who You are

Currently listening to:

"It's falling from the clouds
A strange and lovely sound
I hear it in the thunder and rain
It's ringing in the skies
Like cannons in the night
The music of the universe plays

You are holy great and mighty
The moon and the stars declare who You are
I'm so unworthy, but still You love me
Forever my heart will sing of how great You are"

-Phil Wickham

New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth.

"The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become"

Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions

So what do I want to do?

Someone jokingly told me, "Find a cure for cancer, because no one has done it yet and it needs to be done," That discovery would render me speechless. How great would it to be able to say that no family, friend, mother, daughter, father, or son would have to suffer the hardships of cancer ever again. It would simply be MIND-BOGGLING.

Whenever someone asks me what I do as an intern at the American Heart Association, I'm still unsure what to say because the organization does so much more than I could ever describe and my description would insufficient to what I do as an intern. I mostly help with fundraising in the Youth Market Department and educating younger teens and children about what they can do to keep healthy. AHA is committed to fighting heart disease and stroke, but at the end of the day heart disease and stroke still exist in this world. However, I'm so grateful to be able to be a part of something bigger than myself. It truly is more rewarding than any class could teach me. 

Dinner table talk? Yep, that's my life.

Rethinking

Dear Friend,

I would like to take this time to thank all the beautiful, strong-willed, dedicated, hard-working people on this earth.

I really do learn something everyday :)

I need to learn patience and how to control my temper. Seriously.

BE CONSIDERATE OF EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING regardless of how they have treated you. It really is a small world when you think about it, how everything is connected in one form or another.

I have a new italian teacher. He is hilarious. My cell bio teacher has quite a sense of humor as well. I'm glad, it keeps me awake in class.

Recommended Reading:

The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker.

Firsts!

Today was the first day of my junior year in college. Wow, it's strange to say that and even weirder introducing myself as a third year while correcting others saying "No I am not in fact a freshman." There's nothing wrong with that, but it's funny I suppose.

The classes that I'm taking seem to be really interesting especially my Civic and Community Engagement class!

For the first time in my college schedule, I don't have a Friday morning class, which means I have more time to intern at AHA or hopefully with the Orange County Rescue Mission! How freaking awesome is that? Words can't express how excited I am for this school year. I don't want to spread myself too thin, but I already want to do so many things.

Some things I am thinking about: The Edge, SoPi, Interning, Volunteering, AMP, school... oh yeah and HAVE A LIFE.

I also don't want to use time as an excuse because when I talk to other people about the things that they have accomplished or feel most proud of, they had the same 24 hours in the same day to do so.

Another random note,

I absolutely adore my roommates so much, but I also miss my old ones!

ciao,

-jta